US Patent No: 5,766,074

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Device and method for displaying a final gaming result

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Abstract

A device and method for displaying a final gaming result, in one embodiment, displays on a video monitor the winning results in a complete manner and all non-winning results in a faded manner. In an alternate embodiment, when a game produces winning results, only the winning results of the game are displayed. Specifically, a video game device has a processor, a video monitor with display screen, and a memory for storing a bit map of the screen. Non-winning results in one embodiment are not displayed or are replaced with a background display. In another embodiment, non-winning results are displayed in a faded manner by substituting selected pixels of a collection of pixels defining an non-winning indicia to be displayed with a background or neutral display. The desired results are achieved by storing data indicative of the desired display in address locations corresponding to pixels on the screen.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
IGTRENO, NV2339
POWERHOUSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.BOZEMAN, MT9

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cannon, Lee Bozeman, MT 2 261
O'Donovan, John Bozeman, MT 2 246

Cited Art

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5,152,529 Game machine 264 1990
5,083,785 Win control method and apparatus for game machines 75 1990
5,050,881 Slot machine 51 1990
5,127,651 Slot machine 122 1991
 
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. (3)
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IGT (3)
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5,326,104 Secure automated electronic casino gaming system 482 1992
 
POWERHOUSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (3)
5,559,950 Graphics processor enhancement unit 15 1994
5,511,784 Method and apparatus for directly generating a random final outcome of a game 98 1994
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Ainsworth Nominees Pty. Ltd. (2)
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BOATMAN'S FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF KANSAS CITY (1)
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CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. (1)
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DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. (1)
5,388,192 Image layout processing method and apparatus 16 1992
 
GAMING EDGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
5,269,523 Match number game display apparatus and method 17 1992
 
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (1)
5,170,468 Graphics system with shadow ram update to the color map 79 1987
 
MIDWEST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (1)
5,324,035 Video gaming system with fixed pool of winning plays and global pool access 399 1992
 
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (1)
5,254,984 VGA controller for displaying images having selective components from multiple image planes 35 1992
 
Takasago Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (1)
5,169,147 Stop-control device of rotary gaming machine 51 1991
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (3)
5,129,652 Casino drawing/lottery game and case/prize management system 125 1991
5,282,620 Lottery game and method of playing a lottery game 194 1992
5,340,119 Method of playing a game of chance at locations remote from the game site 49 1993

