METHOD OF SEARCHING FOR GAMING DEVICE DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A method of identifying a gaming device for a player, the method comprising:
- identifying player-preferred pattern display information;
accessing pattern display information for a plurality of gaming devices;
comparing the player-preferred pattern display information to the accessed pattern display information for the gaming devices;
determining a pattern display from the accessed pattern display information associated with the plurality of gaming devices that is most similar to the identified player-preferred pattern display; and
notifying the player of the gaming device having the pattern display that is determined to be the most similar to the identified player-preferred pattern display.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods for searching for or otherwise identifying particular patterns or outcome trends associated with a gaming device, and gaming systems for implementing these methods. In one example, a gaming system may include a plurality of gaming devices having pattern displays, a server connected to the gaming devices through a network and configured to identify display information from the pattern displays of the gaming devices, and a search device operable by a player to search for desired display information and configured to identify a gaming device having pattern information displayed that substantially matches the desired display information.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of identifying a gaming device for a player, the method comprising:
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identifying player-preferred pattern display information; accessing pattern display information for a plurality of gaming devices; comparing the player-preferred pattern display information to the accessed pattern display information for the gaming devices; determining a pattern display from the accessed pattern display information associated with the plurality of gaming devices that is most similar to the identified player-preferred pattern display; and notifying the player of the gaming device having the pattern display that is determined to be the most similar to the identified player-preferred pattern display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of identifying a gaming device for a player, the method comprising:
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receiving an input to search for a gaming device; accessing pattern display information for a plurality of gaming devices; categorizing the accessed pattern display information and game characteristics of the respective gaming devices into a plurality of categories; receiving from the player at least one category selection from the plurality of categories from which to search for a gaming device; and determining which gaming devices include pattern display information that substantially conforms to the at least one category selection. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming devices having pattern displays; a server connected to the gaming devices through a network, the server configured to identify display information from the pattern displays of the gaming devices; and a search device operable by a player to search for desired pattern display information and configured to identify a gaming device having pattern display information displayed that substantially matches the desired pattern display information. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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