Gaming machine providing redeemable music awards

• US 20070173309A1
• Filed: 01/26/2006
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: WMS Gaming Incorporated (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Inventors: Rigsby, Gene
• Application Number:
  US11/342,360
• Publication Number:
  US 20070173309A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/16 for devices exhibiting advertisements, announcements, pictures or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/305 for record players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3253 involving articles, e.g. paying in bottles, paying out toys

Abstract

A gaming machine and method for conducting a wagering game includes awarding a player a music award redeemable for a downloadable music track or number of music tracks, a movie, a video or other entertainment award based on the outcome of game play or other gaming criteria. The downloadable music track or other entertainment award may be downloaded to a separate portable media recording device associated with the player and can be downloaded at the gaming machine, at a kiosk designed for award redemption, at a computer terminal in the casino or at a remote location. Alternatively, the player may be provided with a code that can be used to download a music track at a gaming machine or elsewhere, such as at a personal computer.

Claims

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a value input device for receiving a wager from a player to play a wagering game; and

a display for displaying an outcome randomly selected from a plurality of possible outcomes, at least one of said outcomes being associated with an award, said award being redeemable by said player for a music track.

2. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein said music track is recordable to a portable media recording device.

3. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein said music track is in the form of an electronic file that is stored in a database coupled to said gaming machine, said music track being downloaded to a portable media recording device coupled to said gaming machine.

4. The gaming machine of claim 3, wherein said portable media recording device includes a compact disk, Ipod®

, MP3 player, Jumpdrive®

, CompactFlash®

or SD Secure Digital™

card.

5. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein said display displays a music-track list and said music track is selected by said player from a set of individual songs or a compilation of songs.

6. The gaming machine of claim 2, further including a port that is coupled to said portable media recording device, said port for directly downloading said music track to said portable media recording device.

7. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein said award can be combined with other of said awards to achieve a larger number of said music tracks.

8. The gaming machine of claim 1, wherein said award is redeemable at said gaming machine, a kiosk designed for award redemption, a computer terminal or at a remote location.

9. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine, the method comprising:

receiving a wager input from a player at said gaming machine;

displaying an outcome randomly selected from a plurality of possible outcomes;

awarding said player of said wagering game with a music award; and

redeeming said music award for at least one music track.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said awarding includes providing said player with a code to be used for downloading said at least one music track to a portable media recording device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said code is provided to said player at said gaming machine.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said code is provided to said player via an electronic message on a device that is separate from said gaming machine.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein said awarding occurs in response to a signal that is generated in response to a signal input at a remote location.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said awarding occurs as a result of game play at another gaming machine.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein said awarding occurs randomly while game play occurs at said gaming machine.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein said awarding occurs in response to said gaming machine being played at a predetermined rate of play, in response to said wager input equaling a certain minimum wager, in response to a predetermined number of credits being accumulated by said player at said gaming machine, or in response to a predetermined number of credits being played.

17. The method of claim 9, wherein said at least one music track is a single music track or a compilation of music tracks that is selected by said player.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein in addition to said at least one music track, said player may select a music video, a movie, or any combination thereof.

19. The method of claim 9, wherein said awarding occurs in response to said randomly selected outcome being an award-music outcome.

20. The method of claim 9, wherein said redeeming is performed at said gaming machine or remote from said gaming machine.

21. A computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions for directing a gaming device to perform the method of claim 9.

22. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine, the method comprising:

receiving a wager input from a player at said gaming machine;

displaying an outcome randomly selected from a plurality of possible outcomes;

awarding said player an entertainment award; and

redeeming said entertainment award at said gaming machine or remote from said gaming machine for entertainment selected from a group consisting of a music track, a compilation of music tracks, a music video and a movie.