US 2013/0157754 A1Published application

Gaming system and method which enables multiple players to simultaneously play multiple individual games or group games on a central display

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InventorsJames K. Kovacs, Anthony J. Baerlocher, Michael M. Oberberger, Bryan D. Wolf

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Abstract

The present disclosure provides a gaming system including a central controller, a central display which includes a plurality of display segments and a plurality player stations. The display segments are configured to each separately display one of a plurality of games, to co-act to display a plurality of games, or to co-act to display one game. Each player station is configured to enable a player to play one or more of the games displayed by the display segments. The gaming system enables a plurality of players to play a group game on the central display, a plurality of players to simultaneously play multiple group games on the central display, and a plurality of players to each simultaneously play multiple individual games on the central display.

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Dependent claims

A method of operating a gaming system including a display device, the display device including a plurality of display segments each configured to display one of a plurality of different games including at least one interactive group game, said method comprising:

(a) during a participation period, for each of a plurality of players at one of a plurality of player stations, for each of the different games, causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to operate with at least one input device of said player station to enable said player to make at least one input to individually wager on a play of said different game;
(b) after termination of the participation period, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to:
(i) for each play of each interactive group game wagered on by at least two players, receive at least one input from each of said players during said play of said interactive group game and determine a game outcome for said play of said interactive group game based on said inputs from said players;
(ii) for a play of each of the other games, determine a game outcome for said play of said game;
and
(iii) for each play of each different game, independently determine if said determined game outcome is a winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, wherein each of the determined game outcomes can be the winning game outcome or the losing game outcome;
(c) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the display device to simultaneously display said plays of the different games on the display segments of the display device, said displayed plays of the different games including the determined game outcomes;
and
(d) for each displayed play of each of the different games, for each player station at which any wager was placed on said play of said different game, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with at least one player station display device of said player station to:
(i) display the determined game outcome associated with said wagered on play of said different game;
and
(ii) for each player who placed any wager at said player station on said wagered on play of said different game, display any award based on said displayed game outcome and an amount said player wagered on said wagered on play of said different game.

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(a) for each of a plurality of players, for each of the different games, causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to operate with a plurality of player stations, each of the player stations including at least one input device, to enable said player to use the at least one input device of one of the player stations to individually wager on a play of said different game;
(b) upon initiation of a wager on a play of one of the different games, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to begin a participation period for said wagered on play of said different game;
(c) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the player stations to enable the other players to use the at least one input devices of the player stations to wager on said wagered on play of said different game during the participation period;
(d) after termination of the participation period, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to:
(i) for each play of each interactive group game wagered on by at least two players, receive at least one input from each of said players during said play of said interactive group game and determine a game outcome for said play of said interactive group game based on said inputs from said players;
and
(ii) for a play of each of the other games, determine a game outcome for said play of said game;
(e) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the display device to display said determined game outcome on one of the display segments of the display device;
(f) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine if said displayed game outcome is a winning game outcome, wherein said displayed game outcome can be the winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, wherein the determination of whether said displayed game outcome is the winning game outcome is independent from determinations of whether any other game outcomes of plays of other different games displayed by the display segments are winning game outcomes;
and
(g) for each player station at which any wager was placed on said play of said different game, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to:
(i) operate with at least one player station display device of said player station to display the determined game outcome associated with said wagered on play of said different game;
and
(ii) for each player who placed any wager at said player station on said wagered on play of said different game, provide said player an award based on an amount wagered by said player and said displayed game outcome.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:

(a) during a participation period, for each of a plurality of players at one of a plurality of player stations, for each of a plurality of different games including a group interactive game, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with at least one input device of said player station to enable said player to make at least one input to individually wager on a play of said different game;
(b) after termination of the participation period, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to:
(i) for each play of each interactive group game wagered on by at least two players, receive at least one input from each of said players during said play of said interactive group game and determine a game outcome for said play of said interactive group game based on said inputs from said players;
(ii) for a play of each of the other games, determine a game outcome for said play of said game;
and
(iii) for each play of each different game, independently determine if said determined game outcome is a winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, wherein each of the determined game outcomes can be the winning game outcome or the losing game outcome;
(c) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with a display device to simultaneously display said plays of the different games on a plurality of display segments of the display device, said displayed plays of the different games including the determined game outcomes;
and
(d) for each displayed play of each of the different games, for each player station at which any wager was placed on said play of said different game, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with at least one player station display device of said player station to:
(i) display the determined game outcome associated with said wagered on play of said different game;
and
(ii) for each player who placed any wager at said player station on said wagered on play of said different game, display any award based on said displayed game outcome and an amount said player wagered on said wagered on play of said different game.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:

