IPC분류정보
| 국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 |
US-0085520
(2002-02-28)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Baerlocher, Anthony J.
- Hughs-Baird, Andrea C.
- Stites, Jr., Chester E.
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
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| 대리인 / 주소 |
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| 인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
91 인용 특허 :
77 |
초록
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The present invention includes a gaming device and a method for operating the gaming device. The gaming device of the present invention includes: (i) a central game in which a player picks at least one masked central game outcome, including a transfer; (ii) at least one peripheral game that begins a
The present invention includes a gaming device and a method for operating the gaming device. The gaming device of the present invention includes: (i) a central game in which a player picks at least one masked central game outcome, including a transfer; (ii) at least one peripheral game that begins after the player's pick of the transfer, wherein the player picks at least one masked peripheral game outcome, including a return; (iii) whereby the game enables the player to return to the central game and pick at least one more masked central game outcome after the player picks the return in the peripheral game.
대표청구항
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1. A gaming device comprising:a central game including a plurality of first selections and at least one player selectable transfer to a peripheral game outcome associated with one of the first selections; anda plurality of peripheral games, wherein at least one of the peripheral game games includes
1. A gaming device comprising:a central game including a plurality of first selections and at least one player selectable transfer to a peripheral game outcome associated with one of the first selections; anda plurality of peripheral games, wherein at least one of the peripheral game games includes a plurality of second selections and a player selectable return to the central game outcome associated with one of the second selections and a player selectable transfer to another peripheral game outcome associated with one of the second selections, wherein the player selectable transfer to another peripheral game outcome causes a transfer to another one of said other peripheral games. 2. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the peripheral games includes a plurality of the return to the central game outcomes. 3. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the peripheral games includes a plurality of transfer to another peripheral game outcomes. 4. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the central game or at least one of the peripheral games includes at least one game terminator. 5. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the central game or at least one of the peripheral games includes at least one award. 6. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein each of the peripheral games includes a return to the central game outcome. 7. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein each of the peripheral games includes a transfer to another peripheral game outcome. 8. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the peripheral games includes a game terminator. 9. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the central game includes a plurality of transfer to a peripheral game outcomes, each said transfer associated with one of said peripheral games. 10. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the transfer to a peripheral game outcome in the central game includes a plurality of transfer components each associated with different ones of the first selections. 11. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the central game includes at least one game terminator outcome. 12. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the central game includes at least one award outcome. 13. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the central game and the peripheral games are displayed on a single display. 14. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the central game and the peripheral games are displayed on separate displays. 15. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein each of the peripheral games is displayed on a separate display. 16. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the central game and the peripheral games is displayed on an electromechanical device. 17. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the central game and the peripheral games is displayed on a wheel. 18. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the central game and the peripheral games are each displayed on a separate wheel. 19. The gaming device of claim 18, wherein the separate wheels are displayed on a single display device. 20. A gaming device comprising:a central game including a plurality of first selections and a transfer to a peripheral game outcome associated with one of the first selections or a plurality of transfer component outcomes each associated with different ones of the first selections; anda plurality of peripheral games, at least one of which includes a plurality of second selections and a return to central game outcome associated with one of the second selections and a transfer to another peripheral game outcome associated with another one of the second selections, wherein the peripheral game is played after the transfer or the plurality of transfer components are is selected by a player, and wherein the central game is replayed after the return outcome is selected by the player. 21. The gaming device of claim 20, which includes a plurality of peripheral games and a corresponding transfer outcome or a plurality of transfer components for each peripher al game. 22. The gaming device of claim 21, wherein one of the peripheral games is randomly chosen after the transfer or the plurality of transfer components are selected. 23. The gaming device of claim 20, wherein the central game and the peripheral games each include at least one award outcome. 24. The gaming device of claim 23, wherein the at least one award outcome of the central game has a different value than the at least one award outcome of the peripheral games. 25. The gaming device of claim 20, wherein one of the central game and the peripheral games includes an award outcome. 26. The gaming device of claim 20, wherein one of the central game and the peripheral games includes a game terminator outcome. 27. The gaming device of claim 20, wherein the central game and said peripheral games each include a game terminator outcome. 28. The gaming device of claim 20, wherein the central game includes a plurality of transfer outcomes and each of the peripheral games includes the return outcome or the transfer to another peripheral game outcome. 29. A gaming device comprising:a central game including a plurality of first selections and a plurality of player selectable transfer to a peripheral game outcomes each associated with a different one of the first selections; anda plurality of peripheral games each including a plurality of second selections, a player selectable return to the central game outcome associated with one of said second selections of said peripheral game and a player selectable transfer to another peripheral game outcome associated with one of said second selections of said peripheral game, wherein (i) a player initially plays the central game, (ii) the player plays one of the peripheral games after said player picks one of the transfer outcomes, (iii) the player plays the central game again if the player picks the return outcome in the played peripheral game, and (iv) the player plays another peripheral game if the player picks the transfer to another peripheral game outcome in the played peripheral game. 30. The gaming device of claim 29, wherein one of the transfer outcomes in the central game includes a plurality of player selectable transfer components. 31. The gaming device of claim 29, wherein the central game and each peripheral game include at least one award outcome. 32. The gaming device of claim 29, wherein the transfer outcomes in the central game can be reselected so that the player plays the same peripheral game more than once. 33. The gaming device of claim 29, wherein the transfer outcomes in the central game cannot be reselected so that the player cannot replay the peripheral games. 