Gaming device having player-selectable music

• US 20050054441A1
• Filed: 09/04/2003
• Published: 03/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Maya, Darren, Landrum, Kristopher E., Mierau, Marc S.
• Granted Patent: US 7,789,748 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/35
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/10 Control of the course of the game, e.g. start, progess, end
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/45 Controlling the progress of the video game
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/6018 where the game content is authored by the player, e.g. level editor or by game device at runtime, e.g. level is created from music data on CD
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/69 Involving elements of the real world in the game world, e.g. measurement in live races, real video
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements

Abstract

A gaming device and a method for operating the gaming device including enabling a player to select music to be played during a game. The music selections include music recordings within general music classifications such as genre and style and music recordings within specific classifications such as artist or group, album or song. The game presents the music classification selections for player selection at any point before, during or after the game. In one embodiment, the music recordings within the music classification selected by the player and played by the gaming device are incorporated into the theme of the game.

Claims

1. A gaming device comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player;

a plurality of player selectable selections;

at least two different classifications of music;

a display device operable to display the selections and the different class or classification of music associated with each selection; and

music producing means for producing the classification of music selected by the player after the player inputs a pick of one of the selections.

2. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the each of the different classifications of music is selected from the group consisting of:

genre, style, period, instrumentation, artist, album and song.

3. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the genre classification of music includes at least two of the following:

rock, country, jazz, classical, new age, world, folk, bluegrass, rap, reggae, blues, vocal, gospel and easy listening.

4. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of different music classes or classifications of music include sub-classifications of music, wherein said sub-classifications are associated with a plurality of player-selectable second selections.

5. The gaming device of claim 1, which includes at least one game theme, said class or classifications of music selectable by the player being coordinated with said theme.

6. A gaming device comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player, wherein said game includes a game theme;

a plurality of player-selectable selections;

at least two different classifications of music, each classification associated with one of the different selections, wherein each of the classifications is associated with the game theme;

a plurality of music recordings, wherein each recording is associated with one of the classifications of music;

a display device operable to display the selections and the different classifications associated with each selection; and

a processor operable to cause at least one of said plurality of music recordings associated with the classification of music selected by the player to be played after the player inputs a selection of one of the selections.

7. A method of operating a gaming device including a game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:

(a) displaying a plurality of selections and a different classification of music associated with each of the selections;

(b) enabling a player to input a selection of one of the classifications by selecting one of the selections; and

(c) playing the classification of music selected by the player.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein each of the different classifications of music is selected from the group consisting of:

genre, style, period, instrumentation, artist, album and song.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the music classifications are selected from the group consisting of:

rock, country, jazz, new age, world, folk, bluegrass, rap, reggae, blues, vocal, gospel or easy listening.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the steps (a) to (c) are provided to a player through a data network.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the data network is an internet.

12. A method of operating a gaming device including a game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:

(a) associating a plurality of music recordings with a plurality of different player-selectable selections;

(b) displaying the plurality of player-selectable selections;

(c) enabling a player to pick one of the displayed selections; and

(d) performing at least one of the plurality of music recordings associated with the selection picked by the player.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the steps (a) to (d) are provided to a player through a data network.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the data network is an internet.

15. A method of operating a gaming device including a game operable upon a wager, said method comprising:

(a) displaying a plurality of selections and a different classification of music associated with each of the selections, wherein each classification of music is associated with a game theme;

(b) enabling a player to input a selection of one of the classifications by selecting one of the selections; and

(c) playing the classification of music selected by the player in coordination with the game theme.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the steps (a) to (c) are provided to a player through a data network.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the data network is an internet.