Video gaming system with fixed pool of winning plays and global pool access
December 1, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3395463 3671040 3671041 Monitoring system for use with amusement game devices Solar heated anaerobic digestor Cash accounting and surveillance system for games Dialog between TV movies and human viewers Electronic bingo game Gaming board Electronic device for playing bingo, lotto and allied card games InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 988429 filed on 12/01/1992US Classes:463/42, Network type (e.g., computer network, etc.)273/139, Chance selection463/41Telephonic (e.g., modem, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Harrison, Jessica J.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesA63F 001/00A63F 009/22 AbstractA gaming system is provided including a central game processor, a plurality of master processing units and a plurality of slave terminals operable by players to play the game. The central game processor communicates with the master processing units and supplies the various games available in the system. The master processing units store and administer the games as they are played on the slave terminals connected to each respective master processing unit. A preferred game includes a fixed pool of game plays and a predetermined number of winning plays within each pool. Each player, through his or her slave terminal, can purchase plays in each fixed pool stored in the master processing unit to which that terminal is coupled. When a particular pool is exhausted, for example, through the purchase of all plays, the central game processor provides another fixed pool of plays to that master processing unit to enable continuous play. | |
