Gaming machine souvenir
First Claim
1. An improved gaming machine wherein the improvement comprises:
- a souvenir generated by the gaming machine, said souvenir including a first record of a prize won by a player of the gaming machine and a second record of a reproduction of at least part of a display of a game played upon the gaming machine that yielded said prize.
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus by which a souvenir that memorializes that which a player was able to accomplish from using a gaming machine can be easily and effectively produced. In a preferred embodiment, the system permits the substance of the souvenir to be selected, the form or forms in which the souvenir is provided to be selected, and the manner in which the souvenir is distributed to be selected. More specific preferred embodiments permit the system operator to pre-select the event for which a player can receive a souvenir, the substance of the record from which the souvenir may be generated, and/or whether and to the extent to which the player may add to the record to produce the souvenir.
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66 Claims
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1. An improved gaming machine wherein the improvement comprises:
- a souvenir generated by the gaming machine, said souvenir including a first record of a prize won by a player of the gaming machine and a second record of a reproduction of at least part of a display of a game played upon the gaming machine that yielded said prize.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 36)
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8. A method of operating a gaming machine comprising the steps of:
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providing a mechanism interacting with the gaming machine that generates a souvenir record of a game played upon the gaming machine, wherein said record comprises a reproduction of a display of at least part of a game played upon the gaming machine that yielded said prize;
and establishing at least one predetermined event upon which a souvenir is made available.
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9. A method of operating a gaming machine comprising the steps of:
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providing a mechanism associated with the gaming machine that generates a souvenir of a game played upon the gaming machine, wherein said souvenir comprises a reproduction of a display of at least part of a game played upon the gaming machine that yielded said prize;
establishing at least one predetermined event upon which a souvenir is made available;
generating said souvenir including a record of a prize won by a player of the gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 58, 59, 64)
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16. A system for operating a gaming machine, comprising:
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a gaming machine having a game which a player plays;
a wagering device on said gaming machine having an input for a wager placed by the player upon said game;
an operating apparatus for said gaming machine including an input mechanism actuating said game upon command from the player; and
a souvenir generating mechanism that generates a souvenir of a game played upon said gaming machine, said souvenir mechanism being operable upon achievement of a predetermined event by the player, said souvenir including a record of said predetermined event. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 38, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 60, 61)
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29. An apparatus providing a memento of a game played on a gaming machine, comprising:
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a souvenir generating mechanism;
a connecting device adapted to electronically communicate game data to said souvenir-generating mechanism including game data of an event to be incorporated into and memorialized as a souvenir. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 62, 63)
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65. An apparatus providing a memento of a game played on a gaming machine, comprising:
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a souvenir generating mechanism;
a connecting device adapted to electronically communicate game data to said souvenir-generating mechanism including game data of an event to be incorporated into and memorialized as a souvenir, wherein said gaming machine includes a video display upon which the game is visually perceived, and souvenir-generating mechanism includes reproducing a visual image that is a substantially exact replication of at least part of a display of a game played upon the gaming machine that yielded the event.
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66. A method of operating a gaming machine comprising the steps of:
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providing a mechanism associated with the gaming machine that generates a souvenir of a game played upon the gaming machine;
establishing at least one predetermined event upon which a souvenir is made available;
generating said souvenir including a record of a prize won by a player of the gaming machine; and
providing a selection of formatting options for said record, and a device through which the player inputs commands to select among said options.
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Specification