METHOD FOR PLAYER PURCHASING USING FUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH PLAYER ACCOUNTS

• US 20100099485A1
• Filed: 10/16/2008
• Published: 04/22/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LNW Gaming Incorporated (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Inventors: Sommer, John, Eisele, Walter
• Granted Patent: US 8,632,397 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3255 Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements

Abstract

A system and method of providing purchase of gaming and non-gaming services or items while continuing to use a gaming machine. The purchase activity is unrelated to the gambling activities provided by the gaming machine.

Claims

1. A method of providing player purchasing, comprising:

engaging in gambling activity on a gaming device; and

selecting an item for purchase from an itemized menu provided on the gaming device, wherein such selection is made independent of the gambling activity.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring the menu to include non-gaming items.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring the menu to include gaming items unrelated to the gaming device gambling activity.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing an embedded additional user interface which includes an embedded processor.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising activating the embedded additional user interface to perform independently from gaming logic for the gaming device.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the embedded additional user interface includes an attract mode and further including activating the attract mode.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising placing the gaming device in communication with a web service.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising placing the gaming device in communication with a casino online purchasing application.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising making a purchase through the casino online purchasing application.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising causing communication between the online purchasing application and the web service.