Method and apparatus for providing a complimentary service to a player
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A63F-009/24
A63F-013/00
G06F-017/00
G06F-019/00
출원번호
US-0722640
(2012-12-20)
등록번호
US-8608552
(2013-12-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Walker, Jay S.
Jorasch, James A.
Sammon, Russell P.
Sparico, Thomas M.
출원인 / 주소
IGT
대리인 / 주소
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
인용정보
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5인용 특허 :
51
초록▼
Systems and methods are provided for providing a service to a player using a player device. A indication of a player identifier which corresponds to a player of a gaming device is received. A player device is provided to the player. A service to provide the player is determined based on a gaming act
Systems and methods are provided for providing a service to a player using a player device. A indication of a player identifier which corresponds to a player of a gaming device is received. A player device is provided to the player. A service to provide the player is determined based on a gaming activity of the player, and the service is then provided to the player using the player device.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: (a) for each of at least one play of a game: (i) randomly determining a game outcome,(ii) causing a display device to display the determined game outcome, and(iii) causing the display device to display a quantity of credits; and(b) pr
1. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: (a) for each of at least one play of a game: (i) randomly determining a game outcome,(ii) causing a display device to display the determined game outcome, and(iii) causing the display device to display a quantity of credits; and(b) providing a non-monetary award to the player in association with said at least one play of the game, said non-monetary award being usable to cause a free download of data to a portable handheld electronic device through a data network, said portable handheld electronic device being separate from the gaming system and including a processor, a memory device, a display device, and an input device including a touch screen. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data includes purchasable data. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the data network includes the internet. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein if the determined game outcome is a winning game outcome, at least a portion of the displayed quantity of credits is associated with the determined game outcome. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-monetary award is a non-monetary code usable by the portable handheld electronic device to obtain the free download of the data. 6. The method of claim 5, which includes wirelessly sending the non-monetary code to the portable handheld electronic device. 7. The method of claim 5, which includes printing a ticket with the non-monetary code for the player to input into the portable handheld electronic device using the input device of the portable handheld electronic device. 8. The method of claim 5, wherein the non-monetary code is for the portable handheld electronic device in the form of a cellular telephone. 9. The method of claim 5, wherein the non-monetary code is for the portable handheld electronic device in the form of a tablet computing device. 10. The method of claim 5, wherein the downloadable data is one of audio content and video content. 11. The method of claim 1, which includes determining the non-monetary award based on at least one of: (a) a quantity of plays of the game by the player; (b) a rate of play by the player; and (c) an amount of time spent by the player playing the game. 12. The method of claim 1, which includes determining the non-monetary award based on whether a designated condition is satisfied. 13. A gaming system comprising: at least one display deviceat least one input device;at least one processor; andat least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and at least one input device to: (a) for each of at least one play of a game: (i) randomly determine a game outcome,(ii) display the determined game outcome, and(iii) display a quantity of credits; and(b) provide a non-monetary award to the player in association with said at least one play of the game, said non-monetary award being usable to cause a free download of data to a portable handheld electronic device through a data network, said portable handheld electronic device being separate from the gaming system and including a processor, a memory device, a display device, and an input device including a touch screen. 14. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the data includes purchasable data. 15. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the data network includes the internet. 16. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein if the determined game outcome is a winning game outcome, at least a portion of the displayed quantity of credits is associated with the determined game outcome. 17. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the non-monetary award is a non-monetary code usable by the portable handheld electronic device to obtain the free download of the data. 18. The gaming system of claim 17, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to cause the non-monetary code to be wirelessly sent to the portable handheld electronic device. 19. The gaming system of claim 17, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to cause the non-monetary code to be printed on a ticket for the player to input into the portable handheld electronic device using the input device of the portable handheld electronic device. 20. The gaming system of claim 17, wherein the non-monetary code is for the portable handheld electronic device in the form of a cellular telephone. 21. The gaming system of claim 17, wherein the non-monetary code is for the portable handheld electronic device in the form of a tablet computing device. 22. The gaming system of claim 17, wherein the downloadable data is one of audio content and video content. 23. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to cause a determination of the non-monetary award based on at least one of: (a) a quantity of plays of the game by the player; (b) a rate of play by the player; and (c) an amount of time spent by the player playing the game. 24. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to cause a determination of the non-monetary award based on whether a designated condition is satisfied. 25. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium which stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: (a) for each of at least one play of a game: (i) randomly determine a game outcome,(ii) cause a display device to display the determined game outcome, and(iii) cause the display device to display a quantity of credits; and(b) provide a non-monetary award to the player in association with said at least one play of the game, said non-monetary award being usable to cause a free download of data to a portable handheld electronic device through a data network, said portable handheld electronic device being separate from the gaming system and including a processor, a memory device, a display device, and an input device including a touch screen. 26. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the data includes purchasable data. 27. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the data network includes the internet. 28. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein if the determined game outcome is a winning game outcome, at least a portion of the displayed quantity of credits is associated with the determined game outcome. 29. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein the non-monetary award is a non-monetary code usable by the portable handheld electronic device to obtain the free download of the data. 30. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to cause the non-monetary code to be wirelessly sent to the portable handheld electronic device. 31. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to cause the non-monetary code to be printed on a ticket for the player to input into the portable handheld electronic device using the input device of the portable handheld electronic device. 32. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the non-monetary code is for the portable handheld electronic device in the form of a cellular telephone. 33. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the non-monetary code is for the portable handheld electronic device in the form of a tablet computing device. 34. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the data is one of audio content and video content. 35. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to cause a determination of the non-monetary award based on at least one of: (a) a quantity of plays of the game by the player; (b) a rate of play by the player; and (c) an amount of time spent by the player playing the game. 36. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 25, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to cause a determination of the non-monetary award based on whether a designated condition is satisfied.
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