Method and system for gaming and brand association
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-017/00
G07F-017/32
G06Q-020/20
출원번호
US-0177214
(2011-07-06)
등록번호
US-9105150
(2015-08-11)
발명자
/ 주소
Nguyen, Binh T.
Paulsen, Craig A.
출원인 / 주소
IGT
대리인 / 주소
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
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초록▼
A gaming system includes: (i) a base wagering game requiring a wager to made by a player; (ii) at least one winning outcome for the base wagering game; (iii) a paytable for the at least one winning outcome; a secondary award provided randomly to the player, the secondary party award provided by a se
A gaming system includes: (i) a base wagering game requiring a wager to made by a player; (ii) at least one winning outcome for the base wagering game; (iii) a paytable for the at least one winning outcome; a secondary award provided randomly to the player, the secondary party award provided by a secondary award provider and kept separate and apart from the paytable; and (iv) advertising for secondary award provider, the advertising provided in exchange for the provision of the secondary award.
대표청구항▼
1. A slot machine comprising: at least one display device; a plurality of input devices including:(i) an acceptor of a first physical item associated with a first monetary value,(ii) a validator configured to identify the first physical item, and(iii) a cashout device configured to receive an input
1. A slot machine comprising: at least one display device; a plurality of input devices including:(i) an acceptor of a first physical item associated with a first monetary value,(ii) a validator configured to identify the first physical item, and(iii) a cashout device configured to receive an input to cause an initiation of a payout associated with a credit balance;at least one processor; andat least one memory device storing 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 the plurality of input devices to:(a) receive a wager for a play of a game;(b) determine whether a player's player profile is available;(c) if the player's player profile is not available, associate a default paytable with said game;(d) if the player's player profile is available:(i) receive information stored in the player's player profile;(ii) use said information to determine at least one of a plurality of different brands to associate with said play of the game; and(iii) determine a second paytable based on said determined at least one brand, the second paytable including at least one award that is associated with said determined at least one brand and that is not included in the default paytable; and(e) for said play of the game:(i) determine an outcome;(ii) display the determined outcome;(iii) determine any awards based on the displayed outcome and the paytable associated with said game; and(iv) display any determined awards. 2. The slot machine of claim 1, wherein an identifier is assigned to the player's player profile, the identifier being unique to the player and configured to differentiate the player from all other players. 3. The slot machine of claim 1, wherein an identifier is assigned to the player's player profile, the identifier being unique to a group of players and configured to differentiate the group of players from all other groups of players. 4. The slot machine of claim 1, wherein the information stored in the player's player profile includes data regarding at least one of characteristics, habits, and preferences of the player and the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to use the data regarding the at least one of the characteristics, habits, and preferences of the player to determine the at least one brand to associate with said play of the game. 5. The slot machine of claim 1, wherein the information stored in the player's player profile includes a preference of the player regarding at least one of the brands and the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to use the preference of the player regarding the at least one of the brands to determine the at least one brand to associate with said play of the game. 6. The slot machine of claim 5, wherein the preference of the player regarding the at least one of the brands includes: (a) an indication that the player is willing to receive information associated with the at least one of the brands; and(b) an indication that the player is not willing to receive information associated with the at least one of the brands. 7. The slot machine of claim 5, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one input device to receive an input representing the preference of the player regarding the at least one of the brands. 8. The slot machine of claim 5, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to generate the preference of the player regarding the at least one of the brands based on the game play of the player. 9. The slot machine of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to use the information stored in the player's player profile to determine the at least one brand to associate with said play of the game based on a comparison of said information with a plurality of brand criteria, each the brands being associated with at least one of the brand criteria. 10. A method of operating a slot machine, said method comprising: (a) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions stored in at least one memory device to receive, via an actuation of a wager button, a wager for a play of a game;(b) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine whether a player's player profile is available;(c) if the player's player profile is not available, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to associate a default paytable with said game;(d) if the player's player profile is available, causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to: (i) receive information stored in the player's player profile;(ii) use said information to determine at least one of a plurality of different brands to associate with said play of the game; and(iii) determine a second paytable based on said determined at least one brand, the second paytable including at least one award that is associated with said determined at least one brand and that is not included in the default paytable; and(e) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to, for said play of the game: (i) determine an outcome;(ii) operate with at least one display device to display the determined outcome;(iii) determine any awards based on the displayed outcome and the paytable associated with said game; and(iv) operate with the at least one display device to display any determined awards. 11. The method of claim 10, which includes causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to assign an identifier to the player's player profile, the identifier being unique to the player and configured to differentiate the player from all other players. 12. The method of claim 10, which includes causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to assign an identifier to the player's player profile, the identifier being unique to a group of players and configured to differentiate the group of players from all other groups of players. 13. The method of claim 10, which includes causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to use a preference of the player regarding at least one of the brands to determine the at least one brand to associate with said play of the game. 14. The method of claim 13, which includes causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the at least one input device to receive an input representing the preference of the player regarding the at least one of the brands. 15. The method of claim 14, which includes causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to generate the preference of the player regarding the at least one of the brands based on game play of the player. 16. The method of claim 10, which includes causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to use the information stored in the player's player profile to determine the at least one brand to associate with said play of the game by comparing said information with a plurality of brand criteria and determining the at least one of the brands based on the comparison, wherein each of the brands is associated with at least one of the brand criteria. 17. The method of claim 10, which is provided through a data network. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the data network is an internet. 19. The slot machine of claim 1, wherein the default paytable has a first average expected payback percentage and the second paytable has a second greater average expected payback percentage. 20. The method of claim 10, wherein the default paytable has a first average expected payback percentage and the second paytable has a second greater average expected payback percentage.
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