Gaming machine with action unit container
First Claim
1. A gaming device comprising:
- (A) at least one game apparatus configured to allow a player to play a game;
(B) at least one moveable object;
(C) at least one container configured to hold the moveable object;
(D) at least one game element coupled to the container and capable of receiving the moveable object;
(E) at least one actuator associated with the game element and configured to cause the moveable object to engage the game element; and
(F) at least one controller in communication with the actuator and the game apparatus, configured to determine a random game outcome and activate the actuator to cause the moveable object to engage the game element, thereby conveying the random game outcome to the player, wherein the same controller is not necessarily in communication with both the actuator and the game apparatus when there is more than one controller.
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Abstract
A gaming device having a container with at least one moveable object located within, one or more game elements capable of receiving and isolating the moveable objects, an actuator configured to attract the moveable objects to receptacle game elements, a game apparatus enabling a player to play the game, and a controller configured to determine a random game outcome and subsequently cause the actuator to move the objects to a game element to display the result of the game, is disclosed. Preferably, the actuator may be a magnet or a suction device, such as a fan, vacuum pump or vent. Display devices which include a container, moveable objects located within, one or more game elements, a suitable actuator to attract the moveable objects into or onto the receptacle game elements, and a controller associated with the actuator, are also disclosed. Further, a method of playing a game involving placing a wager using the game device described above is disclosed.
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49 Claims
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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(A) at least one game apparatus configured to allow a player to play a game;
(B) at least one moveable object;
(C) at least one container configured to hold the moveable object;
(D) at least one game element coupled to the container and capable of receiving the moveable object;
(E) at least one actuator associated with the game element and configured to cause the moveable object to engage the game element; and
(F) at least one controller in communication with the actuator and the game apparatus, configured to determine a random game outcome and activate the actuator to cause the moveable object to engage the game element, thereby conveying the random game outcome to the player, wherein the same controller is not necessarily in communication with both the actuator and the game apparatus when there is more than one controller. - 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)
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24. A display device comprising:
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(A) at least one moveable object;
(B) at least one container configured to hold the moveable object;
(C) at least one game element attached to the container and capable of acquiring the moveable object;
(D) at least one actuator associated with the game element and configured to cause the moveable object to be acquired by the game element; and
(E) at least one controller in communication with the actuator configured to induce the actuator to cause the moveable object to be acquired by the game element. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method of playing a game comprising, but not all necessarily in order shown:
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(A) allowing a player to place a wager and play a game;
(B) moving at least one moveable object located inside a container;
(C) randomly determining a game outcome;
(D) attracting the moveable object to at least one game element with an associated actuator in order to convey the game outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for displaying an outcome of a game, comprising:
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(A) at least one moveable object;
(B) at least one game element capable of receiving the moveable object;
(C) an actuator associated with the game element and configured to attract the moveable object to the game element; and
(D) a controller in communication with the actuator, configured to determine a random game outcome and cause the actuator to attract the moveable object to the game element, thereby conveying the random game outcome for display. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A gaming device comprising:
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(A) game apparatus means for enabling a player to play a game;
(B) moveable object means for indicating an outcome of the game;
(C) container means for holding the moveable object means;
(D) game element means for receiving the moveable object means; and
(E) moveable object attracting means for associating the moveable object means with the game element means. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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43. A gaming device comprising:
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(A) at least one game apparatus configured to allow a player to play a game;
(B) at least one moveable object;
(C) at least one container configured to hold the moveable object;
(D) at least one game element coupled to the container and capable of receiving the moveable object; and
(E) at least one controller in communication with the game apparatus, configured to determine a random game outcome and convey the random game outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method of playing a game comprising, but not all necessarily in order shown:
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(A) allowing a player to place a wager and play a game;
(B) moving at least one moveable object located inside a container;
(C) randomly determining a game outcome; and
(D) causing the moveable object to become associated with at least one game element and the game element communicating the game outcome to the player. - View Dependent Claims (49)
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