Supplemental bonusing system for an electronic gaming device

• US 20050170877A1
• Filed: 01/11/2005
• Published: 08/04/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/1997
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AIM Management, Inc.
• Original Assignee: AIM Management, Inc.
• Inventors: Okuniewicz, Douglas M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,986,105 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2001/008 adapted for being playable on a screen
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 3/081 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/16 Sound input; Sound output speech processing G10L
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3248 involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value

Abstract

A printing and dispensing system for an electronic gaming device has been developed. The system includes a gaming device with a processor that generates an outcome for the gambling device and a bonus system that generates payout that is supplemental to the payout of the gaming device. The supplemental payout is generated is response to gaming events in the gaming device.

Claims

1. A gambling game, comprising:

a gaming device with an outcome processor that determines gambling game outcomes; and

a bonus system that generates a payout supplemental to the gambling game outcome, where the bonus system is responsive to events in the gaming device.

2. The gambling game of claim 1, further comprising:

an event detection device that detects events in the gambling device and activates the bonus system.

3. The gambling game of claim 2, where the event detection device instructs the bonus system to determine a bonus award.

4. The gambling game of claim 2, where the event detection device instructs the bonus system to deliver a bonus award.

5. The gambling game of claim 3, where the bonus system determines a bonus award.

6. The gambling game of claim 5, where the event detection device instructs the bonus system to generate a notification of the bonus award.

7. The gambling game of claim 6, where the notification is through a video system.

8. The gambling game of claim 7, where the notification is through the EGD video system.

9. The gambling game of claim 7, where the notification is graphically represented by the video system.

10. The gambling game of claim 7, where the notification is a graphic representation of the bonus outcome.

11. The gambling game of claim 9, where the graphic representation is a lottery drawing.

12. The gambling game of claim 11, where the lottery drawing is simulated.

13. The gambling game of claim 11, where the lottery drawing is randomly generated.

14. The gambling game of claim 11, where the lottery drawing is generated by the outcome processor.

15. The gambling game of claim 9, where the graphic representation is a multiplier.

16. The gambling game of claim 15, where the multiplier is a wheel.

17. The gambling game of claim 15, where the multiplier is a gambling game.

18. The gambling game of claim 9, where the graphic representation is a slot machine.

19. The gambling game of claim 9, where the graphic representation is a card game.

20. The gambling game of claim 9, where the graphic representation is a drawing.

21. The gambling game of claim 5, where the bonus outcome is randomly determined.

22. The gambling game of claim 5, where the bonus outcome is predetermined.

23. The gambling game of claim 6, where the notification is through an audio system.

24. The gambling game of claim 2, where the events in the gambling device are pre-programmed in the event detection device.

25. The gambling game of claim 2, where the bonus system is a detachable module of the gaming device.

26. The gambling game of claim 2, where the bonus system is integrated in the gaming device.

27. The gambling game of claim 1, where the bonus system comprises a printer.

28. The gaming device of claim 27, where the printer prints redeemable cashless instruments.

29. The cashless instruments of claim 28, where the cashless instruments are redeemable by a gaming device.

30. The gambling game of claim 1, where the bonus system comprises a dispenser.

31. The gambling game of claim 30, where the dispenser dispenses pre-printed materials.

32. The gambling game of claim 30, where the dispenser dispenses merchandise.

33. The gambling game of claim 1, where the bonus system comprises a cashless instrument.

34. The gambling game of claim 1, where the gaming device is a slot machine.

35. The gambling game of claim 1, where the gaming device is a video poker machine.

36. The gambling game of claim 1, where the gaming device is a keno machine.

37. The gambling game of claim 1, where the gaming device is a video lottery terminal.

38. The gambling game of claim 1, where the gaming device is a video lottery system.

39. The gambling game of claim 1, where the gaming device is a central determinant system.

40. The gambling game of claim 1, where the gaming device is a video game.

41. The gambling game of claim 1, where the gaming device is a playing card game.

42. The gambling game of claim 1, where the gaming device is a card shuffler.

43. The gambling game of claim 1, where the gaming device is a table game.

44. The gambling game of claim 1, where the gaming device is a video 21 game.

45. A gambling game, comprising:

a gaming device with a game logic component that determines the gaming device outcome; and

a bonus system that awards a bonus through the gaming device independent of the gaming device outcome, where the bonus system is responsive to events in the gaming device.