Patent Citation Ranking

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IGT (193)
6,210,275 Progressive jackpot game with guaranteed winner 349 1999
6,217,448 Controller-based linked gaming machine bonus system 396 1999
6,769,985 Gaming device and method for enhancing the issuance or transfer of an award 30 2000
6,731,313 Gaming device having touch activated alternating or changing symbol 59 2000
6,319,124 Gaming device with signified reel symbols 260 2000
6,375,570 Gaming device displaying an exhibition for replacing video reels 108 2000
6,837,790 Gaming device with moving screen simulation 20 2000
6,582,306 Gaming device having bonus scheme incremental value disclosure 74 2000
6,780,105 Gaming device having a multiple screen bonus round 45 2000
6,695,696 Gaming device having a replicating display that provides winning payline information 114 2000
6,632,139 Gaming device having a bonus scheme with symbol generator and symbol terminating condition 84 2000
7,559,837 Video gaming system with wild card system and bonus system 27 2000
6,935,955 Gaming device with award and deduction proximity-based sound effect feature 31 2000
6,939,223 Gaming device providing pay table information for a symbol through selection of the symbol 23 2000
6,739,973 Gaming device having changed or generated player stimuli 48 2000
6,554,703 Gaming device having multiple audio, video or audio-video exhibitions associated with related symbols 62 2000
6,413,162 Gaming device having independent reel columns 181 2000
6,656,048 Controller-based linked gaming machine bonus system 143 2001
6,579,179 Gaming device having a cash out menu screen and a system and method for enabling a player to retrieve money from a gaming device 38 2001
6,605,002 Gaming device having tease reveal feature 71 2001
6,582,307 Gaming device having a selection-type bonus game that activates a mechanical device 158 2001
6,733,386 Gaming device having an adjacent selection bonus scheme 95 2001
7,351,146 Gaming device and method for activating multiple paylines upon the wager of a single credit 28 2001
7,708,642 Gaming device having pitch-shifted sound and music 0 2001
6,848,996 Gaming device with sound recording changes associated with player inputs 42 2001
6,558,254 Gaming device with signified symbols 65 2001
6,702,675 Gaming device with multi-purpose reels 46 2001
6,869,357 Methods of conducting games of chance and gaming devices with multiple pay lines 27 2001
7,169,047 Providing an indication of a hidden bonus on a casino gaming apparatus 3 2002
8,323,113 Gaming machine with iridescent or fluorescent indicia 0 2002
7,001,274 Gaming device having independent reel columns 66 2002
7,918,730 Trajectory-based 3-D games of chance for video gaming machines 6 2002
7,252,591 Gaming device having symbol stacks 42 2002
7,749,079 Gaming device having an electronic funds transfer system 1 2002
7,666,098 Gaming device having modified reel spin sounds to highlight and enhance positive player outcomes 0 2002
7,201,657 Gaming device having a game with decreasing probabilities of success 22 2002
7,247,093 Gaming device having a mechanical secondary display 1 2002
6,960,134 Alternative bonus games associated with slot machine 48 2002
7,789,756 Wagering gaming device having simulated control of movement of game functional elements 3 2002
7,901,291 Gaming device operable with platform independent code and method 0 2002
7,980,936 Apparatus and method for player interaction 0 2002
7,001,278 Gaming device having apparent and final awards 24 2002
6,942,568 Gaming device having skill and dexterity element 23 2002
7,303,469 Gaming device having a multiple selection group bonus round 12 2002
6,692,356 Gaming device with signified symbols 27 2003
6,918,830 Gaming device having game scheme allowing player skill to affect symbol movement without affecting award 11 2003
7,727,061 Method for playing a video gaming machine 1 2003
6,835,134 Gaming device having a cash out menu screen and a system and method for enabling a player to retrieve money from a gaming device 9 2003
6,964,609 Gaming device having alternate outcome presentations 32 2003
6,811,485 Gaming device having incremental value disclosure 17 2003
6,843,722 Gaming device having a selection-type bonus game that activates a mechanical device 13 2003
6,929,952 Gaming device having a bonus scheme with symbol generator and symbol terminating condition 32 2003
6,832,959 Gaming device having tease reveal feature 17 2003
7,331,863 Gaming device having related award component selection 11 2003
7,789,748 Gaming device having player-selectable music 2 2003
7,591,722 Gaming device having board and converting chip game 1 2003
7,544,129 Gaming device having multiple selection groups with related picks 6 2003
7,503,847 Gaming device having convertible reel symbols 3 2003
7,695,363 Gaming device having multiple display interfaces 2 2003
7,105,736 Gaming device having a system for dynamically aligning background music with play session events 16 2003
7,338,366 Gaming device having a mechanical secondary display 3 2003
7,494,414 Gaming device having a card management system for the management of circulating data cards 3 2003
7,361,088 Gaming device having a game with incremental value disclosure and value modification 4 2003
7,819,742 Gaming device having an electronic funds transfer system 5 2003
7,771,277 Electronic fund transfer kiosk for use with wagering gaming machine 0 2003
7,153,205 Gaming device having related multi-game bonus scheme 18 2003
8,267,767 3-D reels and 3-D wheels in a gaming machine 1 2003
6,890,254 Gaming device having a replicating display 17 2003
7,780,517 Gaming device having a cash out menu screen and a system and method for enabling a player to retrieve money from a gaming device 1 2004
7,625,280 Gaming device having separately and simultaneously displayed paylines 4 2004
7,909,696 Game interaction in 3-D gaming environments 5 2004
7,526,736 Gaming device having touch activated alternating or changing symbol 1 2004
7,056,210 Gaming device having perceived skill 21 2004
6,913,533 Gaming device having an adjacent selection bonus scheme 27 2004
7,258,613 Gaming device having changed or generated player stimuli 10 2004
7,160,186 Gaming device having an adjacent selection bonus scheme 29 2004
7,699,698 Gaming machine and method involving a selectable bonus evaluation system 3 2004
7,892,091 Gaming device and method for enhancing the issuance or transfer of an award 0 2004
7,566,271 Gaming device having a selection game with multiple groups of potential outcomes 11 2004
7,871,324 Gaming device having a countdown indicator associated with an award indicator 0 2004
7,160,190 Gaming device having a competition bonus scheme 10 2004
7,780,518 Method of scoring a video wagering game 0 2004
7,699,699 Gaming device having multiple selectable display interfaces based on player's wagers 2 2004
7,731,580 Gaming device with multiple orbit award indicator 1 2004
7,156,740 Gaming device with moving screen simulation 1 2004
7,494,411 Gaming device having tease reveal feature 0 2004
7,686,303 Gaming device having a rate dependent game 0 2004
7,594,849 Method and apparatus for selecting pay lines based on a partial outcome of a slots game 0 2005
8,221,206 Gaming device having a partial selectable symbol matrix 0 2005
7,533,885 Gaming device having a rotor-based game with a bonus opportunity 10 2005
7,722,463 Gaming device having apparent and final awards 0 2005
7,156,736 Methods of conducting games of chance and gaming devices with multiple pay lines 5 2005
7,465,230 Virtual cameras and 3-D gaming environments in a gaming machine 16 2005
7,785,188 Gaming device including a plurality of selectable positions and an outcome modifier 7 2005
7,553,233 Multiple wheel roulette game 5 2005
7,905,775 Methods and apparatus for operating a gaming device 3 2005
7,281,977 Gaming device providing touch activated symbol information 4 2005
8,057,296 Gaming device including a card processing assembly having vertically-stacked card holders operable with thermally-printable data cards and portable card changeover machines 0 2005
7,326,115 Gaming device and method having a first interactive game which determines a function of a second wagering game 35 2005
7,229,351 Gaming device having alternate outcome presentations 2 2005
7,922,573 Gaming device having concentric reels including an outer reel with display areas having different sizes and positions 0 2005
7,585,219 Gaming device having a matching symbol game 6 2005
