US 8,075,393 B2 · Gaming device display and methods of use

Abstract

In at least one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a gaming apparatus. The gaming apparatus may include a housing defining a display area on which at least one indicium representing at least one prize is displayed. The gaming device also may include a plurality of display characters. At least one of the display characters is configured to move and indicate at least one indicium. The gaming apparatus further includes a controller in communication with at least one of the plurality of display characters and configured to direct the movement of the display character. The controller is also configured to generate a random number and generate a game outcome based on the random number. The controller is configured to move at least one display character to indicate at least one indicium that corresponds to the game outcome.

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Dependent claims

A gaming method comprising, but not necessarily all in order shown:

(A) allowing a player to place a wager on a gaming device comprising a plurality of display characters and at least one indicium, the plurality of display characters being configured to move independently between an indicium indicating position and a non-indicating position;
(B) presenting a game to the player on the gaming device;
(C) randomly determining a game outcome in a game controller;
(D) moving a plurality of the display characters independently between their respective indicium indicating position and non-indicating position under the control of the game controller;
(E) selecting, using the game controller, at least a first indicium of the at least one indicium corresponding to at least part of the random game outcome;
and
(F) stopping the movement of the plurality of display characters such that one or more of the display characters indicate the at least a first indicium.

4 more elements

A gaming method comprising, but not necessarily all in order shown:

(A) step for placement of a wager on a gaming device by a player, wherein the gaming device comprises a plurality of display characters and at least one indicium, the plurality of display characters being configured to move independently between an indicium indicating position and a non-indicating position;
(B) step for presentation of a game to the player;
(C) step for determination of random game outcome in a game controller;
(D) step for movement of a plurality of the display characters independently between their respective indicium indicating position and non-indicating position under the control of the game controller;
(E) step for selecting, using the game controller, of at least a first indicium of the at least one indicium, wherein the first indicium corresponds to at least part of the random game outcome;
and
(F) step for stopping the movement of the plurality of display characters such that one or more of the display characters indicates the at least a first indicium.

4 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/120,435Filed 14 May 2008 · division

Priority

17 Oct 2000

Published

US 2008/0248860 A19 Oct 2008

Granted

13 Dec 2011

Term ends

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Classification9 codes

G07F 17/34
For games, toys, sports, or amusements: depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines
A63F 3/00028
Types of board games: board games simulating indoor or outdoor sporting games, e.g. bowling, basketball, boxing, croquet, athletics, jeu de…
A63F 3/00643
Board games; Raffle games: electric board games; Electric features of board games
G07F 17/3202
For games, toys, sports, or amusements: hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof

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Gaming device display and methods of use

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Claims15