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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8337309 | Data based awards for an electronic gaming device A electronic gaming device that distributes data based awards has been developed. The gaming device includes an outcome processor that determines certain machine events and an award delivery device that delivers data based awards in response to the machine events. | 12/25/2012 |
| 8282488 | Method and apparatus for outputting a message at a game machine The invention allows a casino, or other entity, via a game machine, to provide relevant information at appropriate times, and/or in response to appropriate events, to players using the game machine. A dynamic and flexible system adapted to interact with players on a... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8152642 | Apparatus and methods for authenticating a user of an entertainment device using a mobile communication device Various embodiments of apparatus and/or methods are described for remotely controlling an entertainment device using a mobile communication device. A user utilizes a mobile communication device to input information that requests manipulation of playback of content o... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147335 | Method of providing golf contents in mobile terminal A method of providing golf contents in a mobile terminal is disclosed. The method includes calculating the current location of the mobile terminal and a cup distance, displaying hole information if the cup distance is greater than a first critical distance, displayi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8123617 | Game system and controlling method thereof A game system of the present invention has a plurality of gaming machines capable of communicating with each other via a communication line. The plurality of gaming machines each have an input device operable to input an insurance BET. The plurality of gaming machin... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8012024 | Method and apparatus for simulating game accessories A method and apparatus are disclosed for simultaneously indicating, on each of a plurality of communication terminals, instructions transmitted by each terminal and the identity of the respective terminals that transmitted the instructions. Such a feature can be use... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7713128 | Headphone plug with the player tracker The jukebox for casino gaming machines provides a casino gaming machine that has at least one device for playback of audio, and may include a video display for playback of multimedia files. A separate central server in operable communication with a gaming machine cl... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7690995 | Paging system and location verification for remote access to wagering systems A verification system for verifying a user's location within a predefined geographic area to allow remote access to a sports book system. The system includes a transmitter; one or more pagers for communicating with the transmitter; a control center for receiving a t... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7424388 | Motion determining apparatus and storage medium having motion determining program stored thereon Acceleration data which is output from an acceleration sensor is obtained. A rotation motion of an input device around a predetermined direction as a rotation axis is determined by comparing a start point in a two-dimensional coordinate system which is represented b... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416489 | System and method for scoring, ranking, and awarding cash prizes to interactive game players A method and system for computing scores and determining a winner between a plurality of users playing a plurality of different games on an interactive gaming network. Players are sequentially assigned to a player group as they initially log on to the gaming network... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7399225 | Gaming device having transformable wild symbols or cards with wild signal indicators A gaming device having a transformable wild symbol or card on a set of reels or a transformable wild card in a set of cards, wherein the transformable wild symbol or card provides a signal to a player through a wild indicator or a non-wild indicator. The wild indica... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7390264 | Method and system to incorporate game play into product transactions A method for providing a product is described in which a selection of a product is received from a customer, a game is selected by the customer, the customer provides his credit card number, the customer plays the game and an outcome is determined. If the customer w... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384336 | Progressive system and methods The specification discloses a progressive gaming system having a central system, at least one prize, a progressive method, and at least one monetary transaction acceptor. The central system is adapted to associate the progressive method with the prize and the moneta... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381136 | Telephone gaming device A gaming device for playing a game by a game player. The gaming device allows the game player to place a telephone call. A controller generates a prize. Several images of persons who may receive the telephone call are displayed to the game player. The telephone call... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376753 | Terminal devices synchronizing method communication system and terminal device A plurality of terminal devices, e.g., game apparatuses 2 are interconnected to each other through a network 4. The respective game apparatuses 2 receive signals inputted from the outside, e.g., television signals broadcast from a broadcasting a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373671 | Method and system for user information verification A system and method for authenticating users based on personal information. The personal information may include age-related data where the users are interested in receiving age-restricted content. The personal information may include an address and a permission req... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370114 | Software downloading using a television broadcast channel A software distribution architecture having a television broadcast system as its infrastructure. Software from a software repository (1600) is mixed into a television broadcast system and transmitted into one or more selected channels at prescribed dates and ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367888 | Player trust system and method A trust rating factor (TRF) based upon data collected for players participating in previous online games sessions is used in determining official results for an online game session when different results are reported by the participants. Counters corresponding to ea... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364509 | Systems and methods for facilitating a wager Methods and systems of facilitating a wager include, a computer implemented method of facilitating a wager between players. The method may include receiving an initial offer from an initial player and a challenging offer from a challenging player. The initial and ch... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362862 | Methods and apparatus for awarding prizes based on authentication of computer generated outcomes using coupons The present invention provides authentication of computer generated game or test results (“outcomes”), and a system by which persons who play games or take tests on a game or testing computer, respectively, may submit the outcomes of the games or tests to a cent... