Method and apparatus for managing features on a gaming device
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1. A method comprising:
- determining a measure of usage of a first feature on a first gaming device;
determining a measure of usage of a second feature on the first gaming device;
determining a first payment rate that is associated with a first party;
determining a first payment amount based on the first payment rate and the measure of usage of the first feature;
initiating payment of the first payment amount to the first party;
determining a second payment rate that is associated with a second party;
determining a second payment amount based on the second payment rate and the measure of usage of the second feature; and
initiating payment of the second payment amount to the second party.
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Abstract
In accordance with one or more embodiments, a method for managing features for use on gaming devices is presented, wherein the method comprises determining a measure of performance of a feature, and determining a payment due to a provider of the feature based on the measure of performance of the feature. In one or more embodiments, the measure of performance may be used to determine whether to keep the feature enabled on one or more gaming devices.
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28 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a measure of usage of a first feature on a first gaming device;
determining a measure of usage of a second feature on the first gaming device;
determining a first payment rate that is associated with a first party;
determining a first payment amount based on the first payment rate and the measure of usage of the first feature;
initiating payment of the first payment amount to the first party;
determining a second payment rate that is associated with a second party;
determining a second payment amount based on the second payment rate and the measure of usage of the second feature; and
initiating payment of the second payment amount to the second party.
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2. A method comprising:
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enabling a first feature for use on a first gaming device;
determining a measure of profitability of the first gaming device, in which the measure of profitability corresponds to use of the first gaming device while the first feature is enabled for use on the first gaming device;
determining a difference between the measure of profitability and a benchmark measure of profitability;
determining whether to disable the first feature based on the difference; and
disabling the first feature on the first gaming device if the first feature should be disabled based on the difference. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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determining a measure of usage of a feature on at least one gaming device;
determining a payment amount based on the measure of usage of the feature; and
initiating payment of the payment amount to a party having an interest in the feature. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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determining a feature that has been active on at least one gaming device;
determining a measure of performance of the feature;
determining a payment rate that is associated with a party;
determining a payment amount based on the payment rate and the measure of performance of the feature; and
initiating payment of the payment amount to the party. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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