7,785,191 Slot machine game having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts based on selection of one or more symbols (power pays) 1 2005
7,744,458 Slot machine game having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts based on selection of one or more symbols (power pays) 5 2005
7,666,083 Gaming device having a free spin game including an accumulated modifier 3 2005
7,690,983 Gaming device having an indicator operable to indicate primary game outcomes and associated bonus game opportunities 3 2005
7,604,539 Gaming device having a puzzle function operable to indicate information related to a game event 5 2005
7,727,068 Gaming system having a common display, a first bonus game or a first bonus game paytable and an option to purchase a second bonus game or a second bonus game paytable with relatively expected higher values 7 2005
8,043,155 Gaming device having a plurality of wildcard symbol patterns 0 2005
7,309,281 Gaming device having independent reel columns 11 2006
7,309,282 Gaming device having independent reel columns 10 2006
7,494,412 Computer system communicable with one or more gaming devices having a matching game 6 2006
7,341,512 Computer system communicable with one or more gaming devices having a matching game with multiple rounds 9 2006
7,789,749 Gaming device having perceived skill 1 2006
7,331,865 Gaming device having a competition bonus scheme 3 2006
8,128,480 Gaming device having dynamic paylines 0 2006
8,002,623 Methods and devices for displaying multiple game elements 2 2006
7,481,708 Gaming device having a free spin game 14 2006
8,221,223 Methods, systems and apparatus for facilitating cashout options at a gaming device 0 2006
8,002,621 Gaming device and method having purchasable randomly selected paytables 0 2006
8,216,065 Gaming system having multiple adjacently arranged gaming machines which each provide a component for a multi-component game 0 2006
7,355,112 Gaming device which dynamically modifies background music based on play session events 14 2006
8,235,801 Gaming system and method for providing enhanced player opportunities for depositing monetary amounts above a designated level 1 2006
8,241,104 Gaming device and method having designated rules for determining ways to win 0 2006
7,601,062 Gaming device and method including moving paylines 4 2006
8,137,179 Gaming device having expanding and rolling wild symbols 0 2006
7,931,531 Gaming system and method providing an interactive game with automatic wagers 2 2006
7,846,018 Gaming device and method having purchasable enhanced paytables 1 2006
7,674,172 Gaming device having a wheel-based game 7 2006
8,221,214 Rotor-based gaming device having a secondary award system 0 2006
7,708,630 Rotor-based gaming device having a system for changing the quantity of potential game outcomes for subsequent plays 7 2006
7,329,182 Methods of conducting games of chance and gaming devices with multiple pay lines 6 2007
7,833,095 Gaming device having an adjacent selection bonus scheme 1 2007
7,976,382 Casino gaming apparatus with a bonus associated with a cash out 0 2007
7,846,015 Gaming device having skill/perceived skill game 1 2007
8,061,913 Machine having a card processing assembly 0 2007
7,803,044 Gaming device having a game with decreasing probabilities of success 1 2007
8,384,710 Displaying and using 3D graphics on multiple displays provided for gaming environments 0 2007
8,246,437 Gaming device having alternate outcome presentations 0 2007
7,950,993 Gaming system and method providing an interactive game with automatic wagers 1 2007
7,572,186 Virtual cameras and 3-D gaming environments in a gaming machine 11 2007
8,029,358 Gaming device having free game bonus with a changing multiplier 0 2007
8,016,674 Gaming device having changed or generated player stimuli 2 2007
8,360,841 Facilitating a payout at a gaming device using audiovisual content 0 2007
8,109,821 Gaming system and method which enables multiple players to simultaneously play multiple individual games or group games on a central display 4 2007
8,231,455 Method and apparatus for providing a bonus to a player 0 2007
7,481,710 Gaming device having a replicating display and a payout display 3 2007
8,197,334 Circulating data card apparatus and management system 1 2007
8,430,739 Gaming system and method having wager dependent different symbol evaluations 0 2007
8,231,448 Gaming system and method for providing purchasable bonus opportunities 0 2007
8,277,308 Gaming device having independent reel columns 0 2007
8,066,564 Gaming system and method having wager allocation 0 2008
7,967,674 Gaming device and method having a first interactive game which determines a function of a second wagering game 2 2008
7,901,289 Transparent objects on a gaming machine 4 2008
8,012,011 Gaming device and method having independent reels and multiple ways of winning 0 2008
7,488,251 Gaming device and method for activating multiple poker hands upon the wager of a single credit 11 2008
8,012,019 3-D text in a gaming machine 2 2008
7,934,994 Virtual cameras and 3-D gaming environments in a gaming machine 6 2008
8,226,468 Gaming system and method including points of symbol expansion 0 2008
7,690,987 Gaming device having a free spin game 0 2009
8,070,594 Machine having a card processing assembly 0 2009
7,901,280 Multiple reel roulette game 1 2009
7,828,294 Gaming system having a dice-based game with a plurality of wager areas 1 2009
8,292,720 Gaming system, gaming device and method providing competitive wagering games 0 2009
8,444,473 Gaming system, gaming device, and gaming method for shifting symbols from a staging area to a symbol matrix 0 2009
8,152,171 Gaming device having a wheel-based game 0 2010
8,221,218 Gaming device having multiple selectable display interfaces based on player's wagers 0 2010
8,177,234 Rotor-based gaming device having a system for changing the quantity of potential game outcomes for subsequent plays 0 2010
8,398,475 Gaming system, gaming device and method providing a first game and a plurality second wagering games each associated with a separate activatable component of the first game 0 2010
8,371,938 Gaming system having a common display, a first bonus game or a first bonus game paytable and an option to purchase a second bonus game or a second bonus game paytable with relatively expected higher values 0 2010
8,317,597 Method for playing a video gaming machine 0 2010
8,408,990 Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing benefit in a future play of a wagering game 0 2010
8,177,627 Gaming device and method having purchasable enhanced paytables 0 2010
8,075,384 Wagering gaming device having simulated control of movement of game functional elements 0 2010
8,323,091 Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a cascading symbol game including shifting different determined symbols 0 2010
8,430,735 Gaming system and method providing an interactive game with automatic wagers 0 2011
8,267,765 Gaming device and method having a first interactive game which determines a function of a second wagering game 0 2011
8,210,759 Machine having a card processing assembly 0 2011
8,382,578 Gaming device and method having purchasable randomly selected paytables 0 2011
8,262,459 Gaming device and method having purchasable randomly selected paytables 0 2011
8,262,460 Gaming device and method having purchasable randomly selected paytables 0 2011
8,408,996 Gaming device having changed or generated player stimuli 0 2011
8,460,094 Gaming device having free game bonus with a changing multiplier 0 2011
8,366,532 Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing an obstacle board slot game 0 2011
8,366,533 Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing an obstacle board slot game 0 2011
8,333,657 Gaming system, gaming device and method for displaying multiple concurrent games using dynamic focal points 0 2011
8,419,524 Gaming device having a plurality of wildcard symbol patterns 0 2011
8,360,852 Gaming system and method having wager allocation 0 2011
8,403,740 Gaming system and method which enables multiple players to simultaneously play multiple individual games or group games on a central display 0 2012
8,460,090 Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing an estimated emotional state of a player based on the occurrence of one or more designated events 0 2012
8,277,307 Gaming device having expanding and rolling wild symbols 0 2012
8,342,941 Rotor-based gaming device having a secondary award system 0 2012
8,460,095 Gaming system and method for providing enhanced player opportunities for depositing monetary amounts above a designated level 0 2012
 
