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US 11,380,162 B2Granted
Gaming system providing a sharable joint credit meter
AssigneeIgt
InventorsPatrick Danielson, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
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Abstract
Gaming systems and methods that enable multiple players to share credit meters on electronic gaming machines.
Claims20
A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device storing a plurality of instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- receive first credit data regarding a first credit amount on a first individual credit meter of a first electronic gaming machine, and displayed via the first individual credit meter of a first display device of the first electronic gaming machine,
- receive second credit data regarding a second credit amount on a second individual credit meter of a second electronic gaming machine, and displayed via the second individual credit meter of a second display device of the second electronic gaming machine, wherein the first credit amount and the second credit amount are simultaneously displayed by the respective first individual credit meter and the second individual credit meter,
- based on the first credit data and the second credit data, calculate and store in the memory device a joint credit balance comprising a sum of the first credit amount and the second credit amount,
- communicate data that results in the first electronic gaming machine displaying, via the first display device, the joint credit balance in a first joint credit meter of the first electronic gaming machine, and
- communicate data that results in the second electronic gaming machine displaying, via the second display device, the joint credit balance in a second joint credit meter of the second electronic gaming machine, such that the joint credit balance is simultaneously displayed by the first joint credit meter and the second joint credit meter and simultaneously displayed with the first credit amount and the second credit amount displayed by the respective first individual credit meter and the second individual credit meter.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device storing a plurality of instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- maintain a joint credit balance for each of a first electronic gaming machine and a second electronic gaming machine,
- communicate data that results in a display of the joint credit balance in a first joint credit meter via a first display device of the first electronic gaming machine,
- communicate data that results in a display of the joint credit balance in a second joint credit meter via a second display device of the second electronic gaming machine, such that the joint credit balance is simultaneously displayed by the first joint credit meter and the second joint credit meter,
- communicate data that results in a first credit amount equal to the joint credit balance to be displayed via a first individual credit meter of the first display device of the first electronic gaming machine, and
- communicate data that results in a second credit amount equal to a zero balance to be displayed via a second individual credit meter of the second display device of the second electronic gaming machine, such that the joint credit balance is a sum of the first credit amount and the second credit amount, and such that the first credit amount and the second credit amount are simultaneously displayed by the respective first individual credit meter and the second individual credit meter, and simultaneously displayed with the joint credit balance simultaneously displayed by the first joint credit meter and the second joint credit meter.
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A gaming system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device storing a plurality of instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- cause a joint account maintained by a gaming establishment fund management system to maintain a joint credit balance for a first electronic gaming machine and a second electronic gaming machine,
- communicate data that results in a display of the joint credit balance in a first joint credit meter via a first display device of the first electronic gaming machine,
- communicate data that results in a display of the joint credit balance in a second joint credit meter via a second display device of the second electronic gaming machine, such that the joint credit balance is simultaneously displayed by the first joint credit meter and the second joint credit meter,
- communicate data that results in a first credit amount equal to a zero balance to be displayed via a first individual credit meter of the first display device of the first electronic gaming machine, and
- communicate data that results in a second credit amount equal to a zero balance to be displayed via a second individual credit meter of the second display device of the second electronic gaming machine, such that the first credit amount and the second credit amount are simultaneously displayed by the respective first individual credit meter and the second individual credit meter, and simultaneously displayed with the joint credit balance simultaneously displayed by the first joint credit meter and the second joint credit meter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.