US 2015/0317872 A1Published application

System and Method For Implementing A Plurality of Games

AssigneePaltronics Australia Pty Limited

InventorsDean WRIGHT, Stephen COWAN

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Abstract

The gaming machine (1) includes a processor (4) with associated memory (5) implementing one of the games, a communications bus (6), a game display (7) for displaying information related to the progress of the game, a game identification display (8) for displaying an image—forming part of the game's resource data set—to allow a potential user to identify the game presently being provided as well as game specific information such as payouts, rules and so on, and a user interface device (9) as user-operable buttons. An output device (10) outputs to the central controller (2) machine performance messages (11) containing machine performance information as time since last play, total drop, total drop over a period of time, total return to player, return to player over a period of time, technical aspects of the gaming machine, and the like.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A computer implemented method for managing a distribution of a plurality of games among a plurality of electronic gaming machines, the method including:

receiving, from the plurality of electronic gaming machines, a plurality of jackpot incrementing messages, each jackpot incrementing, message from among the plurality of jackpot incrementing messages being indicative of:
(i) a corresponding electronic gaming machine from among the plurality of electronic gaming machines;
and
(ii) time and value information for one or more wagers placed at the corresponding electronic gaming machine;
processing the plurality of received jackpot incrementing messages to update a data table that stores data, the data includes:
(i) identities of the plurality of electronic gaming machines;
(ii), which one of plurality of games is being provided by each electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines;
and
(iii) a cumulative value of wagers placed at each electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines;
analyzing the data in the data table that relates to an analysis interval time period to determine performance characteristics for each of the plurality of games during the analysis interval time period;
identifying one of the plurality of games as being a most popular game during the analysis interval time period and a target machine from among the plurality of electronic gaming machines that is not currently implementing the identified most popular game;
and
instructing the target machine to implement the identified most popular game.

10 more elements

A linked jackpot controller, comprising:

an input configured to receive, from a plurality of electronic gaming machines, a plurality of jackpot incrementing messages, wherein the plurality of electronic gaming machines is linked to the linked jackpot controller and configured to communicate the plurality jackpot incrementing messages to the jackpot controller, wherein each jackpot incrementing message is indicative of:
(i) a corresponding electronic gaming machine from among the plurality of electronic gaming machines;
and
(ii) time and value information for one or more wagers placed at the corresponding electronic gaming machine;
and
a processor configured to:
process the plurality of received jackpot incrementing messages to update a data table that stores data representing:
(i) identities of the plurality of electronic gaming machines;
(ii), which one of plurality of games is being, provided by each electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines;
and
(iii) a cumulative value of wagers placed at each electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines,
analyze the data in the data table that relates to an analysis interval time period to determine performance characteristics for each of the plurality of games during the analysis interval time period,
identify one of the plurality of games as being a most popular game during the analysis interval time period and a target machine from among the plurality of electronic gaming machines that is not currently implementing the identified most popular game, and
instruct the target machine to implement the identified most popular game.

11 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/643,259Filed 10 Mar 2015
Priority: AU 200590132617 Mar 2005
Published: 5 Nov 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G07F 17/3234
Wherein the operator is informed: about the performance of a gaming system, e.g. revenue, diagnosis of the gaming system
A63F 9/24
Games not otherwise provided for: games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for
G07F 17/32
Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services: for games, toys, sports, or amusements
G07F 17/3258
Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes: cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots

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Application11/908,922Continuation · filed 17 Sep 2007
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