BALLY GAMING, INC. (20)
6,942,571 Gaming device with directional and speed control of mechanical reels using touch screen 110 2000
7,770,893 Method, apparatus and article for evaluating card games, such as blackjack 1 2005
7,479,065 System and method for an enhanced gaming device 12 2005
7,427,234 Method, apparatus and article for hierarchical wagering 14 2006
8,342,533 Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games with multi-compartment playing card receivers 0 2006
8,342,932 Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games with intermediary playing card receiver 0 2006
7,448,626 Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games 19 2006
8,366,109 System and method to handle playing cards, employing elevator mechanism 0 2006
8,100,753 Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games with selectable odds 1 2006
8,052,519 Systems, methods and articles to facilitate lockout of selectable odds/advantage in playing card games 2 2006
8,038,153 Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games 1 2006
7,523,937 Device for use in playing card handling system 6 2006
7,510,186 Systems, methods and articles to facilitate delivery of playing cards 20 2006
8,109,825 Enhanced mechanical reel gaming system with touch controls 0 2009
8,241,124 Gaming machine having a curved display with a video switcher and touch router system 2 2009
8,177,638 Gaming machine having a curved display with a video switcher and touch router system 0 2009
8,012,021 Gaming machine having a molded curved display 1 2009
8,371,929 Gaming method having dynamically changing image reel symbols 0 2011
8,323,093 Enhanced reel gaming system with touch controls 0 2012
8,408,551 System and method to handle playing cards, employing elevator mechanism 0 2012
 
