US 9,430,904 B2 · Self configuring progressive jackpot award controller

Abstract

A self configuring progressive jackpot award system includes a plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMs). The plurality of EGMs respectively include a plurality of EGM configuration options, and operate in accordance with the EGM configuration options. A subset of the plurality of EGM configuration options relates to participating in a progressive jackpot award game. A progressive controller is coupled to the plurality of EGMs and controls the operation of a progressive jackpot award game. The progressive controller includes a plurality of progressive jackpot award game configuration options. A subset of these progressive jackpot award game configuration options correspond to the subset of EGM configuration options related to participating in the progressive jackpot award game. The progressive controller automatically sends data representing this subset of progressive jackpot award game configuration options to the plurality of EGMs. The plurality of EGMs receives the progressive jackpot award game configuration option representative data from the progressive controller, stores the subset of EGM configuration options related to participating in the progressive jackpot award game represented by the data, and participates in the progressive jackpot award game in accordance with the EGM progressive jackpot award game configuration award game options.

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Dependent claims

A progressive jackpot feature controller for a plurality of electronic devices each adapted for operating a wagering game selected from an available plurality game configuration options and each connected for communication over a network, said progressive jackpot feature controller comprising:

apparatus for said controller to communicate over said network with said devices;
a data structure storing data representing a plurality of progressive jackpot feature configuration options at least one of which is compatible with an available game configuration option for at least a subset of said devices;
said controller configured to send a message to said subset of devices to invoke said compatible game configuration option to link said subset of devices for a progressive award feature.

apparatus for said controller to communicate over said network with said devices;
a data structure storing data representing a plurality of progressive jackpot feature configuration options at least one of which is compatible with an available game configuration option for at least a subset of said devices;
said controller configured to send a message to said devices to request game configuration options, to compare said game configuration options to said progressive jackpot feature configuration options to determine at least a subset of said devices where a game configuration option is compatible to a progressive jackpot feature configuration option and to link said subset of devices for said at least one progressive jackpot feature.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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