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US 2018/0122188 A1Published application
Systems and gaming devices for indicating comp eligibility
AssigneeGaming Arts, LLC
InventorsDavid COLVIN, Eric D. COLVIN
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Abstract
A player comp system and method may include a gaming device having a processor programmed to provide a game of chance to a player. A player comp indicator provides a notification output based on a signal received from a remote computer that calculates comp eligibility points based on gameplay data and at least one comp eligibility criterion. The comp indicator may provide a visual notification, such as a light, LED, or a voucher or ticket provided to the player or an attendant.
Claims30
A player comp system, comprising:
- a gaming device, comprising:
- a processor programmed to provide a game of chance to a player, wherein gameplay data is generated during play of the game of chance;
- a user interface device configured to receive input from the player to enable the player to play the game of chance;
- at least one wager accepting device configured to receive a physical item representing a monetary value to increase a credit balance maintained at the gaming device;
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- a payment output device configured to enable the player to withdraw money or credits from the gaming device;
- a player comp indicator coupled to the gaming device, the comp indicator configured to display a comp eligibility status for the player;
- a computer coupled to the gaming device by a network, the computer programmed to:
- store data indicative of at least one comp eligibility criterion;
- calculate a number of comp eligibility points based on the at least one comp eligibility criterion;
- determine the comp eligibility status for the player based on the comp eligibility points, wherein the comp eligibility status indicates whether the player is eligible for at least one comp based on the number of accumulated comp eligibility points being greater than a threshold value;
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- communicate data to the comp indicator over the network to enable display of the comp eligibility status for the player based on the at least one comp eligibility criterion and the accumulated comp eligibility points.
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A player comp system, comprising:
- an electronic gaming machine, comprising:
- a processor configured to provide a game of chance to a player, wherein gameplay data is generated during play of the game of chance;
- a user interface configured to receive input to enable the player to place a wager and play the game of chance;
- at least one wager accepting device configured to receive a physical item representing a monetary value to increase a credit balance to enable the player to play the game of chance;
- a payment output device configured to enable the player to withdraw money or credits from the electronic gaming machine;
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- a player comp indicator configured to display a comp eligibility status for the player;
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- a computer capable of communicating with the electronic gaming machine over a network, the computer configured to:
- receive at least a portion of the gameplay data from the electronic gaming machine over the network;
- store data indicative of at least one comp eligibility criterion;
- calculate a number of comp eligibility points associated with the player based on the at least one comp eligibility criterion and the gameplay data received from the electronic gaming machine;
- determine the comp eligibility status for the player based on the number of comp eligibility points, wherein the comp eligibility status indicates whether the player is eligible for at least one comp based on the number of comp eligibility points being greater than a threshold value;
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- communicate data to at least one of the electronic gaming machine and the comp indicator over the network to enable display of the comp eligibility status for the player by the comp indicator based on the at least one comp eligibility criterion and the number of comp eligibility points.
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A player comp system comprising:
- a gaming device having a processor programmed to present a game of chance to a player,
- at least one display,
- at least one wager accepting device configured to receive a physical item representing a monetary value to increase a credit balance maintained at the gaming device,
- at least one player input device configured to place a wager on the game of chance presented at the gaming device,
- at least one output device configured to deliver a physical item to the player based on gameplay of the game of chance presented at the gaming device,
- a player comp indicator configured to provide an indication that a player comp is available in response to a signal received from a remote computer over a network, the remote computer configured to generate the signal in response to comp eligibility calculations based on gameplay data received from the gaming device meeting at least one eligibility criterion associated with at least one player comp.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.