公开(公告)号：US08251793B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-28

申请号：US13345322

申请日：2012-01-06

申请人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

发明人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： At least one pool of game play records is stored at a central processing system. Each game play record includes a record index selected from a set of unique index values, each associated with a different result type. A record index associated with a particular game play record is communicated from the central processing system to the player terminal in response to a game play request which a player has entered at the player terminal. The player terminal responds to the received record index by generating display commands using data at the player terminal to produce a graphic representation at the player terminal. This graphic representation is consistent with the result type associated with the index value comprising the particular record index which has been communicated to the player terminal.

摘要翻译： 在中央处理系统中存储至少一个游戏记录池。 每个游戏记录包括从一组唯一索引值中选择的记录索引，每一个与不同的结果类型相关联。 响应于玩家在玩家终端输入的游戏播放请求，将与特定游戏记录相关联的记录索引从中央处理系统传送到玩家终端。 播放器终端通过使用播放器终端处的数据产生显示命令来响应所接收的记录索引，以在播放器终端处产生图形表示。 该图形表示与包括已经传送给玩家终端的特定记录索引的索引值相关联的结果类型一致。

公开(公告)号：US20120202578A1

公开(公告)日：2012-08-09

申请号：US13448206

申请日：2012-04-16

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Jefferson C. Lind

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Jefferson C. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F13/00 ,  A63F3/06

CPC分类号： G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/329 ,  G07F17/38

摘要： Apparatus and methods are described for presenting multiple bingo game results on a common display. A bingo game player may participate in a number of bingo games and obtain results for each of those games. These bingo game results are combined to amount to a cumulative result, and a common graphic display is produced that is representative of the cumulative result. The common graphic display is then shown to the player on the display device of a particular electronic player station.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在公共显示器上呈现多个宾果游戏结果的装置和方法。 宾果游戏玩家可以参加一些宾果游戏，并获得每个游戏的结果。 将这些宾果游戏结果组合成累积结果，并且生成表示累积结果的公共图形显示。 然后，在特定电子播放台的显示装置上向玩家显示通用图形显示。

公开(公告)号：US20120108314A1

公开(公告)日：2012-05-03

申请号：US13345322

申请日：2012-01-06

申请人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

发明人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Clifton E. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3227 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： At least one pool of game play records is stored at a central processing system. Each game play record includes a record index selected from a set of unique index values, each associated with a different result type. A record index associated with a particular game play record is communicated from the central processing system to the player terminal in response to a game play request which a player has entered at the player terminal. The player terminal responds to the received record index by generating display commands using data at the player terminal to produce a graphic representation at the player terminal. This graphic representation is consistent with the result type associated with the index value comprising the particular record index which has been communicated to the player terminal.

摘要翻译： 在中央处理系统中存储至少一个游戏记录池。 每个游戏记录包括从一组唯一索引值中选择的记录索引，每一个与不同的结果类型相关联。 响应于玩家在玩家终端输入的游戏播放请求，将与特定游戏记录相关联的记录索引从中央处理系统传送到玩家终端。 播放器终端通过使用播放器终端处的数据产生显示命令来响应所接收的记录索引，以在播放器终端处产生图形表示。 该图形表示与包括已经传送给玩家终端的特定记录索引的索引值相关联的结果类型一致。

公开(公告)号：US20120100906A1

公开(公告)日：2012-04-26

申请号：US13340460

申请日：2011-12-29

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Rodney L. Willard ,  Naveen Malhotra ,  Martin A. Keane ,  Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Gordon T. Graves

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Rodney L. Willard ,  Naveen Malhotra ,  Martin A. Keane ,  Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Gordon T. Graves

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3286 ,  A63F3/062 ,  A63F3/0645 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A method for conducting bingo games includes using a server to collect game play requests from a plurality of electronic player stations. The server determines if a group of the collected game play requests meets one or more predefined conditions for establishing a quorum, and if so conducts a game with the group of game play requests. Even after the game is started, the server continues to collect game play requests in preparation for conducting additional games. When enough game play requests are collected, the server starts the next game, even if previous games are still in progress.

