Systems, methods, and apparatus for providing a bingo game having a sharing feature
AssigneeGamesys Ltd.
InventorsMary Louise Macbeth, Mary Brittney Bean, Daniel Robert Sanderson, Thomas Newton, Justin Kennedy, Adam Scott
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for a bingo game including at least one initial ball call and an option for a player to receive at least one additional ball call. In one example, the at least one additional ball call includes one or more of: (i) a ball call locked until a player accepts an option to unlock the locked ball call, and (ii) a ball call provided by another member of a social network (e.g., a friend of the player).
Claims22
An online gaming system for providing online game play with a sharing feature, the online gaming system comprising:
- a game broadcaster server configured to transmit a broadcast feed of bingo numbers for a bingo game;
- a game application server configured to provide programming routines of a bingo game play engine;
- a web server configured to provide graphical elements of an online gaming interface;
- and
- an application delivery controller in communication with a plurality of user devices, the game broadcaster server, and the game application server, the application delivery controller comprising:
- a processor;
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- a computer-readable memory in communication with the processor, the computer-readable memory storing instructions that when executed by the processor direct the processor to:
- receive a call from a user device for an online gaming interface for a bingo game;
- transmit a call to the game application server to access programming routines for the bingo game play engine;
- receive from the game broadcaster server a broadcast feed of bingo numbers for the bingo game;
- receive, from the web server, graphical elements for the online gaming interface;
- initiate, using the online gaming interface and the bingo game play engine, play of a bingo game having at least one initial ball call based on the broadcast feed;
- transmit to a player at the user device, using the online gaming interface, an option to receive at least one additional ball call for the bingo game;
- and
- provide, using the online gaming interface, the at least one additional ball call to the player.
A method for providing online game play with a sharing feature, comprising:
- receiving, by an application delivery controller from a user device, a call for an online gaming interface for a bingo game;
- transmitting, by the application delivery controller to a game application server, a call to access programming routines for a bingo game play engine;
- receiving, by the application delivery controller from a game broadcaster server, a broadcast feed of bingo numbers for the bingo game;
- receiving, by the application delivery controller from the web server, graphical elements for the online gaming interface;
- initiating, by the application delivery controller using the online gaming interface and the bingo game play engine, play of a bingo game having at least one initial ball call;
- transmitting, by the application delivery controller using the online gaming interface, an option for a player to receive at least one additional ball call for the bingo game;
- and
- providing, by the application delivery controller using the online gaming interface, the at least one additional ball call to the player.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.