Method and device implementing a player configurable gaming machine

• US 20040224753A1
• Filed: 06/10/2004
• Published: 11/11/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lee E. Cannon, Oʼdonovan, John P.
• Original Assignee: Lee E. Cannon, Oʼdonovan, John P.
• Inventors: Cannon, Lee E., OʼDonovan, John P.
• Granted Patent: US 7,326,116 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played

Abstract

A player configurable video gaming machine in which a player may select one or more configuration inputs to play a previously configured default game or to create a new game configuration. Additionally, each game configuration may be saved to be implemented in various gaming machines.

Claims

1. A method for implementing a player configurable video game, the method comprising:

obtaining player game configuration data, the data including one or more inputs;

comparing each of the one or more inputs with one or more game parameters of a plurality of default games previously stored in memory;

suggesting one or more of the plurality of default games stored in memory most closely associated with the game configuration data;

receiving an indication from a player representative of a chosen default game from the one or more of the plurality of default games stored in memory;

receiving a wager from the player;

displaying a video image representative the chosen game;

determining a game outcome associated with the chosen game represented by the video image; and

determining a value payout associated with the game outcome.