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. (9)
8,342,935 Integrated display and input system 0 2001
8,235,788 Integrated display and input system 0 2001
6,991,544 Method, apparatus and article for hierarchical wagering 88 2002
7,222,852 Method, apparatus and article employing multiple machine-readable indicia on playing cards 17 2003
6,857,961 Method, apparatus and article for evaluating card games, such as blackjack 28 2003
7,736,236 Method, apparatus and article for evaluating card games, such as blackjack 7 2003
6,964,612 Method, apparatus and article for evaluating card games, such as blackjack 28 2004
7,753,798 Systems, methods, and devices for monitoring card games, such as baccarat 7 2004
7,905,784 Method, apparatus and article for evaluating card games, such as blackjack 0 2005
 
WMS GAMING INC. (6)
7,628,693 Wagering game with advantageous symbol meter 2 2005
8,177,622 Wagering game with background modification feature 0 2005
8,187,092 Wagering game with multiple viewpoint display feature 3 2007
8,021,228 Wagering game with active paytable highlighting winning combinations 0 2007
8,376,832 Gaming system having dynamically translucent symbol backgrounds 0 2008
8,454,426 Wagering game with active paytable highlighting winning combinations 0 2011
 
THE UNITED STATES PLAYING CARD COMPANY (5)
7,390,256 Method, apparatus and article for random sequence generation and playing card distribution 16 2001
8,262,090 Method, apparatus and article for random sequence generation and playing card distribution 0 2004
7,537,216 Method, apparatus and article for computational sequence generation and playing card distribution 2 2004
7,686,681 Systems, methods and articles to facilitate playing card games with selectable odds 6 2006
8,016,663 Method, apparatus and article for random sequence generation and playing card distribution 2 2006
 
PRECEDENT GAMING, INCORPORATED (3)
7,393,277 Horseshoe payline system and games using that system 1 2004
7,601,061 Gaming machine having independent spinning forms and multiple pay lines 4 2005
8,100,751 Horseshoe payline system and games using that system 0 2008
 
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. (2)
7,628,694 Gaming console with transparent sprites 1 2006
7,901,284 Gaming console with transparent sprites 0 2009
 
BARCREST GROUP LIMITED (1)
7,387,570 Entertainment machines 9 2004
 
DRAGON CO., LTD. (1)
6,942,572 Symbol display device and game machine 5 2002
 
KONAMI GAMING, INC. (1)
7,674,175 Video slot machine 2 2006
 
MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC. (1)
8,221,204 Method, apparatus, and program product for conducting a game having a simulated stock market feature 0 2008
 
PROGRESSIVE GAMING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (1)
7,572,182 Knowledge-based casino game and method therefor 3 2001
 
SAVANT SYSTEMS LLC (1)
8,237,625 Multimedia control and distribution architecture 0 2008
 
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (2)
6,390,017 Standings marker 2 2000
7,066,811 Gaming machine with active pay-table and method therefor 4 2002