Progressive jackpot gaming system with enhanced accumulator
DCFirst Claim
1. A progressive accumulator for use in a progressive jackpot gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are adapted to receive coins-in and to have one or more jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available to the accumulator;
- the accumulator comprising;
a real time clock;
means responsive to said real time clock;
for receiving said coins-in and jackpot-win information from said gaming machines;
for electronically tagging each jackpot-win in said jackpot-win information with a time and date of receipt; and
for establishing jackpot values for said gaming machines based on said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information;
means for storing each said electronically tagged jackpot-win;
and means for enabling said established jackpot values to be made available for supply to said gaming machines.
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Abstract
An accumulator for a multiple jackpot gaming system wherein the accumulator has the facility for date stamping jackpot-wins, recording the identification of devices and changes being made by such devices to its data and/or programming, allocating coins-in to one or more jackpot groups and/or to one or more increment rates assigned to a particular jackpot group, operate its jackpot stack so as to clear stack positions immediately upon clearing a jackpot, and control jackpot handling from its main programming loop.
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1. A progressive accumulator for use in a progressive jackpot gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are adapted to receive coins-in and to have one or more jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available to the accumulator;
- the accumulator comprising;
a real time clock; means responsive to said real time clock;
for receiving said coins-in and jackpot-win information from said gaming machines;
for electronically tagging each jackpot-win in said jackpot-win information with a time and date of receipt; and
for establishing jackpot values for said gaming machines based on said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information;means for storing each said electronically tagged jackpot-win; and means for enabling said established jackpot values to be made available for supply to said gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
- the accumulator comprising;
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4. A progressive accumulator for use in a progressive jackpot gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are adapted to receive coins-in and to have one or more jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available to the accumulator;
- the accumulator comprising;
first means for;
receiving the jackpot-win information and the coins-in information developed by the gaming machines;
for developing jackpot values for said jackpot groups based on said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information;
said first means including programming means containing a program for operating said first means and data storage means;second means adapted to connect to an external device which is other than a gaming machine for allowing the external device to transmit messages to said first means for accessing said first means for preselected purposes; said first means responding to a message for accessing said first means for a particular preselected purpose only if the message contains one or more of a device identification and a message identification; and third means enabling said established jackpot values to be made available for supply to said gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
- the accumulator comprising;
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7. A progressive accumulator for use in a progressive jackpot gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are adapted to receive coins-in and to have a plurality of jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available to the accumulator;
- the accumulator comprising;
means for receiving said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information; means responsive to said receiving means;
for allocating the jackpot-win information to said jackpot groups;
for permitting, but not requiring, allocation of the information in the coins-in information related to a particular coin-in to more than one but less than all of the jackpot groups; and
for establishing a jackpot value for each particular jackpot group based upon the coins-in information and jackpot-win information allocated to that particular jackpot group;and means enabling said established jackpot values to be made available for supply to said gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
- the accumulator comprising;
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11. A progressive accumulator for use in a progressive jackpot gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are adapted to receive coins-in and to have one or more jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available to the accumulator, the accumulator comprising:
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means for receiving coins-in information and jackpot-win information; and means responsive to said receiving means;
for allocating the jackpot-win information and the coins-in information to the jackpot groups;
for establishing a jackpot value for a particular jackpot group based upon the information related to each coin-in in the coins-in information and the jackpot-win information allocated to that particular group, said establishing including the capability of establishing at one of a plurality of levels the contribution of a particular coin-in to a particular jackpot value depending upon the information in said coins-in information related to the particular coin-in;and means for enabling said established jackpot values to be made available for supply to said gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A progressive accumulator for use in a progressive jackpot gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are adapted to receive coins-in and to have one or more jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available to the accumulator, the accumulator comprising:
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means for receiving coins-in information and jackpot-win information from said gaming devices, means responsive to said receiving means for establishing jackpot values for said jackpot groups based upon the coins-in information and jackpot-win information; means for enabling said established jackpot values to be made available for supply to said gaming machines; a memory stack having a plurality of positions each for storing the information in said jackpot-win information related to one jackpot-win; and means for clearing from said stack the information related to a jackpot-win immediately and regardless of the position in said memory stack in which said information is stored, upon receipt from the gaming machine at which the jackpot-win has occurred of a signal indicating that the jackpot-win has been cleared and for reshuffling the stack to compress the information related to other jackpot-wins in the stack and thus eliminate isolated empty stack positions. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A progressive jackpot gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming machines adapted to receive coins-in and one or more having jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available to a progressive accumulator; and a progressive accumulator responsive to said gaming machines for determining said jackpot values comprising;
a real time clock;
means responsive to said real time clock;
for receiving said coins-in and jackpot-win information from said gaming machines;
for electronically tagging each jackpot-win in said jackpot-win information with a time and date of receipt; and
for establishing jackpot values for said gaming machines based on said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information;
means for storing each said electronically tagged jackpot-win; and
means for enabling said established jackpot values to be made available for supply to said gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A progressive jackpot gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming machines adapted to receive coins-in and one or more having jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available to a progressive accumulator; and a progressive accumulator responsive to said gaming machines for developing said jackpot values comprising;
first means for;
receiving the jackpot-win information and the coins-in information developed by the gaming machines;
for developing jackpot values for said jackpot groups based on said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information;
said first means including programming means containing a program for operating said first means and data storage means;
second means adapted to connect to an external device which is other than a gaming machine for allowing the external device to transmit messages to said first means for accessing said first means for preselected purposes;
said first means responding to a message for accessing said first means for a particular preselected purpose only if the message contains one or more of a device identification and a message identification; and
