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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129608 | Network For Token-Based And Related Devices The present network 10 enables an off-site subscriber 46 to monitor, analyze and alter on-site token-based and related devices without taking them out of service. A central application 20 presents output data from the on-site devices to an off-site subscriber in a usefu... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129595 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AGENT-BASED GAME SERVICE Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for providing an agent-based game service. The apparatus for providing an agent-based game service includes an input data management unit for collecting pieces of input data from a terminal device of at least one user. A data ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129610 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING LIVE STATISTICAL DATA OF A REAL-LIFE EVENT INTO A REAL-TIME, ONLINE MULTI-PLAYER GAME Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for a system and method for integrating live statistical data of a real-life event into a real-time, online mass multi-player game. The method includes receiving a first stat event corresponding to a first real-life e... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129609 | FUNCTIONAL MODEL OF A PLAYING SYSTEM AS A METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT AN INTERACTIVE SMS GAME The invention is the functional model of a playing system which is based on modern SMS cellular communications and computer technologies and is used as a method for carrying out an interactive game. The distinguishing feature of said invention is that a number of additi... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120108326 | SECURE GEOGRAPHIC BASED GAMING Security in a geogame is maintained by implementing various security techniques. The various techniques provide specific advantages for different threat modes and attack styles against a geogame implemented via a mobile ad hoc network utilizing a geocast protocol. Jammi... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108309 | MULTI-GAME VIDEO POKER MACHINE AND SYSTEM WITH ASYMMETRICALLY ACCESSIBLE CUSTOMIZATION FEATURES A gaming system with asymmetric customization capabilities and a method of enabling asymmetric customization of a wagering game are disclosed. A plurality of selectable game-play features are provided for utilization during the wagering game. Players accessing the game-... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108320 | GAMING NOTIFICATIONS AGGREGATOR A system and method for aggregating and consolidating game notifications is described. In one aspect, game related notifications of different types, from different game sessions, from different games, and from different gaming platforms are aggregated and further consol... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108310 | STUD BINGO The present invention provides methods and devices for providing wagering games having aspects of card games, such as poker games. Some implementations of the present invention involve methods and devices for providing such wagering games on a network of gaming machines... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108327 | Detecting Lag Switch Cheating in Game Detecting lag switch cheating in a gaming network is disclosed. Data packets are received from a client. The data packets have tracking data including at least one of a sequence number and a time stamp. The tracking data is monitored to determine that a cheat-detection ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108345 | NETWORK GAMING SYSTEM A gaming system is disclosed that provides an opportunity to win a prize in response to game play, each game being played in exchange for monetary input. The gaming system includes a game server and a plurality of game units connected via a network. The game server stor... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108342 | GAME UNIT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES A game unit for an electronic device. The game unit includes a tray adapted to receive the electronic device so that a display surface of said electronic device is in a horizontal position. The game unit also includes a plurality of input devices and a communication dev... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108344 | GAME SYSTEM, PROGRAM FOR GAME SYSTEM AND INFORMATION RECORDING MEDIUM The present invention aims at facilitating reconstruction of a party after game over to avoid wastefulness in time required for party construction. Moreover, the present invention aims at hastening user to reconstruct a party thus to improve real thrill of an on-line ga... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120108343 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE USER CONTROLLED POLICY Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing interactive user controlled policy are disclosed herein. One method includes, at a policy enhancement server (PES), receiving, from an application service provider, an indication that a user is eligible for enh... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083343 | ONLINE GAME SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DATA RESOURCE HANDLING FOR AN ONLINE GAME An online game system is capable of connection with a client through a communication network to provide an online game to the client. The online game system includes a gaming logic server cluster and a network resource server cluster. The gaming logic server cluster is ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083325 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE AUGMENTED REALITY FOR A BOARD GAME According to some embodiments, an image may be received from a camera of a portable computing device associated with a player (e.g., a wireless telephone or game system). At least a portion of a board game may be recognized within the image, and an augmented version of ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083342 | Dart system and method for enabling play between remotely located competitors A system and method for allowing competitive dart matches between competitors remotely located from one another. Electronic or computerized dart stations at multiple locations are electronically coupled across a communications network such as the Internet. Visual commun... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083324 | Method and system of playing game through communication tool A method playing games includes the steps of allowing a plurality of players to play the game via a plurality of individual electronic devices respectively; remotely linking the individual electronic devices to a networking system, wherein the players are able to play t... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071236 | APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A LIVE ONLINE GAME TESTER A method for testing a new feature of an online gaming application is provided. According to the method, a gaming application request is received from a user, and it is determined whether to add the user to a live test for a new game feature. If the user is added to the... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071244 | ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE AND METHOD An entertainment device operable to connect to a first on-line virtual environment comprises a group membership selector operable to select members of a group of entertainment devices connected to a first on-line virtual environment comprising a plurality of connected e... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071245 | Method and Apparatus for Gaming Reward Platforms Method and systems for providing online gaming to a plurality of players through a network, such as the Internet is disclosed. A server enables the plurality of players on remote terminals to access a game application in the memory in the server through the network. A p... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052957 | GAME SERVER AND SCENARIO CONTROL PROGARM In a game server wherein a player can play a game online by operating a game terminal, and game program has two or more partial scenarios and the partial scenario has an event to be played by forming a party through two or more players, a unifier that unifies and contro... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052955 | System, Method, and Apparatus for the Electronic Operation, Management, Sponsorship, Advertising, Promotion, Marketing, and Regulation of Games of Chance on a Network The present invention is directed to a computer network system that allows a user to register for games of chances throughout the country and in accordance with national, state and local laws and ordinances. This system analyses the geographical location and residency i... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052956 | GAME SERVER AND PLAYER CONTROL PROGRAM A game server through which a game can be played by operating one's own operation character in a virtual space therein, has a memory that stores an attainment state of a succeeding quest every each player every partial quest, controller that controls not to execute the ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052954 | Offline Progress of Console Game via Portable Device Methods systems and computer programs method for playing a game using a portable device are presented. One method includes operations for establishing a connection between a portable device and a computing system executing a game, and for receiving a task at the portabl... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046108 | MULTIPLATFORM GAMING SYSTEM A multiplatform gaming system comprises in combination: (a) a mobile communication device provided with circuitry suitable to communicate over one or more communication channels; (b) software provided in said mobile device to receive inputs from one or more sensors of t... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046109 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING REMOTE DEVICE USERS TO WAGER ON MICRO EVENTS OF GAMES IN A DATA NETWORK ACCESSIBLE GAMING ENVIRONMENT A method and system for micro-betting. Video of one or more portions of one or more macro-events can be displayed via a display screen associated with a remote computing device. One or more potential micro-outcomes can be identified within the event or events. Multiple ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOWING REMOTE WAGERS (BOTH FOR REAL WAGERS AND FOR FUN/POINTS/PRIZES) BY CONFIRMING PLAYER LOCATION USING NETWORK GENERATED AND/OR NETWORK CENTRIC DATA A system and method allowing wager(s) to be placed over a wireless network using a remote device by authenticating an established user account, and validating the location of the player using network centric data. The player utilizes the remote device, which may be a ce... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046110 | MULTI-PROCESS COMMUNICATION REGARDING GAMING INFORMATION Various embodiments that may generally relate to mobile gaming, location determination, mobile devices, authentication, and so on are described. Various methods are described. Various apparatus are described. Further embodiments are described.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046088 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GROUP EVENT WITH INDIVIDUAL GROUP EVENT ELIGIBILITY TIMERS A gaming system and method which provides a community group event to a plurality of players at a plurality of the gaming devices in the gaming system. Each gaming device participating in the group event is associated with an individual group event eligibility timer. Suc... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046097 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING LARGE PAYOUTS WITH MINIMAL INTERRUPTION OF A GAMING SESSION Apparatus and methods for administering payouts in gaming machines are disclosed. More particularly, improved techniques for distributing large payouts with minimal interruption of a gaming session at a gaming apparatus are disclosed.... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046111 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LINKED PLAY GAMING WITH COMBINED OUTCOMES AND SHARED INDICIA The invention includes a system and method for providing linked play via gaming and other devices wherein players may share and combine outcomes or parts thereof. In some embodiments, a casino server registers a group for linked play and a group objective and format are... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046112 | GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GROUP EVENT WITH INDIVIDUAL GROUP EVENT ELIGIBILITY TIMERS A gaming system and method which provides a community group event to a plurality of players at a plurality of the gaming devices in the gaming system. Each gaming device participating in the group event is associated with an individual group event eligibility timer. Suc... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120040762 | COMPATIBILITY ADAPTER AND COMPATIBILITY PROCESSING METHOD A compatibility adapter configured for connection to an external connection terminal of a new-generation game device is provided. An old-generation processor unit is a processor unit compatible with the processing function of an old-generation game device. When it is de... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040763 | GAME-BASED INCENTIVES FOR LOCATION-BASED ACTIONS The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for providing game-based incentives to users of online games as a reward for performing actions at physical locations.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040752 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING A MULTIPLAYER GAME A system and method for playing a multiplayer game are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes, queuing a player for a multiplayer game, determining that at least one criterion for beginning the multiplayer game has not been met, beginning a queuing game for t... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040756 | 3-D CASINO GAMING FLOOR VISUALIZATION UTILIZING REAL-TIME AND BATCH DATA An integrated computing device (tool) and method is disclosed, for creating a casino gaming floor layout, analyzing the layout from the simulated point of view of a patron within the floor, and assessing the performance of the layout in real time or with historical data... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040749 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REAL TIME SPORTS BETTING INFORMATION The present invention is directed toward a method and system for providing sports betting information, in real time, utilizing a standard Internet connection on a computer to display the odds from a plurality of sports books. The system provides its users with a line se... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040742 | System For Providing Simulated Betting And Kiosk For Same A system for simulated betting on a sporting event comprising a main control application having, at least one database, and an operator interface control application in communication with each database; at least one betting kiosk located in at least one venue, each kios... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040743 | GAME-BASED INCENTIVES FOR LOCATION-BASED ACTIONS In a method and system of providing in-game assets for location-based actions, an indication of a performance of a location-based action by a player of a computer-implemented game is received. A virtual item is provided based on the receiving of the indication of the pe... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120040735 | METHOD OF GAMING, A GAMING SYSTEM, AND A GAME CONTROLLER There is disclosed a gaming system comprising a display 54, a symbol selector 623, a symbol evaluator 625 and a symbols modifier 626. The symbol selector 623 is arranged to select a plurality of sets of symbols for display on the displ... | 02/16/2012 |