(a) for each of a plurality of players, for each of a plurality of different games including a group interactive game, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with a plurality of player stations, each of the player stations including at least one input device, to enable said player to use the at least one input device of one of the player stations to individually wager on a play of said different game;
(b) upon initiation of a wager on a play of one of the different games, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to begin a participation period for said wagered on play of said different game;
(c) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the player stations to enable the other players to use the at least one input devices of the player stations to wager on said wagered on play of said different game during the participation period;
(d) after termination of the participation period, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to:
(i) for each play of each interactive group game wagered on by at least two players, receive at least one input from each of said players during said play of said interactive group game and determine a game outcome for said play of said interactive group game based on said inputs from said players;
and
(ii) for a play of each of the other games, determine a game outcome for said play of said game;
(e) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with a display device to display said determined game outcome on one of a plurality of display segments of the display device;
(f) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine if said displayed game outcome is a winning game outcome, wherein said displayed game outcome can be the winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, wherein the determination of whether said displayed game outcome is the winning game outcome is independent from determinations of whether any other game outcomes of plays of other different games displayed by the display segments are winning game outcomes;
and
(g) for each player station at which any wager was placed on said play of said different game, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to:
(i) operate with at least one player station display device of said player station to display the determined game outcome associated with said wagered on play of said different game;
and
(ii) for each player who placed any wager at said player station on said wagered on play of said different game, provide said player an award based on an amount wagered by said player and said displayed game outcome.

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A gaming system comprising:

a display device including a plurality of display segments, each display segment configured to display one of a plurality of different games including a group interactive game;
a plurality of player stations, each player station including at least one input device and at least one player station display device;
at least one processor;
and
at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the display device and the player stations to:
(a) during a participation period, for each of a plurality of players at one of the player stations, for each of the different games, enable said player to make at least one input to individually wager on a play of said different game;
(b) after termination of the participation period:
(i) for each play of each interactive group game wagered on by at least two players, receive at least one input from each of said players during said play of said interactive group game and determine a game outcome for said play of said interactive group game based on said inputs from said players;
(ii) for a play of each of the other games, determine a game outcome for said play of said game;
and
(iii) for each play of each different game, independently determine if said determined game outcome is a winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, wherein each of the determined game outcomes can be the winning game outcome or the losing game outcome;
(c) simultaneously display said plays of the different games on the display segments of the display device, said displayed plays of the different games including the determined game outcomes;
and
(d) for each displayed play of each of the different games, for each player station at which any wager was placed on said play of said different game:
(i) display the determined game outcome associated with said wagered on play of said different game;
and
(ii) for each player who placed any wager at said player station on said wagered on play of said different game, display any award based on said displayed game outcome and an amount said player wagered on said wagered on play of said different game.

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A gaming system comprising:

a display device including a plurality of display segments, each display segment configured to display one of a plurality of different games including a group interactive game;
a plurality of player stations, each player station including at least one input device and at least one player station display device;
at least one processor;
and
at least one memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the display device and the player stations to:
(a) for each of a plurality of players, for each of the different games, enable said player to use the at least one input device of one of the player stations to individually wager on a play of said different game;
(b) upon initiation of a wager on a play of one of the different games, begin a participation period for said wagered on play of said different game;
(c) enable the other players to use the at least one input devices of the player stations to wager on said wagered on play of said different game during the participation period;
(d) after termination of the participation period:
(i) for each play of each interactive group game wagered on by at least two players, receive at least one input from each of said players during said play of said interactive group game and determine a game outcome for said play of said interactive group game based on said inputs from said players;
and
(ii) for a play of each of the other games, determine a game outcome for said play of said game;
(e) display said determined game outcome on one of the display segments of the display device;
(f) determine if said displayed game outcome is a winning game outcome, wherein said displayed game outcome can be the winning game outcome or a losing game outcome, wherein the determination of whether said displayed game outcome is the winning game outcome is independent from determinations of whether any other game outcomes of plays of other different games displayed by the display segments are winning game outcomes;
and
(g) for each player station at which any wager was placed on said play of said different game:
(i) display the determined game outcome associated with said wagered on play of said different game on the at least one player station display device of said player station;
and
(ii) for each player who placed any wager at said player station on said wagered on play of said different game, provide said player an award based on an amount wagered by said player and said displayed game outcome.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/763,197Filed 8 Feb 2013
Priority: 8 Sep 2006
Published: 20 Jun 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G07F 17/3216
Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof: construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing,…
G07F 17/3211
Player-machine interfaces: display means
G07F 17/3269
Game play aspects of gaming systems: timing aspects of game play, e.g. blocking/halting the operation of a gaming machine
G07F 17/3272
Game play aspects of gaming systems: games involving multiple players

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Application60/825,040Us provisional application · filed 8 Sep 2006
Application11/847,957Continuation · filed 30 Aug 2007
Application13/353,605Continuation · filed 19 Jan 2012
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