46. The gambling game of claim 45, further comprising:

a central control system that is connected to the gambling game, where the bonus system is responsive to the central control device.

47. The gambling game of claim 45, further comprising:

a network of bonus systems that are connected to the central control system, where the network of bonus systems is responsive to the central control device.

48. The gambling game of claim 46, where the central control system instructs the bonus system to award a bonus.

49. The gambling game of claim 47, where the bonus system provides a notification of a bonus award.

50. The gambling game of claim 49, where the notification of a bonus award is given by the gaming device.

51. The gambling game of claim 50, where the notification is given by a video system within the gaming device.

52. The gambling game of claim 50, where the notification is given by an audio system within the gaming device.

53. The gambling game of claim 47, where the bonus system comprises a printer.

54. The gambling game of claim 47, where the bonus system comprises a dispenser.

55. The gambling game of claim 54, where the dispenser dispenses pre-printed materials.

56. The gambling game of claim 54, where the dispenser dispenses merchandise.

57. A gambling game, comprising:

a slot machine; and

a dispenser that distributes bonus materials, where the dispenser is activated by the slot machine.

58. A gambling game, comprising:

a slot machine; and

a printer that prints bonus materials, where the printer is activated by the slot machine.

59. A gaming device, comprising:

a main processor unit containing a gaming logic circuit that generates event signals;

a signal transmission device that detects the event signals; and

a peripheral device processor unit that receives the event signals from the signal transmission device, where the peripheral device processing unit cannot influence the generation of the event signals.

60. The gaming device of claim 59, where the main processor unit is mounted on a separate circuit board from the peripheral device processor.

61. The gaming device of claim 59, where the main processor unit comprises a payout processor.

62. The gaming device of claim 61, where the payout processor determines a payout based on a predetermined payment calculation.

63. The gaming device of claim 62, where the predetermined payment calculation is generated by a paytable.

64. The gaming device of claim 61, where the payout processor is a standard payment mechanism.

65. The gaming device of claim 59, where the signal transmission device and the peripheral device processor unit are located within the main processor unit.

66. The gaming device of claim 59, where the signal transmission device comprises:

a machine interface that receives event signals from the gaming logic circuit; and

an event signal capture register that receives the event signals from the machine interface and transmits the event signals to the peripheral device processor.

67. The gaming device of claim 66, where the event signal capture register is isolated from the machine interface so that no signals can be transmitted from the event signal capture register to the machine register.

68. The gaming device of claim 67, where the event signal capture register is optically isolated from the machine interface.

69. The gaming device of claim 67, where the event signal capture register is electro-magnetically isolated from the machine interface.

70. The gaming device of claim 59, where the peripheral device processor unit controls an output device.

71. The gaming device of claim 70, where the output device is a primary output device of gaming device.

72. The gaming device of claim 70, where the output device is a secondary output device of gaming device.

73. The gaming device of claim 70, where the output device is a printing device.

74. The gaming device of claim 73, where the printing device dispenses bonus payouts.

75. The gaming device of claim 74, where the bonus payouts are separate from payouts generated by the gaming logic circuit.

76. The gaming device of claim 74, where the bonus payouts are supplemental to payouts generated by the gaming logic circuit.

77. The gaming device of claim 59, where the peripheral device processor unit controls a sound device.

78. The gaming device of claim 77, where the sound device comprises a re-programmable sound producing device.

79. The gaming device of claim 77, where the sound device notifies a player of an event occurrence.

80. The gaming device of claim 59, where the peripheral device processor unit controls a display device

81. The gaming device of claim 80, where the display device comprises a re-programmable display device.

82. The gaming device of claim 81, where the display device notifies a player of an event occurrence.

83. The gaming device of claim 59, where the peripheral device processor unit is connected to a network of gaming devices.

84. The gaming device of claim 83, where the network of gaming devices is operated by a central control system.

85. The gaming device of claim 83, where the network of gaming devices generates combined payouts from a plurality of gaming devices.

86. The gaming device of claim 59, where the peripheral device processing unit conducts a lottery drawing.

87. The gaming device of claim 59, where the peripheral device processor unit commands the display device to output a lottery drawing.

88. The gaming device of claim 59, where the peripheral device processor unit controls a player tracking system.

89. The gaming device of claim 88, where the player tracking system dispenses bonus payouts.