US Patent No: 6,595,854

Number of patents in Portfolio can not be more than 2000

Gaming device having a bonus scheme with multiple selection groups

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Abstract

A gaming device having a bonus round with multiple selection groups. The bonus round does not end upon an "end-bonus" selection; rather, the bonus round ends upon the selection of a predetermined number of selections from the last or final selection group. In one embodiment, the number of selections is determined from a selection group preceding the final selection group. Prior to determining the number of final selection group picks, the game provides the player with at least one selection group in which the player selects award indicators until selecting an indicator that advances the player to the next selection group. Player excitement and enjoyment is enhanced because the present invention provides the player with multiple opportunities to achieve game credits and because the player is guaranteed to have at least one opportunity to select from the final selection group. In one embodiment, the final selection group has larger values than the previous selection groups.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
IGTRENO, NV2339

International Classification(s)

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baerlocher, Anthony J Reno, NV 756 19982
Glavich, Paulina Reno, NV 48 2686
Hughs-Baird, Andrea C Reno, NV 41 1109
Webb, Bayard S Sparks, NV 115 4679

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
IGT (4)
5,788,573 Electronic game method and apparatus with hierarchy of simulated wheels 745 1996
6,033,307 Gaming machines with bonusing 518 1999
6,059,289 Gaming machines with bonusing 538 1999
6,439,995 Gaming device having a bonus scheme with multiple selection groups 372 2000
 
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (3)
6,093,102 Multiline gaming machine 326 1997
6,102,798 Slot machine game-find the prize 511 1997
6,089,977 Slot machine game with roaming wild card 556 1998
 
WMS GAMING INC. (3)
5,449,173 Reel-type slot machine with supplemental payoff 392 1994
6,004,207 Slot machine with incremental pay-off multiplier 547 1997
6,190,255 Bonus game for a gaming machine 638 1998
 
BATTLE BORN GAMING (2)
6,186,894 Reel slot machine 342 1998
6,224,483 Multi-spin rotating wheel bonus for video slot machine 552 1998
 
AT&T CORP. (1)
6,016,338 Lottery method and apparatus having a tiered prize scheme 42 1999
 
Boyd Gaming Corporation (1)
6,126,542 Gaming device and method offering primary and secondary games 540 1997
 
CASINO DATA SYSTEMS (1)
6,089,976 Gaming apparatus and method including a player interactive bonus game 639 1997
 
Douglas Press, Inc. (1)
5,046,737 Lottery-type game system with bonus award 146 1990
 
HOSHIKO LLC (1)
6,270,409 Method and apparatus for gaming 352 1999
 
MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC. (1)
5,997,401 Slot machine with symbol save feature 488 1996
 
NEW VISION GAMING & DEVELOPMENT, INC. (1)
6,149,156 Multiple round card game of chance 184 1999
 
Slingo, Inc. (1)
5,647,798 Apparatus for playing bingo on a slot machine 321 1996
 
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6,045,129 Method of playing a video poker game 94 1998

Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
IGT (98)
7,559,837 Video gaming system with wild card system and bonus system 27 2000
6,733,386 Gaming device having an adjacent selection bonus scheme 95 2001
6,942,566 Gaming device having an improved offer/acceptance bonus scheme 32 2001
7,040,982 Financial trading game 44 2001
6,983,935 Gaming device having an interactive matrix game 8 2002
7,252,591 Gaming device having symbol stacks 42 2002
7,201,657 Gaming device having a game with decreasing probabilities of success 22 2002
6,960,134 Alternative bonus games associated with slot machine 48 2002
7,708,628 Gaming device having a multiple coordinate award distributor 2 2003
7,331,863 Gaming device having related award component selection 11 2003
7,040,984 Gaming device having a selection game with building awards 21 2003
7,731,582 Gaming device having an offer and acceptance game with multiple offers 3 2003
7,544,129 Gaming device having multiple selection groups with related picks 6 2003
7,278,919 Gaming device having multiple interrelated secondary games 15 2003
7,270,604 Gaming device with offer/acceptance game having offer chosen from multiple formed offers 13 2003
7,585,218 Gaming device having multiple selection groups with randomly aligning advances 3 2003
7,316,609 Reveal-hide-pick-reveal video wagering game feature 13 2003
7,867,080 Interactive streak game 2 2003
7,771,271 Method and apparatus for deriving information from a gaming device 7 2003
7,354,342 Gaming device having a multiple coordinate award distributor including award percentages 11 2004
8,021,222 Game based on speed of play 2 2004
7,666,087 Gaming device having an input-output value bonus scheme 1 2004
6,913,533 Gaming device having an adjacent selection bonus scheme 27 2004
7,160,186 Gaming device having an adjacent selection bonus scheme 29 2004
7,794,316 Gaming device having multiple offer and acceptance rounds 1 2004
7,699,698 Gaming machine and method involving a selectable bonus evaluation system 3 2004
7,338,371 High low series gambling game 6 2004
7,601,058 Bonus game 2 2004
7,566,271 Gaming device having a selection game with multiple groups of potential outcomes 11 2004
7,160,190 Gaming device having a competition bonus scheme 10 2004
7,918,725 Gaming device having symbol revealing mechanism 0 2004
7,780,518 Method of scoring a video wagering game 0 2004
7,591,724 Gaming device having a game with primary symbols, secondary symbols associated with the primary symbols and independently generated secondary symbols 4 2004
7,575,515 Gaming device having accumulation game with selection of terminator symbols 1 2004
8,002,620 Gaming device providing an award based on a count of outcomes which meets a condition 2 2004
7,785,188 Gaming device including a plurality of selectable positions and an outcome modifier 7 2005
7,335,102 Gaming device with a bonus scheme involving movement along paths with path change conditions 7 2005
7,407,435 Gaming device having an improved offer/acceptance bonus scheme 2 2005
7,666,093 Gaming method and device involving progressive wagers 9 2005
7,922,573 Gaming device having concentric reels including an outer reel with display areas having different sizes and positions 0 2005
7,753,773 Gaming device having physical concentric symbol generators which are operable to provide a plurality of different games to a player 4 2005
7,666,083 Gaming device having a free spin game including an accumulated modifier 3 2005
7,507,155 Gaming device having a selection game with building awards 3 2005
7,690,983 Gaming device having an indicator operable to indicate primary game outcomes and associated bonus game opportunities 3 2005
7,651,392 Gaming device system having partial progressive payout 2 2005
7,604,539 Gaming device having a puzzle function operable to indicate information related to a game event 5 2005
7,572,184 Gaming device having an improved offer/acceptance bonus scheme 0 2005
7,819,736 Financial trading game 0 2006
7,488,245 Financial trading game 0 2006
7,481,705 Financial trading game 0 2006
7,338,360 Financial trading game 2 2006
7,331,865 Gaming device having a competition bonus scheme 3 2006
7,585,222 Gaming device and method providing a near miss insurance pool or fund 9 2006
8,070,597 Gaming device and method having multiple progressive award levels and a secondary game for advancing through the progressive award levels 5 2006
8,012,014 Gaming system having awards provided based on rate of play 0 2006
8,241,104 Gaming device and method having designated rules for determining ways to win 0 2006
7,914,377 Gaming device with dynamic progressive and bonus architecture 7 2006
8,449,375 Gaming machine and method providing a multi-play high-low game 0 2006
8,137,179 Gaming device having expanding and rolling wild symbols 0 2006
8,105,149 Gaming system and method providing venue wide simultaneous player participation based bonus game 1 2006
7,833,095 Gaming device having an adjacent selection bonus scheme 1 2007
7,803,044 Gaming device having a game with decreasing probabilities of success 1 2007
7,682,248 Gaming system and method for enabling a player to select progressive awards to try for and chances of winning progressive awards 3 2007
7,677,971 Gaming system and method for enabling a player to select progressive awards to try for and chances of winning progressive awards 1 2007
7,677,972 Gaming system and method for enabling a player to select progressive awards to try for and chances of winning progressive awards 0 2007
7,674,178 Gaming system and method for enabling a player to select progressive awards to try for and chances of winning progressive awards 1 2007
7,674,179 Gaming system and method for enabling a player to select progressive awards to try for and chances of winning progressive awards 5 2007
7,666,094 Gaming system and method for enabling a player to select progressive awards to try for and chances of winning progressive awards 0 2007
8,029,358 Gaming device having free game bonus with a changing multiplier 0 2007
7,566,272 Gaming device with offer/acceptance game having offer chosen from multiple formed offers 3 2007
7,614,953 Gaming device having multiple interrelated secondary games 0 2007
8,430,739 Gaming system and method having wager dependent different symbol evaluations 0 2007
8,231,457 Financial trading game 0 2008
7,625,278 Gaming device having a multiple coordinate award distributor including award percentages 1 2008
8,092,297 Gaming system and method for providing a bonus based on number of gaming machines being actively played 1 2008
8,118,666 Gaming system, gaming devices, and method for providing an enhanced multiple-player bonus redemption game 0 2008
8,079,903 Gaming system, gaming device and method of providing selection game with interdependent award distribution 1 2008
8,393,968 Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing a strategy game having a plurality of awards 0 2008
8,210,935 Gaming system, gaming device and method of providing collectors and tokens associated with collectors 0 2008
8,287,364 Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a game in which a player collects emblems by positioning accumulators in a field 0 2008
8,197,335 Gaming system, gaming device, and method for enabling a current bet to be placed on a future play of a wagering game 0 2008
8,157,646 Gaming system and method for providing a progressive award multiple times before resetting the displayed value of the provided progressive award 0 2009
8,118,662 Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing player selection of modifiers to game components 2 2009
8,187,082 Bonus game 0 2009
8,408,993 Gaming method and device involving progressive wagers 0 2010
7,819,744 Gaming device having an input-output value bonus scheme 0 2010
8,408,994 Gaming system and method for enabling a player to select progressive awards to try for and chances of winning progressive awards 0 2010
8,408,990 Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing benefit in a future play of a wagering game 0 2010
8,210,937 Gaming device having a game with multiple selections and progressive game incrementation 0 2011
8,414,379 Gaming device providing an award based on a count of outcomes which meets a condition 0 2011
8,388,437 Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing an award based on an outcome counter 0 2011
8,348,753 Gaming system having awards provided based on rate of play 0 2011
8,439,739 Game based on speed of play 0 2011
8,460,094 Gaming device having free game bonus with a changing multiplier 0 2011
8,371,931 Gaming system and method for providing a bonus based on number of gaming machines being actively played 0 2011
8,414,385 Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a selection game with offer and acceptance features 0 2011
8,277,307 Gaming device having expanding and rolling wild symbols 0 2012
8,414,386 Gaming device and method for providing a game with a budget 0 2012
 