摘要翻译： 用于进行宾果游戏的方法包括使用服务器从多个电子播放器站收集游戏播放请求。 服务器确定一组收集的游戏播放请求是否满足一个或多个用于建立法定人数的预定义条件，如果是，则执行游戏组播放请求的游戏。 即使在游戏开始之后，服务器也继续收集玩游戏请求，准备进行额外的游戏。 当收集足够的游戏播放请求时，服务器启动下一个游戏，即使以前的游戏仍在进行中。

公开(公告)号：US20110207533A1

公开(公告)日：2011-08-25

申请号：US13098839

申请日：2011-05-02

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Robert F. Lannert ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Brendan M. O'Connor ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Robert F. Lannert ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/3211 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F2300/5573 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3234 ,  G07F17/3237 ,  G07F17/3239

摘要： A gaming system according to one form of the present invention includes a number of gaming machines, each gaming machine including a single player game presentation arrangement that may be reconfigured to provide any one of a number of game presentations. In addition to the gaming machines the gaming system includes a system configuration arrangement and a game modification controller. The system configuration arrangement produces system configuration commands based either on manual inputs, system usage information, or various information related to one or more players in a gaming facility. The game modification controller included in preferred forms of the gaming system receives the system configuration commands, and, in response to the commands, communicates presentation switching instructions to one or more gaming machines included in the system.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一种形式的游戏系统包括多个游戏机，每个游戏机包括可重新配置以提供多个游戏呈现中的任何一个的单人游戏呈现装置。 除了游戏机之外，游戏系统还包括系统配置装置和游戏修改控制器。 系统配置安排基于手动输入，系统使用信息或与游戏设施中的一个或多个玩家相关的各种信息来产生系统配置命令。 包含在游戏系统的优选形式中的游戏修改控制器接收系统配置命令，并且响应于命令将呈现切换指令传送到系统中包括的一个或多个游戏机。

公开(公告)号：US07934987B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-03

申请号：US11932322

申请日：2007-10-31

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Gary L. Loebig ,  Jefferson C. Lind ,  Joseph R. Enzminger

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3286 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3232 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3251 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/3288 ,  G07F17/329

摘要： A gaming system utilizes a game designation generating component, a gaming establishment component, and a set of predefined bingo card representations. Each bingo card representation is stored in electronic format as a data structure or data record defining a predefined pattern of game designations chosen from a pool of available designations. The game designation generating component generates sets of game designations from a pool of available designations. The method employed in the gaming system includes pre-matching the bingo card representations to a given set of game designations to produce a matched card set. This pre-matching occurs prior to the sale, distribution, or assignment of card representations to players in the game. The matched card set includes a number of game play records, each corresponding to a different one of the bingo card representations and each being associated with a result indicator which indicates whether the respective bingo card representation is a winning card or losing card for that set of game designations. Data representing these matched card sets are stored and then the individual game play records are assigned to players in response to game play requests initiated by the players.

摘要翻译： 游戏系统利用游戏指定生成部件，游戏机构部件和一组预定义的宾果牌表示。 每个宾果卡表示以电子格式存储为数据结构或数据记录，其定义从可用名称池中选择的预定义的游戏指定模式。 游戏指定生成组件从可用名称池生成一组游戏指定。 在游戏系统中使用的方法包括将宾果卡表示预先匹配到给定的一组游戏指定以产生匹配的卡组。 这种预匹配发生在向游戏玩家发放，分配或分配卡片表示之前。 匹配的卡组包括多个游戏记录，每个游戏记录对应于不同的一个宾果卡表示，并且每一个与结果指示符相关联，结果指示符指示相应的宾果卡表示是否是获胜卡， 游戏名称。 存储表示这些匹配的卡组的数据，然后响应于玩家发起的游戏播放请求将各个游戏记录分配给玩家。

公开(公告)号：US07708638B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-04

申请号：US10983021

申请日：2004-11-05

申请人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Nimai Malle ,  Clifton Lind ,  Brendan O'Connor ,  Rodney L. Willyard ,  Troy Jungmann ,  Frank Roan ,  Jefferson C. Lind

发明人： Joseph R. Enzminger ,  Nimai Malle ,  Clifton Lind ,  Brendan O'Connor ,  Rodney L. Willyard ,  Troy Jungmann ,  Frank Roan ,  Jefferson C. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3241

摘要： A method for detecting potential money-laundering activities or other illegal activities in the use of a gaming accounting system includes collecting data regarding a player's activity in a gaming system. The gaming system activity data is collected in terms of a gaming activity network, that is, a series of linked activities or events, and/or objects associated with activities or events. In response to a predefined event such as a cash out or credit redemption transaction request initiated by the player, the method includes evaluating the collected data to identify potentially illegal or prohibited activity. In the event illegal activity is indicated, the method includes taking some corrective action such as producing an operator alert to the potential illegal activity.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在使用游戏会计系统中检测潜在的洗钱活动或其他非法活动的方法包括在游戏系统中收集关于玩家的活动的数据。 根据游戏活动网络（即一系列链接的活动或事件）和/或与活动或事件相关联的对象来收集游戏系统活动数据。 响应于诸如由玩家发起的兑现现金或信用兑换交易请求的预定义事件，该方法包括评估所收集的数据以识别潜在的非法或禁止的活动。 如果指示非法活动，则该方法包括采取一些纠正措施，例如为潜在的非法活动提供操作员警报。

