METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONS TO GAMING DEVICES

• US 20080015022A1
• Filed: 07/05/2007
• Published: 01/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Andrew S Van Luchene, Bruce Schneier, Dean P. Alderucci, Geoffrey Gelman, James Jorasch, Jay S. Walker, Michael Downs
• Original Assignee: Andrew S Van Luchene, Bruce Schneier, Dean P. Alderucci, Geoffrey Gelman, James Jorasch, Jay S. Walker, Michael Downs
• Inventors: Jorasch, James, Schneier, Bruce, Van Luchene, Andrew, Alderucci, Dean, Gelman, Geoffrey, Downs, Michael, Walker, Jay
• Application Number:
  US11/773,646
• Publication Number:
  US 20080015022A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3234 about the performance of a gaming system, e.g. revenue, diagnosis of the gaming system
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

In various embodiments a casino has the flexibility to download games from a central controller to the gaming devices on the casino floor. The success of various games is periodically monitored. If a game is successful, as measured by its profitability or by some other success metric, then the game may be downloaded automatically to additional gaming devices. If a game is unsuccessful, then the game may be replaced on a gaming device with a new download. In this way, the types and quantities of different games present on a casino floor may be varied in real time based on their popularity.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

transmitting an instruction set to a first gaming device;

determining a value of a success metric for the instruction set based on customer use of the first gaming device; and

transmitting, based on the value of the success metric, the instruction set to a second gaming device.

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