SCIENTIFIC GAMES HOLDINGS LIMITED (15)
8,425,300 Method and apparatus of conducting a game of chance including bingo 0 2004
8,038,529 Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance 0 2004
7,976,374 Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance 0 2004
7,959,502 Method of playing a game of chance including a computer-based game 1 2004
8,425,297 Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance including a ticket 0 2005
8,047,907 Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance using pull-tab tickets 1 2005
8,025,567 Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance 1 2005
8,109,828 System and method for playing a game having online and offline elements 1 2006
8,016,668 Method and system for remote entry in frequent player programs 0 2007
8,100,759 Method and apparatus for providing player incentives 0 2007
7,980,942 System and method for playing a role-playing game 0 2008
8,157,635 Method and apparatus for providing player incentives 0 2009
8,118,667 Multiplayer gaming incentive 0 2009
8,393,949 Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance 0 2009
8,337,288 Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance 0 2011
 
BALLY GAMING, INC. (4)
7,427,234 Method, apparatus and article for hierarchical wagering 14 2006
8,192,277 Systems, methods and articles to enhance play at gaming tables with bonuses 0 2007
8,251,803 Overlapping progressive jackpots 0 2008
8,137,176 Configurable displays used, for example in gaming machines 2 2008
 
PROGRESSIVE GAMING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (4)
6,851,674 Pachinko stand-alone and bonusing game with displayed targets 18 2004
7,052,011 Casino game having lanes with displayed targets 9 2005
8,043,153 Gaming device having destructive chain reaction events 0 2005
8,029,355 Configurable gaming device with player selectable award profile 0 2006
 
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED (1)
8,414,371 Gaming apparatus and method having a separate but simultaneously operating bonus indicator 0 2003
 
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
6,991,544 Method, apparatus and article for hierarchical wagering 88 2002
 
ETASSE LIMITED (1)
8,376,829 Slot machine game with respin feature which identifies potential wins 0 2008
 
GAMELOGIC INC. (1)
8,029,361 Method and apparatus for providing player incentives 0 2007
 
ID INTERACTIVE (1)
8,337,292 Slot machine game with side wager on reel order 0 2007
 
King Show Games LLC (1)
7,364,159 System and method for presenting payouts in gaming systems 7 2004
 
PRECEDENT GAMING, INCORPORATED (1)
7,601,061 Gaming machine having independent spinning forms and multiple pay lines 4 2005

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