Electronic prize fulfillment through intermediate devices
First Claim
1. A method of fulfilling prizes won during game play on a gaming machine, the method comprising:
- (a) determining that a player is entitled to a prize for a result achieved while playing a game on the gaming machine;
(b) presenting prize fulfillment options to the player via a player tracking device;
(c) receiving prize fulfillment specifications entered by the player in response to the presented prize fulfillment options; and
(d) communicating the player'"'"'s prize fulfillment specifications to a prize fulfillment site that is responsible for fulfilling prizes and is remote from said property.
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Abstract
A gaming system and method for facilitating electronic fulfillment of prizes is provided. Once the gaming system determines that a player is entitled to a prize for a result achieved while playing a game on the gaming machine and/or detects that a player wishes to redeem credits or a prize, the player is presented with prize fulfillment options via a player tracking device. In response to the presented prize fulfillment options, the gaming system receives prize fulfillment specifications entered by the player. These prize fulfillment specifications are communicated by the gaming system to a prize fulfillment site that is responsible for fulfilling prizes. In one embodiment, the prize fulfillment site can be remote from said property, and can be a retail entity such as an Internet retail entity. In other embodiments, the prize fulfillment site can be affiliated with the property.
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66 Claims
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1. A method of fulfilling prizes won during game play on a gaming machine, the method comprising:
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(a) determining that a player is entitled to a prize for a result achieved while playing a game on the gaming machine;
(b) presenting prize fulfillment options to the player via a player tracking device;
(c) receiving prize fulfillment specifications entered by the player in response to the presented prize fulfillment options; and
(d) communicating the player'"'"'s prize fulfillment specifications to a prize fulfillment site that is responsible for fulfilling prizes and is remote from said property. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28)
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26. A gaming machine apparatus comprising:
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(a) a master gaming controller configured to control the outcomes of games played on the gaming machine, wherein prizes may be awarded for the outcomes;
(b) a player tracking device comprising (i) a video display screen;
(ii) logic for providing a prize fulfillment player interface through the display screen; and
(iii) logic for providing a prize selection player interface through the display screen; and
(c) a network interface configured to communicate prize selection and prize fulfillment to one or remote prize fulfillment sites that are responsible for fulfilling the prizes. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A gaming machine apparatus comprising:
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a player tracking device comprising a video display screen, logic for providing a prize fulfillment player interface through the display screen and logic for providing a prize selection player interface through the display screen; and
a network interface configured to communicate prize selection and prize fulfillment to one or remote prize fulfillment sites that are responsible for fulfilling prizes. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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43. A computer program product including computer code for fulfilling prizes won during game play on a gaming machine, the computer program product comprising:
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(a) computer code for determining that a player is entitled to a prize for a result achieved while playing a game on the gaming machine;
(b) computer code for presenting prize fulfillment options to the player via a player tracking device;
(c) computer code for receiving prize fulfillment specifications entered by the player in response to the presented prize fulfillment options; and
(d) computer code for communicating the player'"'"'s prize fulfillment specifications to a prize fulfillment site that is responsible for fulfilling prizes and is remote from said property. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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