EP1827632A4 - System-level bonus game and related methods - Google Patents

System-level bonus game and related methods

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Publication number
EP1827632A4
EP1827632A4 EP05803314A EP05803314A EP1827632A4 EP 1827632 A4 EP1827632 A4 EP 1827632A4 EP 05803314 A EP05803314 A EP 05803314A EP 05803314 A EP05803314 A EP 05803314A EP 1827632 A4 EP1827632 A4 EP 1827632A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
bonus game
related methods
level bonus
level
methods
Prior art date
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Ceased
Application number
EP05803314A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1827632A2 (en
Inventor
Ronald C Gallaway
Carmen Dimichele
Melissa Juenger
Bill Decoux
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
SG Gaming Inc
Original Assignee
Bally Gaming Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US11/225,770 external-priority patent/US20060287098A1/en
Application filed by Bally Gaming Inc filed Critical Bally Gaming Inc
Publication of EP1827632A2 publication Critical patent/EP1827632A2/en
Publication of EP1827632A4 publication Critical patent/EP1827632A4/en
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3225—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
    • G07F17/323—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3225—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
    • G07F17/3232—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the operator is informed
    • G07F17/3237—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the operator is informed about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
    • G07F17/3239—Tracking of individual players
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3267—Game outcomes which determine the course of the subsequent game, e.g. double or quits, free games, higher payouts, different new games
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3269—Timing aspects of game play, e.g. blocking/halting the operation of a gaming machine
EP05803314A 2004-09-30 2005-09-30 System-level bonus game and related methods Ceased EP1827632A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US61504304P 2004-09-30 2004-09-30
US11/225,770 US20060287098A1 (en) 2001-09-28 2005-09-12 System and method for gaming-content configuration and management system
PCT/US2005/034924 WO2006039366A2 (en) 2004-09-30 2005-09-30 System-level bonus game and related methods

Publications (2)

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EP1827632A2 EP1827632A2 (en) 2007-09-05
EP1827632A4 true EP1827632A4 (en) 2010-04-14

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EP05803314A Ceased EP1827632A4 (en) 2004-09-30 2005-09-30 System-level bonus game and related methods

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP1827632A4 (en)
AU (1) AU2005292080A1 (en)
CA (1) CA2582368A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2006039366A2 (en)

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WO2006039366A2 (en) 2006-04-13
WO2006039366A3 (en) 2007-11-15
AU2005292080A1 (en) 2006-04-13
CA2582368A1 (en) 2006-04-13

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