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US 8,844,929 B2Granted
Virtual gaming machine
AssigneeWinsor Concepts
InventorsReynolds W. Guyer, Thomas W. Guyer
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Abstract
A gaming method includes repetitive plays simulating rolls of virtual dice by a player and at least one of a bonus feature and a progressive feature. A gaming method includes scoring dice.
Claims20
A computer-based device comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable medium;
- a processor;
- a user input component;
- and
- application instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to be operated by the processor to perform steps comprising:
- receiving a user input entry from the user input component to simulate a roll of virtual dice;
- providing a plurality of scoring dice designations and a master die designation based on the simulated roll of the virtual dice;
- accumulating credits when any of the scoring dice designations match the master die designation in the simulated roll;
- and
- contributing the accumulated credits to a bonus pot when none of the scoring dice designations match the master die designation in the simulated roll.
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A group of computer-based devices, wherein each computer-based device of the group comprises:
- a non-transitory computer readable medium;
- a processor;
- a video display;
- and
- a communication link configured to connect to the other computer-based devices of the group;
- wherein at least one of the computer-base devices of the group further comprises application instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium and configured to be operated by the processor to perform steps comprising:
- simulating a roll of virtual dice;
- providing a plurality of scoring dice designations and a master die designation based on the simulated roll of the virtual dice;
- accumulating credits when any of the scoring dice designations match the master die designation in the simulated roll;
- contributing the accumulated credits to a bonus pot when none of the scoring dice designations match the master die designation in the simulated roll;
- and
- displaying at least one image of the scoring dice designations, the master die designation, the accumulated credits, and the bonus pot on the video display of each computer-based device of the group.
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A method for using a computer-based device, the method comprising:
- receiving a user input with a user-input component of the computer-based device to simulate a roll of virtual dice with a processor of the computer-based device;
- providing a plurality of scoring dice designations and a master die designation with the processor based on the simulated roll of the virtual dice;
- accumulating credits with the processor when any of the scoring dice designations match the master die designation in the simulated roll;
- contributing the accumulated credits to a bonus pot with the processor when none of the scoring dice designations match the master die designation in the simulated roll;
- and
- displaying at least one image of the scoring dice designations, the master die designation, the accumulated credits, and the bonus pot on a video display of the computer-based device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.