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US 2003/0153379 A1Published application
Automated selection of video gaming options
OwnerNicole Beaulieuinventor
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Abstract
A gaming apparatus may include a display unit capable of generating video images, a value input device and a controller operatively coupled to the display unit and the value input device. The controller may comprise a processor and a memory, and may be programmed to allow a person to make a wager, to make an automated selection from among a plurality of user-selectable options presented to the player, to cause a video image representing a game to be generated on the display unit, and to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of the game.
Claims45
A gaming apparatus, comprising:
- a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
- a value input device;
- a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor,
- said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager,
- said controller being programmed to make an automated selection from among a plurality of user-selectable options presented to said person,
- said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display unit, said video image representing a game selected from the group of games consisting of video poker, video blackjack, video slots and video bingo,
- said video image comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said game comprises video poker,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video blackjack,
- said video image comprising an image of a bingo grid if said game comprises video bingo, and
- said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game.
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A gaming apparatus, comprising:
- a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
- a value input device;
- a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor,
- said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager;
- said controller being programmed to make an automated selection from among a plurality of user-selectable options presented to said person;
- said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display unit, said video image representing a game other than video keno;
- and
- said controller being programmed to determine, after said video image has been displayed, a value payout associated with an outcome of said game represented by said video image.
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A gaming apparatus, comprising:
- a display unit that is capable of generating video images;
- a value input device;
- a controller operatively coupled to said display unit and said value input device, said controller comprising a processor and a memory operatively coupled to said processor,
- said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a wager,
- said controller being programmed to allow a person to make a payline selection,
- said controller being programmed to make an automated selection from among a plurality of user-selectable options presented to said person,
- said controller being programmed to cause a video image to be generated on said display unit, said video image comprising a plurality of simulated slot machine reels of a slots game, each of said slot machine reels having a plurality of slot machine symbols, and
- said controller being programmed to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said slots game, said controller being programmed to determine said value payout based on at least one of a configuration of said slot machine symbols and display of a particular slot machine symbol.
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A gaming method comprising:
- causing a video image to be generated, said video image representing a game selected from the group of games consisting of video poker, video blackjack, video slots and video bingo,
- said video image comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said game comprises video poker,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video blackjack,
- said video image comprising an image of a bingo grid if said game comprises video bingo;
- performing an automatic selection from among a plurality of user-selectable options presented to a person;
- and
- determining a value payout associated with an outcome of said game.
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A memory having a computer program stored therein, said computer program being capable of being used in connection with a gaming apparatus, said memory comprising:
- a first memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to allow a person to make a wager;
- a second memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to cause a video image to be generated on a display unit, said video image representing a game selected from the group of games consisting of video poker, video blackjack, video slots, and video bingo,
- said video image comprising an image of at least five playing cards if said game comprises video poker,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of simulated slot machine reels if said game comprises video slots,
- said video image comprising an image of a plurality of playing cards if said game comprises video blackjack,
- said video image comprising an image of a bingo grid if said game comprises video bingo,
- a third memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to perform an automated selection from among a plurality of user-selectable options presented to said person;
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- a fourth memory portion physically configured in accordance with computer program instructions that would cause the gaming apparatus to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of said game.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.