SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING GAMING DEVICES TO A NETWORK FOR REMOTE PLAY

• US 20090088240A1
• Filed: 12/09/2008
• Published: 04/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/1994
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zynga Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Legal Igaming Incorporated
• Inventors: Carlson, Rolf E., Saunders, Michael W., Miller, WIlliam D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,092,932 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/22
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/58 Random or pseudo-random number generators
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 7/582 Pseudo-random number generators
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• 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 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00

Abstract

A system and method for connecting remote player devices to regulated host gaming devices in a network to provide remote game play. A host gaming device is configured to provide game information to a plurality of remote player devices to allow remote play of the host game device. Whether each remote player device is permitted to receive gaming data is based upon, at least in part, the geographic location of the remote player device.

Claims

1. A random number generator for implementing a game, comprising:

a random number generator configured to provide random numbers at a predetermined rate; and

a controller coupled to the random number generator, the controller being configured to generate pseudo-random numbers from the random numbers provided by the random number generator.

2. The generator for implementing a game of claim 1, wherein the random number generator configured to provide random numbers at a predetermined rate comprises a random number circuit.

3. The generator for implementing a game of claim 1, wherein the random number generator configured to provide random numbers at a predetermined rate is configured to continuously provide random numbers.

4. The generator for implementing a game of claim 1, wherein the random numbers are seeds or keys.

5. The generator for implementing a game of claim 1, wherein the random number generator configured to provide random numbers at a predetermined rate is configured to provide random numbers at a rate that is not determined by an external demand for random numbers.

6. The generator for implementing a game of claim 1, further comprising a memory configured to store all of the random numbers generated by the random number generator configured to provide random numbers at a predetermined rate.

7. The generator for implementing a game of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to supply a game random number on demand for each game event performed at a gaming machine.

8. The generator for implementing a game of claim 1, further comprising a module coupled to the controller, the module being configured to receive pseudo-random numbers produced by the controller and to generate a plurality of random game numbers.

9. The generator for implementing a game of claim 1, wherein the random number generator configured to provide random numbers at a predetermined rate comprises a random number generator of an encryption circuit.

10. A system for implementing a game, comprising:

at least one gaming machine; and

a server coupled to the at least one gaming machine over a network, the server comprising;

a random number generator configured to provide random numbers at a predetermined rate; and

a controller coupled to the random number generator, the controller being configured to generate, on demand, pseudo-random numbers from the random numbers provided by the random number generator.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the random number generator comprises a random number circuit.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the random number generator is configured to continuously provide random numbers.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the random numbers are seeds or keys.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the random number generator is configured to provide random numbers at a rate that is not determined by an external demand for random numbers.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to supply a game random number on demand for each game event performed at the at least one gaming machine.

16. The system of claim 10, further comprising a module coupled to the controller, the module being configured to receive pseudo-random numbers produced by the controller and to generate a plurality of random game numbers.

17. The system of claim 10, wherein the random number generator comprises a random number generator of an encryption circuit.

18. A system for implementing a game comprising at least one gaming machine, the system comprising:

a first random number generator configured to provide first random numbers at a predetermined rate;

a first controller coupled to the first random number generator, the first controller being configured to generate, on demand, first pseudo-random numbers from the first random numbers for each game event performed at the at least one gaming machine; and

a server coupled to the at least one gaming machine, the server comprising;

a second random number generator configured to provide second random numbers at a predetermined rate; and

a second controller coupled to the second random number generator, the second controller being configured to generate, on demand, second pseudo-random numbers from the second random numbers provided by the second random number generator for each game event performed at the at least one gaming machine.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the first or second random number generator comprises a random number circuit.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the first or second random number generator is configured to continuously provide random numbers.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the first or second random number generator is configured to provide random numbers at a rate that is not determined by an external demand for random numbers.

22. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

a first memory configured to store all of the first random numbers generated by the first random number generator; and

a second memory configured to store all of the second random numbers generated by the second random number generator.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the first or second memory is non-volatile.

24. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

a third memory configured to store all of the first pseudo-random numbers generated by the first controller; and

a fourth memory configured to store all of the second pseudo-random numbers generated by the second controller.

25. The system of claim 18, wherein the first and second random number generators are identical.

26. The system of claim 18, wherein the first and second controllers are identical.

27. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one gaming machine is configured to select at least one random game number for each game event from the first controller or the second controller.

28. The system of claim 18, further comprising a module coupled to the first or second controller, the module being configured to receive pseudo-random numbers produced by the first or second controller and to generate a plurality of random game numbers.

29. The system of claim 18, wherein the first or second random number generator comprises a random number generator of an encryption circuit

30. An apparatus for implementing a game configured to execute game events whose outcome depend on a random component, the apparatus comprising:

a random number generator configured to provide random numbers at a predetermined rate; and

a controller coupled to the random number generator, the controller being configured to generate pseudo-random numbers from the random numbers provided by the random number generator.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the random number generator comprises a random number circuit.

32. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the random number generator is configured to continuously provide random numbers.

33. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the random numbers are seeds or keys.

34. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein the random number generator is configured to provide random numbers at a rate that is not determined by an external demand for random numbers.