Electronic gaming device offering a game of knowledge for enhanced payouts
AssigneeWalker Digital, LLC
InventorsJay S. Walker, James A. Jorasch, Thomas M. Sparico
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Abstract
An electronic gaming system is disclosed that allows a player to play a game of knowledge, such as a trivia game, while playing a slot machine. The player can preferably use successful trivia game results to access higher reward levels with the slot machine, with each reward level having progressively higher payouts for a given winning combination or a higher probability of a winning result or both. The trivia questions are preferably stored in a question database after being obtained from a remote source, in order to ensure an adequate supply of accurate and sufficiently challenging trivia questions.
Claims22
A method for providing a slot machine game and a game of knowledge, comprising:
- initiating a presentation to a player of spinning reels of a slot machine game;
- and
- receiving a response to a game of knowledge, the response input by the player while the reels are spinning.
A slot machine providing a slot machine game and a game of knowledge, the slot machine comprising:
- a memory storing processor-executable program code;
- and
- a processor connected to the memory, the processor being operative with the program code to:
- initiate a presentation to a player of spinning reels of a slot machine game;
- and
- receive a response to a game of knowledge, the response input by the player while the reels are spinning.
Processor-executable program code operable with a slot machine providing a slot machine game and a game of knowledge to:
- initiate a presentation to a player of spinning reels of a slot machine game;
- and
- receive a response to a game of knowledge, the response input by the player while the reels are spinning.
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a computer-readable medium having computer-readable code means embodied thereon, said computer-readable code means comprising:
- a step to initiate a presentation to a player of spinning reels of a slot machine game;
- and
- a step to receive a response to a game of knowledge, the response input by the player while the reels are spinning.
A gaming system for providing a slot machine game and a game of knowledge, comprising:
- a terminal comprising;
- a terminal memory storing processor-executable terminal program code, and
- a terminal processor connected to the terminal memory,
- the terminal processor being operative with the terminal program code to:
- transmit a request for data for a game of knowledge;
- initiate a presentation to a player of spinning reels of a slot machine game;
- and
- receive a response to a game of knowledge, the response input by the player while the reels are spinning;
- and
- a server comprising;
- a server memory storing processor-executable server program code, and
- a server processor connected to the server memory,
- the server processor operable with the server program code to:
- receive the request for data for the game of knowledge from the terminal, and
- transmit the data for the game of knowledge to the terminal.
An apparatus providing a slot machine game and a game of knowledge, comprising:
- means for starting a presentation to a player of spinning reels of a slot machine game;
- and
- means for obtaining a response to a game of knowledge, the response input by the player while the reels are spinning.
A method for a slot machine providing a slot machine game and a game of knowledge, comprising:
- determining a result of a play of the slot machine game;
- determining whether a player succeeded in, failed in or did not attempt a play of the game of knowledge;
- and
- determining a payout based on the result of the slot machine game,
- wherein the payout is a first amount if the player succeeded in the play of the game of knowledge, a second amount if the player failed in the play of the game of knowledge, and a third amount if the player did not attempt the play of the game of knowledge.
A slot machine providing a slot machine game and a game of knowledge, the slot machine comprising:
- a memory storing processor-executable program code;
- and
- a processor connected to the memory,
- the processor being operative with the program code to:
- determine a result of a play of the slot machine game;
- determine whether a player succeeded in, failed in or did not attempt a play of the game of knowledge;
- and
- determine a payout based on the result of the slot machine game,
- wherein the payout is a first amount if the player succeeded in the play of the game of knowledge, a second amount if the player failed in the play of the game of knowledge, and a third amount if the player did not attempt the play of the game of knowledge.
Processor-executable program code operable with a slot machine providing a slot machine game and a game of knowledge to:
- determine a result of a play of the slot machine game;
- determine whether a player succeeded in, failed in or did not attempt a play of the game of knowledge;
- and
- determine a payout based on the result of the slot machine game,
- wherein the payout is a first amount if the player succeeded in the play of the game of knowledge, a second amount if the player failed in the play of the game of knowledge, and a third amount if the player did not attempt the play of the game of knowledge.
An article of manufacture comprising:
- a computer-readable medium having computer-readable code means embodied thereon, said computer-readable code means comprising:
- a step to determine a result of a play of the slot machine game;
- a step to determine whether a player succeeded in, failed in or did not attempt a play of a game of knowledge;
- and
- a step to determine a payout based on the result of the slot machine game,
- wherein the payout is a first amount if the player succeeded in the play of the game of knowledge, a second amount if the player failed in the play of the game of knowledge, and a third amount if the player did not attempt the play of the game of knowledge.
A gaming system for providing a slot machine game and a game of knowledge, comprising:
- a terminal comprising;
- a terminal memory storing processor-executable terminal program code, and
- a terminal processor connected to the terminal memory,
- the terminal processor being operative with the terminal program code to:
- transmit a request for data for the game of knowledge;
- determine a result of a play of the slot machine game;
- determine whether a player succeeded in, failed in or did not attempt a play of the game of knowledge;
- and
- determine a payout based on the result of the slot machine game,
- wherein the payout is a first amount if the player succeeded in the play of the game of knowledge, a second amount if the player failed in the play of the game of knowledge, and a third amount if the player did not attempt the play of the game of knowledge;
- and
- a server comprising;
- a server memory storing processor-executable server program code, and
- a server processor connected to the server memory,
- the server processor operable with the server program code to:
- receive the request for data for the game of knowledge from the terminal, and
- transmit the data for the game of knowledge to the terminal.
An apparatus providing a slot machine game and a game of knowledge, comprising:
- means for ascertaining a result of a play of the slot machine game;
- means for ascertaining whether a player succeeded in, failed in or did not attempt a play of the game of knowledge;
- and
- means for ascertaining a payout based on the result of the slot machine game,
- wherein the payout is a first amount if the player succeeded in the play of the game of knowledge, a second amount if the player failed in the play of the game of knowledge, and a third amount if the player did not attempt the play of the game of knowledge.
A data structure embodied in a computer-readable medium, the data structure comprising:
- data representing a slot machine game result;
- and
- a plurality of payout data corresponding to the slot machine game result,
- wherein a first payout data of the plurality of payout data corresponds to a successful play of a game of knowledge and a second payout data of the plurality of payout data corresponds to an unsuccessful play of the game of knowledge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.