IPC분류정보
| 국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 |
US-0664773
(2005-10-07)
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| 등록번호 |
US-8628405
(2014-01-14)
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| 국제출원번호 |
PCT/US2005/036151
(2005-10-07)
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| §371/§102 date |
20070405
(20070405)
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| 국제공개번호 |
WO2006/044252
(2006-04-27)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Gelber, Philip B.
- Kopera, Thomas M.
- Mastropietro, Michael W.
- Schwartz, Richard T.
- Ward, Matthew J.
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
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| 대리인 / 주소 |
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| 인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
4 인용 특허 :
77 |
초록
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A gaming terminal is utilized for playing a wagering game. The gaming terminal includes a wager-input device and a display for displaying the wagering game. The wagering game includes a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to a wager input received via the wage
A gaming terminal is utilized for playing a wagering game. The gaming terminal includes a wager-input device and a display for displaying the wagering game. The wagering game includes a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to a wager input received via the wager-input device. The plurality of outcomes include at least one outcome that awards standard credits and bonus tokens. A credit output device outputs a value of the standard credits and the bonus tokens in response to achieving the at least one outcome. The bonus tokens are exchangeable for a special event on a second gaming terminal.
대표청구항
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1. A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, comprising: a wager-input device;a display configured to display the wagering game, the wagering game including a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to a wager input received via the wager-input device, wherei
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A gaming terminal for playing a wagering game, comprising: a wager-input device;a display configured to display the wagering game, the wagering game including a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to a wager input received via the wager-input device, wherein the plurality of outcomes includes at least one outcome that awards standard credits and bonus tokens corresponding to a first mathematical model utilized by the gaming terminal;a credit output device configured to selectively output a value of the standard credits and the bonus tokens in response to achieving the at least one outcome, wherein the bonus tokens are exchangeable for a special event on a second gaming terminal; anda credit input device configured to receive bonus tokens accumulated on another gaming terminal utilizing another mathematical model different from the first mathematical model utilized by the gaming terminal, wherein the gaming terminal is configured to normalize a number or a value of bonus tokens received from the another gaming terminal to thereby equalize the received number or value of bonus tokens with the first mathematical model utilized by the gaming terminal. 2. The gaming terminal according to claim 1, wherein the special event is selected from the group consisting of at least one free play of a second wagering game and a bonus game on the second gaming terminal. 3. The gaming terminal according to claim 1, wherein the special event is an acquisition of at least one player-collectable item that, upon the acquisition of a certain amount of the at least one player-collectable item, causes a payout to the player. 4. The gaming terminal according to claim 1, wherein the randomly-selected outcome is determined by a plurality of player-selectable elements, the plurality of player-selectable elements having differing values for the bonus tokens. 5. The gaming terminal according to claim 1, wherein the credit output device provides a printout of at least the bonus tokens. 6. The gaming terminal according to claim 1, wherein the credit output device provides a representation of at least the bonus tokens on at least one of a smart card and a central database. 7. The gaming terminal according to claim 1, wherein the gaming terminal awards the standard credits and the bonus tokens according to a first mathematical formula, and the second gaming terminal awards the standard credits and the bonus tokens according to a second mathematical formula that is different from the first mathematical formula. 8. The gaming terminal according to claim 7, wherein the second gaming terminal normalizes the first mathematical formula to the second mathematical formula such that bonus tokens awarded by the gaming terminal are recognized by a second wagering game on the second gaming terminal. 9. The gaming terminal according to claim 1, wherein the gaming terminal values bonus tokens according to a first mathematical formula, and the second gaming terminal values bonus tokens according to a second mathematical formula different from the first mathematical formula, the second gaming terminal normalizing the first mathematical formula to the second mathematical formula such that the value of bonus tokens received from the gaming terminal are recognized by a second wagering game on the second gaming terminal. 10. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming system including at least first and second gaming terminals, comprising: receiving a wager from a player;randomly selecting a game outcome from a plurality of outcomes in response to said wager, the plurality of outcomes include at least one outcome awarding standard credits and bonus tokens according to a first mathematical model;displaying the game outcome for the wagering game; andin response to the randomly selected outcome being the at least one outcome, the first gaming terminal selectively outputting a value of the accumulated standard credits and a number of the bonus tokens according to a first mathematical model;transmitting the bonus tokens to the second gaming terminal; andnormalizing the bonus tokens such that at least one of a number of or value of bonus tokens are made to comport with a second mathematical model employed in association with the second gaming terminal. 11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the special event is selected from the group consisting of at least one free play of a second wagering game and a bonus game on the second gaming terminal. 12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the special event is an acquisition of at least one player-collectable items that, upon the acquisition of a certain amount of the at least one player-collectable items, causes a payout to the player. 13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the method is implemented on a gaming terminal adapted to accept bonus tokens issued from the second gaming terminal. 14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the randomly-selected outcome is determined by a plurality of player-selectable elements, the plurality of player-selectable elements having differing values for the bonus tokens. 15. The method according to claim 10, wherein a credit output device provides a printout of at least the bonus tokens. 16. The method according to claim 10, wherein a credit output device provides a representation of at least the bonus tokens on at least one of a smart card and a central database. 17. The method according to claim 10, wherein the act of normalizing the bonus tokens occurs in the second gaming terminal. 18. The method according to claim 10, wherein the act of normalizing includes normalizing the first mathematical model to the second mathematical model such that the value of bonus tokens received from the first gaming terminal are recognized by a second wagering game on the second gaming terminal. 19. A gaming system, comprising: a first gaming terminal playing a first wagering game, the first wagering game including a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to a wager input received from a player, one of the plurality of outcomes including at least one bonus-token outcome, the first wagering game also including a special event that is activatable in response to the player achieving a first predetermined value of the bonus tokens as determined according to a first mathematical formula, and wherein in response to the player achieving the bonus-token outcome, the first gaming terminal selectively providing the player with bonus tokens redeemable only for non-monetary events; anda second gaming terminal playing a second wagering game that is different from the first wagering game, the second wagering game including a randomly-selected outcome selected from a plurality of outcomes, the second wagering game also including a special event that is activatable in response to the player presenting a second predetermined value of the bonus tokens to the second gaming terminal, wherein the second predetermined value of bonus tokens is determined according to a second mathematical formula different from the first mathematical formula;wherein the second gaming terminal normalizes the first mathematical formula to the second mathematical formula such that bonus tokens received by the second gaming terminal from the first gaming terminal are recognized by the second wagering game such that the special event is activated in response to the player presenting the second predetermined value of bonus tokens to the second gaming terminal.
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