Generating a score related to play on gaming devices
AssigneeAcres-Fiore, Inc.
InventorJohn F. ACRES
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to generating and displaying a score related to the results of wagering by a player on an electronic gaming machine. In one embodiment, a method for generating a score related to play on at least one electronic gaming device includes tracking the amount wagered on the gaming device, tracking the amount awarded by the gaming device, and generating a score related to the tracked amounts.
Claims51
A method for generating a score related to play on at least one electronic gaming device comprising:
- tracking an amount wagered on the at least one gaming device;
- tracking an amount awarded by the at least one gaming device;
- and
- generating a score related to the tracked amounts.
A method for generating a score related to play on an electronic gaming device comprising:
- tracking a predefined amount wagered on the gaming device;
- tracking an amount awarded by the gaming device in response to wagering the predefined amount of money;
- and
- generating a score that is a function of the tracked amounts.
A method for generating a score on a gaming device associated with a player, the method comprising:
- associating a player identifying mark with the player;
- tracking credits wagered by the player over a plurality of gaming events;
- tracking credits awarded to the player over the plurality of gaming events;
- calculating a player score based on the tracked credits wagered and tracked credits awarded during the plurality of gaming events;
- and
- displaying the player score with the player identifying mark.
A gaming device comprising:
- means for wagering credits during a gaming session on the gaming device;
- means for displaying the outcome of the gaming session;
- means for tracking an amount of credits wagered on the gaming device;
- means for tracking an amount of credits awarded on the gaming device;
- and
- means for calculating a player score based on the tracked amounts.
A method for generating a score on a gaming device associated with a player, the method comprising:
- associating a player identifying mark with the player;
- initiating a score tracking session;
- tracking credits wagered by the player over a plurality of gaming sessions during the score tracking session;
- tracking credits awarded to the player over the plurality of gaming sessions during the score tracking session;
- ending the score tracking session;
- calculating a final player score based on the tracked credits wagered and tracked credits awarded during the score tracking session;
- and
- displaying the player score with the player identifying mark.
A gaming system comprising:
- a gaming device including:
- a player identification device to identify a player playing the gaming device,
- a processor to track an amount of credits wagered on the gaming device, track an amount of credits awarded on the gaming device, and generate a score based on the tracked amounts, and
- a score display to display the score generated by the processor;
- and
- a server coupled to the gaming device over a network, the server including a player database to store player information, wherein the player information stored in the database includes scores generated for respective identified players.
A gaming device comprising:
- a player identification device to identify a player playing the gaming device;
- a processor to track gaming outcomes on the gaming device associated with wagers placed by the player, the processor configured to generate a score associated with the tracked gaming outcomes;
- and
- a score display to display the score generated by the processor.
A method of generating a score on a gaming device, the method comprising:
- initiating a first scoring session;
- tracking gaming outcomes based on monetary wagering made on the gaming device by a player during the first scoring session;
- initiating a second scoring session;
- tracking gaming outcomes based on monetary wagering made on the gaming device by a player during the second scoring session;
- ending the first scoring session;
- ending the second scoring session;
- generating a first score associated with the tracked gaming outcomes from the first gaming session;
- generating a second score associated with the tracked gaming outcomes from the second gaming session;
- comparing the first score to the second score;
- and
- displaying the higher of the first score and the second score on the gaming device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.