US 11,386,744 B2Granted

Centralized mobile wagering and video presentation

AssigneePilot Games, Inc.

InventorsJon Weaver, Anthony M. Morelli, Mason E. Cross, William D. Hermansen

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Abstract

Disclosed is a method for operating a centralized promotional bingo tournament. The promotional bingo tournament includes a plurality of bingo game sessions that are facilitated by a mobile gaming sub-system (MGS) that communicates with a plurality of authorized mobile devices for participation in a promotional bingo tournament session based upon an association between each authorized mobile device and a player registration. Each authorized mobile device participates in a bonus game session with a plurality of bonus game events. A bonus prize is awarded to each participating authorized mobile device when anyone of the authorized mobile devices satisfies a bonus game requirement. Players select avatar characteristics. A video presentation sub-system (VPS) is communicatively coupled to the MGS and a stationary monitor. The VPS receives a head-to-head animation generated by the MGS from the player selected avatar characteristics. The VPS then communicates the head-to-head animation to the stationary monitor for display.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A centralized gaming system for a promotional bingo tournament, the centralized gaming system comprising:

at least one venue associated with the promotional bingo tournament;
a plurality of authorized mobile devices that participate in the centralized promotional bingo tournament, wherein each authorized mobile device is associated with a unique player registration;
each unique player registration including a plurality of player selected avatar characteristics;
a mobile promotional gaming sub-system communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of authorized mobile devices over a wireless network;
the centralized promotional bingo tournament including a promotional bingo tournament session that is played at a scheduled time for a duration of time, a promotional bingo tournament result, a plurality of promotional bingo game sessions, and a head-to-head animation, wherein each authorized mobile device is associated with at least one promotional bingo game session of the plurality of promotional bingo game sessions, wherein each promotional bingo game session includes a promotional bingo game session result, wherein the head-to-head animation includes a first player avatar animation randomly selected by at least one of the mobile promotional gaming sub-system and a first authorized mobile device from among at least two first player selected avatar animations and a second player avatar animation randomly selected by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system from among at least two second player selected avatar animations;
the mobile promotional gaming sub-system selects a promotional bingo game session result associated with a first player registration and a promotional bingo game session result associated with a second player registration;
the mobile promotional gaming sub-system generates the head-to-head animation from the promotional bingo game session result associated with the first player, the first player registration player selected plurality of avatar characteristics, the promotional bingo game session result associated with the second player, and the second player registration player selected plurality of avatar characteristics;
a promotional bingo tournament session prize awarded by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system when the at least one promotional bingo game session result satisfies a promotional bingo tournament requirement;
a video presentation sub-system that is communicatively coupled to the mobile promotional gaming sub-system;
each authorized mobile device includes a user interface that displays at least one promotional bingo game session result and the head-to-head animation;
a stationary monitor client disposed at the at least one venue, wherein the stationary monitor client is communicatively coupled to the video presentation sub-system;
and
the stationary monitor client displays the head-to-head animation.

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A method of operating a centralized promotional bingo tournament comprising:

associating, by a mobile promotional gaming sub-system, each authorized mobile device of a plurality of authorized mobile devices with a unique player registration, wherein each unique player registration includes a plurality of player selected avatar characteristics;
enabling the plurality of authorized mobile devices to participate in the centralized promotional bingo tournament, wherein each authorized mobile device is communicatively coupled to the mobile promotional gaming sub-system via a wireless network, wherein each authorized mobile device of the plurality of authorized mobile devices includes a user interface;
communicatively coupling a video presentation sub-system to the mobile promotional gaming sub-system;
operating, by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system, a promotional bingo tournament session, wherein the promotional bingo tournament session is played at a scheduled promotional bingo tournament time for a promotional bingo tournament duration of time, wherein the bingo tournament session includes a plurality of promotional bingo game sessions, a promotional bingo tournament result, and a head-to-head animation, wherein each promotional bingo game session includes a promotional bingo game session result, wherein the head-to-head animation includes a first player avatar animation randomly selected by at least one of the mobile promotional gaming sub-system and a first authorized mobile device from among at least two first player selected avatar animations and a second player avatar animation randomly selected by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system from among at least two second player selected avatar animations;
associating, by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system, each authorized mobile device with at least one promotional bingo game session of the plurality of promotional bingo game sessions;
generating, by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system, a promotional bingo game result for each promotional bingo game session of the plurality of promotional bingo game sessions;
selecting, by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system, a promotional bingo game session result associated with a first player registration and a promotional bingo game session result associated with a second player registration;
generating, by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system, the head-to-head animation from the promotional bingo game session result associated with the first player, the first player registration player selected plurality of avatar characteristics, the promotional bingo game session result associated with the second player, and the second player registration player selected plurality of avatar characteristics;
communicating, by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system, each promotional bingo game result to the associated authorized mobile device over a wireless network;
awarding, by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system, a promotional bingo tournament prize when at least one promotional bingo game session result satisfies a promotional bingo tournament requirement;
communicatively coupling a stationary monitor client to the video presentation sub-system;
and
displaying, by the stationary monitor client, the head-to-head animation.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/798,086Filed 21 Feb 2020 · continuation in part
Priority: 28 Jan 2016
Published: US 2020/0226873 A110 Sep 2020
Granted: 12 Jul 2022
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G07F 17/3218
Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects: wherein at least part of the system is portable
G07F 17/3223
Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof: architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal…
G07F 17/3246
Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes: involving coins and/or banknotes
G07F 17/3281
Games involving multiple players: wherein game attributes are transferred between players, e.g. points, weapons, avatars

Family

Application62/287,922Us provisional application · filed 28 Jan 2016
Application15/418,985Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 30 Jan 2017
Application15/419,008Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 30 Jan 2017
Application16/659,469Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 21 Oct 2019
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Application16/677,366Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 7 Nov 2019
US 10,515,514 B1Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 24 Dec 2019
Application16/744,125Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 15 Jan 2020
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