Enhanced interaction for casino gaming random sequences

• US 6,939,230 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2002
• Issued: 09/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: Mikohn Gaming Corporation (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Vancura, Olaf
• Primary Examiner(s): ONEILL, MICHAEL W
• Application Number:
  US10/225,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20040038732A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,112 Days
• Field of Search: 463/12, 463/13, 463 16- 25, 463/26, 463 40- 42, 463/1, 273/143.R
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• 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

Methods for enhanced interactive playing of a casino game on account of an attribute by a player have steps including. The steps of establishing one or more threshold criteria for tracking the attribute and allowing the player to wager and play the casino game are performed. The actual casino game data related to the attribute is tracked. The player is provided with enhanced interaction if the tracked data fulfills at least one threshold criteria during enhanced interactive playing of the casino game.

Claims

1. A method for providing enhanced interactive playing of a casino game by a player comprising the steps of:

receiving from the player in the casino game sequential wagers to play the casino game;

tracking at least received wagering information within a sequence of plays between the occurrences of an attribute in the casino game,

enhancing interaction for the player based upon the step of tracking wagering information within the sequence of plays, wherein the step of enhancing interaction is performed with an audio message to the player.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of awarding the player based upon the step of tracking wagering information within the sequence of plays.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of tracking wagering information includes the step of collecting a number and amount of wagers eligible for the attribute.

4. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of awarding the player is a consequence of the step of enhancing interaction.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of awarding the player is a consequence of the step of enhancing interaction with a further step of analyzing mathematically the step of tracking wagering information.

6. A method for providing enhanced interactive playing of a casino game by a player comprising the steps of:

receiving from the player in the casino game sequential wagers to play the casino game;

tracking at least received wagering information within a sequence of plays between the occurrences of an attribute in the casino game,

enhancing interaction for the player based upon the step of tracking wagering information within the sequence of plays, wherein the step of enhancing interaction is performed with a visual message to the player.

7. A method for enhanced interactive playing of a casino game with an attribute by a player comprising the steps of:

allowing the player to sequentially wager and play the casino game;

accessing information related to the attribute from stored attribute information in a database of the casino game;

trackinq attribute information concerning history and chronology of play between occurrences of the attribute;

wherein the steps of accessing information and tracking attribute information include the step of analyzing frequency of a bonus game;

comparing the tracking attribute information with the accessed information related to the attribute from the stored attribute information when the attribute next occurs;

enhancing interaction for the player based upon results of the comparing.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of awarding the player based upon the results of comparing.

9. The method of claim 7 with the step of comparing the tracking attribute information with the accessed information is mathematically performed.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of tracking attribute information includes the step of analyzing sequential wagering by the player.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of analyzing sequential wagering includes the step of reviewing the expected number of wagers made between the occurrences of preset results of the comparing step.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of tracking attribute information includes the step of reviewing an actual number of sequential wagers made by the player between occurrences of preset results of the comparing step.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the step of comparing includes the step of calculating the actual number of sequential wagers made between occurrences of preset results of the comparing step.

14. The method of claim 7 wherein the steps of accessing information and tracking attribute information include the step of analyzing the frequency of a prescribed win.

15. A method of sequentially playing by a player a casino game having a randomly occurring bonus game comprising:

incrementing a total wager amount by the amount of the wager for each casino game played after a bonus game occurs;

incrementing a total lines played number by the lines played for each said casino game played after the bonus game occurs;

comparing the total wager amount and total lines played number to a predetermined range when a next bonus game occurs;

if the total wager amount and the total lines played number exceed a lower limit of the range, then delivering a first message to the player acknowledging an early return to bonus game play;

if the total wager amount and the total lines played number exceed a higher limit of the range, then delivering a second message to the player acknowledging a late return to the bonus game play;

resetting the total wager amount and total lines played number after play of the next bonus game.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

crediting the player an early award with delivery of the first message.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the next bonus game occurs back-to-back to when the first bonus game occurs and wherein the early award is substantial.

18. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

crediting the player a late award with delivery of the second message.

19. A method of sequentially playing by a player a casino slot game having a randomly occurring bonus game comprising:

incrementing a total wager amount by the amount of the wager from each sequential casino slot game played by the player after a bonus game occurs;

incrementing a total lines played number by the lines played for each said casino slot game played after the bonus game occurs;

comparing at least the total wager amount to at least one threshold value when a next bonus game occurs;

when the total wager amount exceeds the at least one threshold value, then awarding the player credits from a predetermined pay table;

resetting the total wager amount after play of the next bonus game.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the at least one threshold value is a range having a higher limit threshold value and lower limit threshold value.

21. The method of claim 19 further comprising:

when the total wager amount exceeds the at least one threshold value, then delivering a message to the player.

22. The method of sequentially playing by a player a casino game comprising:

providing an attribute in the casino game;

wherein the attribute is the occurrence of bonus game play when the casino game has a bonus game and wherein the attribute amount is at least based upon the amount of wager for each casino game played after the occurrence of the first bonus game until the occurrence of the next bonus game;

incrementing an attribute amount in the casino game based upon attribute information after an attribute occurs in the sequential play of the casino game;

comparing in the casino game the incremented attribute value to a threshold criteria when the attribute occurs next;

delivering a message from the casino game to the player acknowledging that the threshold criteria has been met;

crediting the player with an award when the threshold criteria has been met;

resetting the attribute amount in the casino game after delivering the aforesaid message.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the attribute is a credit win value in sequential play of the casino game and the threshold criteria is a function of at least the wager on each sequential play of the casino game until the next predetermined credit win occurs.

24. The method of claim 22 wherein the attribute is successive wins by the player in sequential play of the casino game and the threshold criteria is based upon the number of successive wins.

25. The method of claim 22 wherein the attribute is successive losses by the player in sequential play of the casino game and the threshold criteria is based upon the number of successive losses.

26. The method of claim 22 wherein the attribute is winning credits in play of the casino game and the threshold is a prescribed number of winning credits.