Gaming device methods and apparatus employing audio/video programming outcome presentation

• US 8,025,566 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2005
• Issued: 09/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Jorasch, James A., Tulley, Stephen C., Gelman, Geoffrey M., Walker, Jay S., Zucker, David F.
• Primary Examiner(s): D'AGOSTINO, PAUL ANTHONY
• Application Number:
  US10/908,688
• Publication Number:
  US 20060003830A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,318 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06375 Prediction of business process outcome or impact based on a proposed change
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/367 involving electronic purses or money safes
• 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 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Abstract

In a first aspect, a method (e.g., of operating a gaming device) is provided. The method includes the steps of (i) receiving audio/video content; (ii) associating a plurality of sets of outcome values with the audio/video content; (iii) determining a play session; (iv) determining which of the plurality of sets of outcome values to associate with the audio/video content for a duration of the play session, thereby determining an active set of outcome values; (v) determining a result of a game play during the session; (vi) selecting, based on the result, a value from the active set of outcome values; and (vii) outputting, as an indication of the result, the audio/video content and an indication of the selected value.

Claims

1. A method of operating a gaming device including a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, said method comprising:

(a) receiving a wager from a player;

(b) upon receiving the wager from the player, causing a processor to execute the plurality of instructions to randomly generate one of a plurality of different numbers;

(c) after the random generation of the number, accessing a database that includes each of the plurality of different numbers, each different number being preassociated with one of a plurality of different audio/video segments and one of a plurality of different game results, said audio/video segments produced for a purpose other than for inclusion on the gaming device;

(d) determining which audio/video segment and game result are preassociated with the randomly generated number regardless of any player input;

(e) causing at least one display device to display said determined audio/video output segment and said determined game result to the player; and

(f) determine an outcome value based on the determined game result.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the database includes information about elements of audio/video content previously output to the player.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of outcome values is a value less than zero.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the database includes a plurality of different outcome values.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the information further includes information about which of a plurality of outcome values were previously displayed to the player.

3. The method of 1, wherein the audio/video segments include at least one selected from the group consisting of:

a television show, an animated show, a movie and a sporting event.