third means enabling said established jackpot values to be made available for supply to said gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A progressive jackpot gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming machines adapted to receive coins-in and one or more having a plurality of jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available to a progressive accumulator; and a progressive accumulator responsive to said gaming machines for developing said jackpot values comprising;
means for receiving said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information;
means responsive to said receiving means;
for allocating the jackpot win information to said jackpot groups;
for permitting, but not requiring, allocation of the information in the coins-in information related to a particular coin-in to more than one but less than all of the jackpot groups; and
for establishing a jackpot value for each particular jackpot group based upon the coins-in information and jackpot-win information allocated to that particular jackpot group; and
means enabling said established jackpot values to be made available for supply to said gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A progressive jackpot gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming machines adapted to receive coins-in and having one or more jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available to a progressive accumulator; and a progressive accumulator responsive to said gaming machines for developing said jackpot values comprising;
means for receiving coins-in information and jackpot-win information;
means responsive to said receiving means;
for allocating the jackpot win information and the coins-in information to the jackpot groups;
for establishing a jackpot value for a particular jackpot group based upon the information related to each coin-in in the coins-in information and the jackpot-win information allocated to that particular group, said establishing including the capability of establishing at one of a plurality of levels the contribution of a particular coin-in to a particular jackpot value depending upon the information in said coins-in information related to the particular coin-in; and
means for enabling said established jackpot values to be made available for supply to said gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A progressive jackpot gaming system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming machines adapted to receive coins-in and having one or more jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available to a progressive accumulator; and a progressive accumulator responsive to said gaming machines for developing said jackpot values comprising;
means for receiving coins-in information and jackpot-win information from said gaming machines;
means responsive to said receiving means for establishing jackpot values for said jackpot groups based upon the coins-in information and jackpot-win information;
means for enabling said established jackpot values to be made available for supply to said gaming machines;
a memory stack having a plurality of positions each for storing the information in said jackpot-win information related to one jackpot-win; and
means for clearing from said stack the information related to a jackpot-win immediately and regardless of the position in said memory stack in which said information is stored, upon receipt from the gaming machine at which the jackpot-win has occurred of a signal indicating that the jackpot-win has been cleared and for reshuffling the stack to compress the information related to other jackpot-wins in the stack and thus eliminate isolated empty stack positions. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method for used in a progressive jackpot gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are adapted to receive coins-in and to have one or more jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available;
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receiving from said gaming machines said coins-in and jackpot win information; developing said jackpot values for said gaming machines using said received coins-in information and jackpot-win information; electronically tagging each jackpot-win in said received jackpot-win information from the gaming machines with a time and date of receipt; storing each said electronically tagged jackpot-win; and enabling said developed jackpot values to be made available to said gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (29)
- the method comprising;
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30. A method for use in a progressive jackpot gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are adapted to receive coins-in and to have one or more jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available the method comprising:
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receiving from said gaming machines said coins-in and jackpot-win information; using programming means containing programs for operating a first means and using data storage means contained in said first means, developing with said first means said jackpot values for said jackpot groups from said received jackpot-win information and coins-in information; allowing an external device which is other than a gaming machine to transmit messages to said first means for accessing said first means for preselected purposes; permitting said first means to respond to a message for accessing said first means for a particular preselected purpose only if the message contains one or more of a device identification and a message identification; and enabling said developed jackpot values to be made available to said gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A method for use in a progressive jackpot gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are adapted to receive coins-in and to have a plurality of jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available, said method comprising:
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receiving said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information; allocating the jackpot-win information to said jackpot groups; permitting, but not requiring, allocation of the information in the coins-in information related to a particular coin-in to more than one but less than all of the jackpot groups; establishing a jackpot value for each particular jackpot group based upon the coins-in information and jackpot-win information allocated to that particular jackpot group; and enabling said established jackpot values to be made available to said gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 40)
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37. A method for use in a progressive jackpot gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are adapted to receive coins-in and to have one or more jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available, said method comprising:
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receiving coins-in information and jackpot-win information; allocating the jackpot-win information and the coins-in information to the jackpot groups; establishing a jackpot value for a particular jackpot group based upon the information related to each coin-in in the coins-in information and the jackpot-win information allocated to that particular group, said establishing including the capability of further establishing at one of a plurality of levels the contribution of a particular coin-in to a particular jackpot value depending upon the information in said coins-in information related to the particular coin-in; and enabling said established jackpot values to be made available for supply to said gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (38)
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39. A method for use in a progressive jackpot gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are adapted to receive coins-in and to have one or more jackpot groups whose respective jackpot values are determined based upon the coins-in and the jackpot-wins at the gaming machines, said gaming machines developing coins-in information including information related to each coin-in and jackpot-win information including information related to each jackpot-win and being adapted to make said coins-in information and said jackpot-win information available, said the method comprising:
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receiving coins-in information and jackpot-win information from said gaming devices, establishing jackpot values for said jackpot groups based upon the coins-in information and jackpot-win information; enabling said established jackpot values to be made available to said gaming machines; providing a memory stack having a plurality of positions each for storing the information in said jackpot-win information related to one jackpot-win; and clearing from said stack the information related to a jackpot-win immediately and regardless of the position in said memory stack at which said information is stored, upon receipt from the gaming machine at which the jackpot-win has occurred of a signal indicating that the jackpot has been cleared and reshuffling the stack to compress the information related to the jackpot-wins in the stack and thus eliminate isolated empty stack positions.
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Specification