公开(公告)号：US07708632B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-04

申请号：US10862089

申请日：2004-06-04

申请人： Clifton Lind ,  Jefferson C. Lind

发明人： Clifton Lind ,  Jefferson C. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： A63F3/062 ,  A63F3/064

摘要： A method includes issuing a physical bingo card. This physical bingo card is associated with a layout of spots or locations and bingo designations representing a bingo card or “card bingo structure.” The method also includes identifying the card bingo structure through a player station and collecting a game play request entered from the player station with at least one additional game play request to form a game group. The game play request is associated with the card bingo structure and each additional game play request in the game group is associated with a respective additional bingo structure. Once the game group is formed, a bingo game may be conducted between the card bingo structure and each additional bingo structure to identify a bingo game result for the card bingo structure and preferably each additional bingo structure. The bingo game result for the card bingo structure is then displayed at the player station.

摘要翻译： 一种方法包括发出物理宾果卡。 该物理宾果牌与点或位置的布局相关联，以及表示宾果卡或“卡宾宾结构”的宾果名称。该方法还包括通过播放器站识别卡片宾果结构并收集从播放器输入的游戏播放请求 具有至少一个附加游戏请求的站组成游戏组。 游戏播放请求与卡宾宾结构相关联，并且游戏组中的每个附加游戏播放请求与相应的附加宾果结构相关联。 一旦游戏组成立，可以在卡宾宾结构和每个附加宾果结构之间进行宾果游戏，以识别卡宾宾结构的宾果游戏结果，并且优选地每个附加的宾果结构。 然后在玩家站显示卡宾宾结构的宾果游戏结果。

公开(公告)号：US07708627B2

公开(公告)日：2010-05-04

申请号：US11201484

申请日：2005-08-11

申请人： Jefferson C. Lind

发明人： Jefferson C. Lind

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3262

摘要： A decision field is displayed having a number of result tokens spaced apart at different locations about the decision field, with each result token displaying a respective potential result. A decision point is also displayed within the decision field. This decision point is associated with two or more direction options which are preferably graphically depicted along with the decision point, and the player is enabled to make a direction input to select one of the direction options. Once the player has made their direction input to select one of the direction options associated with the decision point, a graphically depicted player token is caused to traverse the decision field along a player token path that includes a path portion associated with the selected direction option. The player token path may eventually intersect one or more result tokens of the decision field and the player is then awarded the potential result displayed by the respective result token or tokens intersected by the player token path.

摘要翻译： 显示具有多个结果令牌的判定字段，该结果令牌在关于判定字段的不同位置间隔开，每个结果令牌显示相应的潜在结果。 决策点也显示在决策领域。 该决策点与两个或多个方向选项相关联，优选地与决定点一起图形地描绘，并且玩家能够进行方向输入以选择方向选项之一。 一旦播放器已经进行方向输入以选择与决策点相关联的方向选项之一，则使图形描绘的玩家令牌沿着包括与所选方向选项相关联的路径部分的玩家令牌路径穿过决策域。 玩家令牌路径可能最终与决策域的一个或多个结果令牌相交，然后玩家被授予相应结果令牌所显示的潜在结果或由玩家令牌路径相交的令牌。

公开(公告)号：US20080153568A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-26

申请号：US12041208

申请日：2008-03-03

申请人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Jefferson C. Lind

发明人： Clifton E. Lind ,  Jefferson C. Lind

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： A63F3/064 ,  A63F3/062

摘要： Game play requests in a bingo gaming system are associated with different play characteristic classes and collected into different game play groups simultaneously according to play characteristic class. Once a sufficient number of game play requests are collected in a respective game play group, a bingo game is conducted with the respective game play group and results are returned to the players associated with that game play group. Play characteristic class may be defined on the basis of the speed at which players take any required actions to claim results in a game so that players who may take the required actions relatively slowly will not be grouped for games with players who may take the required actions relatively quickly.

摘要翻译： 宾果游戏系统中的游戏播放请求与不同的播放特征等级相关联，并根据播放特性等级同时收集到不同的游戏组中。 一旦在相应的游戏组中收集足够数量的游戏播放请求，则使用相应的游戏组进行宾果游戏，并将结果返回给与该游戏组相关联的玩家。 玩特色课程可以根据玩家采取任何所需动作以在游戏中提出结果的速度进行定义，以便可能采取所需动作相对较慢的玩家不会与可能采取所需动作的玩家进行游戏分组 比较快