Automated play gaming device
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- receiving a limiting criterion of play;
initiating automated play of a gaming device; and
terminating automated play of said gaming device upon occurrence of said limiting criterion.
8 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and device for automated, repetitive play of a gaming device, such as a slot machine. A player enters player identifying information and player parameter selections at a gaming device. The gaming device stores the player parameter selections and proceeds to initiate automated play of the gaming device. Such automated play occurs while the gaming device is unattended by the player, while a remote communications device, such as a pager, transmits certain results to the player. Furthermore, no other player may use the gaming device during such automated play. The automated play session ends upon occurrence of a limiting criterion such as the expiration of funds, or upon the manual termination of the automated play session by an external action.
1397 Citations
62 Claims
-
1. A method comprising the steps of:
-
receiving a limiting criterion of play; initiating automated play of a gaming device; and terminating automated play of said gaming device upon occurrence of said limiting criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A method comprising:
-
communicating a player parameter selection to a gaming device; and initiating automated play of said gaming device based on said player parameter selection. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
-
-
27. A method comprising the steps of:
-
receiving a player parameter selection; and receiving a locking signal from a server to initiate automated play of a gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
-
-
36. A device comprising:
-
means for storing a player parameter selection; means for initiating automated and repetitive play of a game in accordance with said player parameter selection; and means, in communication with said means for initiating automated play, for terminating automated play. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
-
-
42. A gaming device comprising:
-
means for receiving a player parameter selection; and means for initiating automated play in accordance with said player parameter selection. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
-
-
48. A gaming device comprising:
-
a memory device having a player parameter selection stored therein; a processor in communication with said memory device, said processor configured for initiating automated play of the gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
-
-
56. An article of manufacture comprising:
a computer readable medium having a computer readable program code means embodied thereon, said computer readable program code means comprising means for initiating automated play of a gaming device, said means for initiating including means for generating a locking signal, and means for initiating termination of automated play upon occurrence of a limiting criterion of play.
-
57. An article of manufacture comprising:
a computer readable medium having a computer readable program code means embodied thereon, said computer readable program code means comprising means for interpreting a locking signal and a means for initiating automated play of a gaming device in response to said locking signal.
-
58. A method comprising the steps of:
-
initiating automated play of a gaming device; and terminating automated play of the gaming device upon occurrence of a limiting criterion specified by a player of the gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62)
-
Specification