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360761 | Dynamic generation of a profile for spinning reel gaming machines A gaming machine having spinning reels and methods for operating the gaming machine use a reel controller that controls motion of the spinning reels according to spin profiles for each reel. Each spin profile may be provided by the game play design and may be realiz... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357718 | Server for network game, network game process control method, network game progress control program and recording medium storing network game progress control program In order to enable a user to play a game continuously and to facilitate acquisition of valuable data by the user, the present invention provides a network game server device 1 that conducts a game in which a user is enabled to acquire valuable data having a p... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353080 | Products and processes for controlling access to vending machine products An embodiment of the invention includes receiving a request to purchase a product from a vending machine. At least one question to be output is determined, and the determined question is output. An interface is provided which that permits at least one answer ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353274 | Method, apparatus, and system for determining whether a computer is within a particular location Some embodiments provide a method of determining whether a lottery player or the player's computer is within a particular location. The player's computer is connected to a computer network. The method transmits, through the computer network, a pass code and a teleph... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351149 | Multi-person parimutuel betting games based on determinate sporting events A parimutuel betting game based on events unfolding during a determinate sporting event, such as a trivia game, a principal objective being to acquire the largest number of betting tokens by the end of the sporting event. Participants are asked a plurality of questi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347781 | Method and system for reality gaming on wireless devices A system, method and computer readable medium are provided for facilitating a multiplayer game over a wireless network. According to the method, a request to transfer information between two of the wireless devices is received during the multiplayer game (e.g., 8... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344443 | Game system using tokens A game system using tokens allows a user to play a game on a mobile communication terminal at a location remote from a game hall. The game system includes a game hall (1) to lend tokens to a player so that the player may play game machines (3) installe... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341519 | Embedded casino game A system and method are provided wherein a player of a casino game or an online casino game is provided one or more additional opportunities to place bets, or to consume information or content, or perform a variety of tasks, without the need to leave the casino game... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331857 | Gaming system A gaming system for use with a media player and one or more output devices, where the media player is configured to receive user signals, to read and execute information from a game medium, and to present portions of the information on the one or more output devices... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331869 | Method and apparatus for creating and playing soundtracks in a gaming system A gaming system includes a game console that executes an application that creates and plays soundtracks through the gaming system. The application allows a user to create soundtracks by copying audio tracks from one or more audio sources. A user-created soundtrack c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7321941 | Network routing utilizing a product code A method for utilizing a product code having product information contained therein for interfacing over a network. The product information is extracted from the product code, which product code is disposed on or in close association with an associated product. In re... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317475 | Recording/playback apparatus with telephone and its control method, video camera with telephone and its control method, image communication apparatus, and storage medium This invention has as its object to appropriately inform the user of reception of an incoming call in accordance with the operation mode of a video camera upon arrival of call. To achieve this object, an apparatus has a telephone and video camera in a single housing... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311595 | Systems and methods for coding competitions This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a coding competition. In one embodiment, a method for providing a coding competition includes transmitting a coding problem to contestants, receiving computer code created by a contestant, determining a ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311606 | System and method for betting on a subset of participants in an event wherein betting parameters may change over time A method of managing bets is provided. The method includes identifying a set of participants in an event and receiving a group bet for the event. The group bet comprises a bet that one of an undefined subset of the set of participants will win the event. The undefin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306522 | Interactive inter-channel game An interactive multi-channel game method is described. The method includes providing a first representation of a game element associated with a first channel of a multi-channel system, replacing the first representation with a second representation of the game eleme... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303472 | Interactive professional wrestling fantasy contest system In an interactive contest system which permits competition among a plurality of remote participants as a professional wrestling fantasy league, a method employing a database storage means for storing a preferred wrestling team roster and rating scores attributable t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300346 | Systems and methods for coding competitions This invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a coding competition. In one embodiment, a method for providing a coding competition includes transmitting a coding problem to contestants, receiving computer code created by a contestant, determining a ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288027 | Cheater detection in a multi-player gaming environment A first instance of a game application is executed on a first computing system. The first computing system is coupled to communicate with a second computing system executing a second instance of the game application. Execution of the second instance of the game appl... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288028 | Method and apparatus for quickly joining an online game being played by a friend The user who has signed onto an online gaming service can be immediately joined in playing an instance of a game with a friend appearing in the user's friends list. After signing onto the online service, the user has the option to select “Quick Join,” causing th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287091 | Method and apparatus for opening and launching a web browser in response to an audible signal The present invention disclosed and claimed herein comprises a system and method for launching a web browser on a network comprising a computer having an all new input interface and a communication interface coupled to a computer network; said audio input coupled to... | 10/23/2007 |