34. A gaming device comprising;a central game including a plurality of first selections and at least one player selectable central game award outcome associated with one of the first selections, at least one player selectable central game termination outcome associated with another one of said first selections, and a plurality of player selectable peripheral game transfers to a plurality of different peripheral games each associated with other different ones of the first selections;each peripheral game including a plurality of second selections, at least one peripheral game award associated with one of said second selections of said peripheral game, at least one central game return award associated with another one of said second selections of said peripheral game, and at least one peripheral game transfer award associated with another one of said second selections of said peripheral game;a display device operable to display the central game, central game award outcome, central game terminator outcome, peripheral game transfers, peripheral game outcomes and central game returns; anda processor which controls the central game, peripheral game and display device. 35. The gaming device of claim 34, which includes at least one termination outcome associated with at least one of the peripheral games. 36. A method for operating a gaming device, said method comprising the steps of:(a) enabling a player to play a central game that includes a plurality of first selections and at least one player selectable transfer to a peripheral game outcome associated with one of the first selections;(b) transferring to a first peripheral game when the transfer outcome is selected by the player;(c) enabling the player to play the first peripheral game, the first peripheral game including a plurality of second selections and a player selectable return to the central game outcome associated with one of the second selections and a player selectable transfer to another peripheral game outcome associated with another one of the second selections;(d) transferring back to the central game if the return outcome is selected by the player and enabling the player to play the central game; and(e) transferring to a second peripheral game if the transfer to another peripheral game outcome is selected by the player and enabling the player to play the second peripheral game. 37. The method of claim 36, which includes a plurality of peripheral games, a transfer outcome for a plurality of the peripheral games and repeating steps (a) to (e) a plurality of times. 38. The method of claim 36, wherein transferring to the first peripheral game from the central game includes playing the first peripheral game on a different electromechanical device than a device on which the central game is played. 39. The method of claim 38, wherein the electromechanical devices are spinning wheels. 40. The method of claim 36, wherein transferring to the second peripheral game from the first peripheral game includes playing the second peripheral game on a different electromechanical device than a device on which the first peripheral game is played. 41. The method of claim 40, wherein the first and second peripheral games are played on electromechanical spinning wheels. 42. The method of claim 36, wherein the steps (a) to (e) are provided to the player through a data network. 43. The method of claim 42, wherein the data network is an internet. 44. A gaming device comprising:a central game including a plurality of first selections, at least one of said first selections including a transfer to another game;a plurality of peripheral games, at least one of said peripheral games including a plurality of second selections, at least one of said second selections including a transfer to said central game, and at least one of said second selections including a transfer to another one of said peripheral games;a display device operable to display the central and peripheral games; anda processor operable with the display device to enable a player to pick at least one of said first selections in said central game, initiate one of said peripheral games if the player picks one of said first selections including a transfer to said peripheral game, enable a player to pick at least one of said second selections in said peripheral game if said player picks one of the first selections including a transfer to said peripheral game, initiate another of said peripheral games if the player picks one of the second selections including a transfer to said another peripheral game and transfer the player to the central game if the player picks one of the second selections including the transfer to said central game. 45. The gaming device of claim 44, wherein the plurality of peripheral games includes a first peripheral game including the transfer to the central game and the transfer to another of said peripheral games, and a second peripheral game including a transfer to said first peripheral game. 46. The gaming device of claim 44, wherein the plurality of peripheral games includes a first peripheral game including the transfer to the central game and a plurality of transfers to other of said peripheral games, a second peripheral game including a transfer to said first peripheral game, and a third peripheral game including a t ransfer to said central game. 47. The gaming device of claim 44, wherein the plurality of peripheral games includes a first peripheral game including the transfer to another of said peripheral games, and a second peripheral game including a transfer to the central game and a transfer to said first peripheral game. 48. The gaming device of claim 44, wherein the plurality of peripheral games includes a first peripheral game including the transfer to the central game and a plurality of transfers to other of said peripheral games, a second peripheral game including a transfer to said first peripheral game, a third peripheral game including a transfer to said central game, and a fourth peripheral game including a transfer to said third peripheral game. 49. The gaming device of claim 44, wherein the plurality of peripheral games includes a first peripheral game including the transfer to the central game and a plurality of transfers to other of said peripheral games, a second peripheral game including a transfer to said central game, and a third peripheral game including a transfer to said second peripheral game. 50. The gaming device of claim 44, wherein the plurality of peripheral games includes a first peripheral game including the transfer to the central game and a plurality of transfers to other of said peripheral games, a second peripheral game including a transfer to said first peripheral game, a third peripheral game including a transfer to said central game, a fourth peripheral game including a transfer to said third peripheral game, and a fifth peripheral game including a transfer to said central game. 51. A gaming device comprising:a display device;a central game displayed by said display device, said central game including a plurality of first selections, said first selections including at least one award, at least one terminator and at least one transfer to one of a plurality of different peripheral games;a plurality of peripheral games, at least one of said peripheral games including a plurality of second selections, said second selections including at least one award, at least one terminator, at least one transfer to one of the peripheral games and at least one transfer to the central game; anda processor operable with the display device to enable a player to pick one of said first selections in said central game, provide an award to the player when the player picks the first selection including the award, terminate the central game when the player picks the first selection including the terminator, initiate one of said peripheral games when the player picks the first selection including a transfer to said peripheral game, enable a player to pick one of said second selections in said peripheral game when said player picks the first selection including the transfer to said peripheral game, provide the award to the player when the player picks the second selection including the award, initiate another of said peripheral games when the player picks the second selection including the transfer to said another peripheral game, transfer the player to the central game when the player picks one of the second selections including the transfer to said central game and terminate the peripheral game when the player picks the second selection including the terminator.
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