Gaming device having high-low game

• US 7,361,087 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2004
• Issued: 04/22/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Gerrard, Peter, Blomquist, Cari L., Baerlocher, Anthony J., Kaminkow, Joseph E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hotaling, II; John M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hylinski; Steven J.
• Application Number:
  US10/888,111
• Publication Number:
  US 20050014549A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,383 Days
• Field of Search: 273/138.1, 273/146, 273/292, 463/1, 463 7- 22, 463/31
• US Class Current: 463/17
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3262 Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3286 Type of games

Abstract

A gaming device that randomly generates and displays a set of different amounts on a display device. In one embodiment, the game generates three amounts. The game asks the player to pick one of the amounts for which the player thinks that the game will generate a comparison amount having a higher value. That is, the game asks the player to pick an amount that will be less than the generated comparison amount. Or, the game can ask the player to pick an amount that will be higher than the generated comparison amount. Alternatively, the game can ask the player to pick, for one of the displayed amounts, whether a generated comparison amount will be higher or lower than the displayed amount. In any of these three embodiments, if the player is correct, the game provides an award to the player.

Claims

1. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player and controlled by the processor;

a plurality of amounts including a plurality of different amounts;

a display device; and

an input device,

wherein the processor is operable with the display device and the input device to;

(a) generate a set of at least two of said different amounts and display the set of the at least two of said different amounts to the player;

(b) enable the player to input a selection any one of said at least two displayed amounts that the player thinks will be lower than a generated comparison amount from said plurality of amounts;

(c) generate and display said comparison amount; and

(d) provide an award to the player if the player selected amount is lower than the generated comparison amount.

2. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the processor is operable to remove the player selected amount from the set of amounts if the selected amount is higher than the generated comparison amount.

3. The gaming device of claim 2, wherein the processor and the input device are operable to enable the player to input a selection of any one of the amounts from the amounts remaining in the set that the player thinks will be lower than a second generated comparison amount from the plurality of amounts.

4. The gaming device of claim 2, wherein the processor and the input device are operable to enable the player to input a selection of any one of the amounts from the amounts remaining in the set that the player thinks will be higher than a second generated comparison amount from the plurality of amounts.

5. The gaming device of claim 2, wherein the processor is operable to repeat (b) through (d) until a predefined number of amounts have been removed from the set of amounts.

6. The gaming device of claim 5, wherein the processor is operable to generate a set of at least two comparison amounts from the plurality of amounts, one of which is the generated comparison amount compared to the selected amount.

7. The gaming device of claim 2, wherein the processor is operable to replace the removed amount of the set of amounts with the comparison amount before repeating (b).

8. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the processor is operable to repeat (b) through (d) until the player selected amounts are not correct a predefined number of times.

9. The gaming device of claim 8, wherein the processor is operable to generate a set of at least two comparison amounts from the plurality of amounts, one of which is the generated amount compared to the selected amount.

10. The gaming device of claim 9, wherein the processor is operable to replace each of the amounts in the set of amounts with each of the comparison amounts in the comparison set before repeating (b).

11. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the award is generated by the processor.

12. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the amounts in the set of amounts are randomly generated by the processor.

13. The gaming device of claim 12, wherein the comparison amount is randomly generated by the processor.

14. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the comparison amount is randomly generated by the processor.

15. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player and controlled by the processor;

a plurality of amounts including a plurality of different amounts;

a display device; and

an input device,

wherein the processor is operable with the display device and input device to;

(a) generate a set of at least two of said different amounts and display the set of the at least two of said different amounts to the player;

(b) enable the player to input a selection of any one of said at least two displayed amounts that the player thinks will be lower than a generated comparison amount from said plurality of amounts;

(c) generate and display said comparison amount;

(d) if the selected amount is lower than the generated comparison amount, repeat (b) to (c) at least once wherein said generated comparison amount replaces the amount of the set previously selected by the player; and

(e) provide an award to the player based on how many player selected amounts are lower than the respective generated comparison amounts.

16. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player and controlled by the processor;

a plurality of amounts including a plurality of different amounts;

a display device; and

an input device,

wherein the processor is operable with the display device and input device to;

(a) generate a set of at least two of said different amounts and display the set of the at least two of said different amounts to the player;

(b) enable the player to input a selection of any one of said at least two displayed amounts that the player thinks will be lower than one of a plurality of generated comparison amounts from said plurality of amounts;

(c) generate said plurality of comparison amounts;

(d) cause a selection of and display one of the comparison amounts; and

(e) provide an award to the player if the player selected amount is lower than the selected comparison amount.

17. A gaming device operated under the control of a processor, said gaming device comprising:

a game operable upon a wager by a player and controlled by the processor;

a plurality of amounts including a plurality of different amounts;

an award meter controlled by the processor;

a display device; and

an input device,

wherein the processor is operable with the display device and input device to;

(a) generate a set of at least two of said different amounts and display the set of the at least two of said different amounts to the player;

(b) enable the player to input a selection of any one of said at least two displayed amounts that the player thinks will be lower than a generated comparison amount from said plurality of amounts;

(c) generate and display said comparison amount;

(d) increment the award meter if the player selected amount is lower than the generated comparison amount;

(e) repeat (a) to (d) at least once; and

(f) provide the award indicated by the award meter to the player.