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| 국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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| 국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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| 출원번호 | US-0297156 (2014-06-05) |
| 등록번호 | US-9214065 (2015-12-15) |
| 발명자 / 주소 |
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| 출원인 / 주소 |
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| 대리인 / 주소 |
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| 인용정보 | 피인용 횟수 : 0 인용 특허 : 339 |
A gaming system including a plurality of different types of progressive awards adapted to be provided to one or more players of the gaming machines. In one embodiment, one or more progressive awards are each associated with a progressive hit value, wherein when each progressive award increments to i
A gaming system including a plurality of different types of progressive awards adapted to be provided to one or more players of the gaming machines. In one embodiment, one or more progressive awards are each associated with a progressive hit value, wherein when each progressive award increments to its respective progressive hit value, a triggering event occurs and such progressive award is provided to a player. In one embodiment, one or more progressive awards are each associated with a secondary game, wherein if the secondary game is triggered, a player is provided either a static award or one of the progressive awards associated with the secondary game based on a play of the secondary game. In one embodiment, one or more progressive awards are each associated with an outcome of a primary game, wherein if the associated primary game outcome is generated, such progressive award is provided to a player.
1. A gaming system comprising: at least one input device;at least one display 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, causes the at least one processor to operate with the at least one i
1. A gaming system comprising: at least one input device;at least one display 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, causes the at least one processor to operate with the at least one input device and the at least one display device to:(a) display a non-numerical indication of a current value of a maintained progressive award relative to a range of values associated with the maintained progressive award,(b) enable a player to place a wager on a play of a game,(c) for the wagered on play of the game: (i) determine a game outcome,(ii) display the determined game outcome,(iii) determine a game award associated with the determined game outcome, and(iv) display the determined game award associated with the determined game outcome, and(d) if the wager placed causes the maintained progressive award to reach a progressive hit value associated with the maintained progressive award, cause the maintained progressive award to be provided to the player. 2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor after the player places the wager on the play of the game, the plurality of instructions causes the at least one processor to display an updated non-numerical indication of the current value of the maintained progressive award relative to the range of values associated with the maintained progressive award. 3. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions causes the at least one processor to maintain the progressive award. 4. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the non-numerical indication of the current value of the maintained progressive award relative to the range of values associated with the maintained progressive award represents a statistical prediction of when the maintained progressive award will reach the progressive hit value associated with the maintained progressive award. 5. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the placed wager, the determined game award and the maintained progressive award is at least one selected from the group of: a quantity of monetary credits, a quantity of non-monetary credits, a quantity of promotional credits, and a quantity of player tracking points. 6. A gaming system server comprising: at least one processor; andat least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:(a) cause at least one display device to display a non-numerical indication of a current value of a maintained progressive award relative to a range of values associated with the maintained progressive award,(b) enable a player to place a wager on a play of a game,(c) for the wagered on play of the game: (i) determine a game outcome,(ii) cause the at least one display device to display the determined game outcome,(iii) determine a game award associated with the determined game outcome, and(iv) cause the at least one display device to display the determined game award associated with the determined game outcome, and(d) if the wager placed causes the maintained progressive award to reach a progressive hit value associated with the maintained progressive award, cause the maintained progressive award to be provided to the player. 7. The gaming system server of claim 6, wherein when executed by the at least one processor after the player places the wager on the play of the game, the plurality of instructions causes the at least one processor to cause the at least one display device to display an updated non-numerical indication of the current value of the maintained progressive award relative to the range of values associated with the maintained progressive award. 8. The gaming system server of claim 6, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions causes the at least one processor to maintain the progressive award. 9. The gaming system server of claim 6, wherein the non-numerical indication of the current value of the maintained progressive award relative to the range of values associated with the maintained progressive award represents a statistical prediction of when the maintained progressive award will reach the progressive hit value associated with the maintained progressive award. 10. The gaming system server of claim 6, wherein at least one of the placed wager, the determined game award and the maintained progressive award is at least one selected from the group of: a quantity of monetary credits, a quantity of non-monetary credits, a quantity of promotional credits, and a quantity of player tracking points. 11. The gaming system server of claim 6, which transmits and receives data over a data network. 12. The gaming system server of claim 11, wherein the data network is an internet. 13. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: (a) causing at least one display device to display a non-numerical indication of a current value of a maintained progressive award relative to a range of values associated with the maintained progressive award,(b) enabling a player to place a wager on a play of a game,(c) for the wagered on play of the game: (i) causing at least one processor to execute a plurality of instructions to determine a game outcome,(ii) causing the at least one display device to display the determined game outcome,(iii) causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine a game award associated with the determined game outcome, and(iv) causing the at least one display device to display the determined game award associated with the determined game outcome, and(d) if the wager placed causes the maintained progressive award to reach a progressive hit value associated with the maintained progressive award, causing the maintained progressive award to be provided to the player. 14. The method of claim 13, which includes, after the player places the wager on the play of the game, causing the at least one display device to display an updated non-numerical indication of the current value of the maintained progressive award relative to the range of values associated with the maintained progressive award. 15. The method of claim 13, which includes causing the at least one processor to execute the plurality of instructions to maintain the progressive award. 16. The method of claim 13, wherein the non-numerical indication of the current value of the maintained progressive award relative to the range of values associated with the maintained progressive award represents a statistical prediction of when the maintained progressive award will reach the progressive hit value associated with the maintained progressive award. 17. The method of claim 13, wherein at least one of the placed wager, the determined game award and the maintained progressive award is at least one selected from the group of: a quantity of monetary credits, a quantity of non-monetary credits, a quantity of promotional credits, and a quantity of player tracking points. 18. The method of claim 13, which is provided through a data network. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the data network is an internet. 20. The gaming system of claim 1, which includes a housing, and a plurality of input devices supported by the housing, said plurality of input devices including (i) an acceptor, and (ii) a cashout device, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the plurality of input devices to: if a physical item is received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, and if a cashout input is received via the cashout device, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance. 21. The gaming system server of claim 6, wherein a credit balance is decreasable based on the wager placed on the play of the game, said credit balance being increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and decreasable via a cashout device configured to receive an input to cause an initiation of a payout associated with the credit balance. 22. The method of claim 13, wherein a credit balance is decreasable based on the wager placed on the play of the game, said credit balance being increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and decreasable via a cashout device configured to receive an input to cause an initiation of a payout associated with the credit balance.
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