Gaming systems, gaming devices and methods providing time based game sessions with changing values

• US 8,308,550 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2010
• Issued: 11/13/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Filipour, Cameron A., Baerlocher, Anthony J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahmed, Masud
• Application Number:
  US12/774,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20110275427A1
• Time in Patent Office: 923 Days
• Field of Search: 463 16- 42, 273/292, 273/138.1
• US Class Current: 463/20
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/24 Electric games; Games using electronic circuits not otherwise provided for video games A63F13/00; computerized gaming systems G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3269 Timing aspects of game play, e.g. blocking/halting the operation of a gaming machine

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are generally directed to gaming systems, gaming devices and methods that provide time based game sessions that each include a plurality of wagering events, wherein if one of the plurality of wagering events results in or is associated with a designated change outcome, a value associated with an element or function in the game session (such as a value associated with an outcome, a time value, or a wager amount) changes (such as by increasing) for a remaining portion of the game session (such as the rest of the gaming session).

Claims

1. A gaming system comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;

(a) maintain data stored for a plurality of wagering events, each of the plurality of wagering events resulting in any one of a plurality of different outcomes including a plurality of different losing outcomes and a plurality of different winning outcomes, each one of the plurality of different winning outcomes associated with one of a payout value and a redistribution value;

(b) receive a total wager for a game session over a designated period of time; and

(c) display a plurality of the wagering events for the game session and for each of the plurality of the wagering events;

(i) determine a portion of the total wager for said wagering event and reduce the total wager by said determined portion of the total wager,

(ii) display one of said different outcomes for said wagering event,

(iii) if the displayed outcome is one of the winning outcomes associated with one of the redistribution values, increase at least one of the payout values associated with one of the winning outcomes for subsequent wagering events during the game session, said increase based on said redistribution value associated with said displayed winning outcome, and

(iv) if the displayed outcome is one of the winning outcomes associated with one of the payout values, provide an award based at least in part on the payout value associated with said displayed winning outcome and the determined portion of the total wager.

2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to:

(a) if said wagering event is a first wagering event during the game session, determine the portion of the total wager based on the time elapsed since the beginning of the game session, and

(b) if said wagering event is not the first wagering event during the game session, determine the portion of the total wager based on the time elapsed since a previous wagering event during the game session.

3. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of wagering events is a play of a poker game and each of the plurality of different winning outcomes is a different winning hand of the poker game.

4. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to increase said at least one of the payout values associated with one of the winning outcomes by adding the redistribution value to the payout value.

5. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to cause at least one of the values associated with one of the winning outcomes to increase based on one of:

(i) an amount of time elapsed since the beginning of the game session, and (ii) an amount of time elapsed since a previous wagering event during the game session.

6. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to cause at least one of the values associated with one of the winning outcomes to increase based on the determined portion of the total wager.

7. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to, for each of the plurality of the wagering events, randomly determine and display one of said different outcomes for said wagering event.

20. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to, for each of the plurality of the wagering events, randomly determine and display one of said different outcomes for said wagering event.

8. A gaming system comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;

(a) maintain data stored for a plurality of wagering events, each of the plurality of wagering events resulting in any one of a plurality of different outcomes including a plurality of different winning outcomes and a plurality of different losing outcomes, at least one of the plurality of different winning outcomes associated with a time value;

(b) receive a total wager for a game session over a designated period of time; and

(c) display a plurality of the wagering events for the game session and for each of the plurality of the wagering events;

(i) determine a portion of the total wager for said wagering event,

(ii) display one of said different outcomes for said wagering event, and

(iii) if the displayed outcome is one of the winning outcomes associated with the time value,

(A) randomly determine whether to add the time value to the designated period of time for the game session, and

(B) if the determination is to add the time value to the designated period of time for the game session, add the time value to the designated period of time for the game session.

9. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to:

(a) if said wagering event is a first wagering event during the game session, determine the portion of the total wager based on the time elapsed since the beginning of the game session, and

(b) if said wagering event is not the first wagering event during the game session, determine the portion of the total wager based on the time elapsed since a previous wagering event during the game session.

10. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein the game session is a spaceship game with a plurality of different objects, and each of the plurality of different wagering events is a player shooting at one of the plurality of different objects.

11. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to cause the time value associated with the at least one of the winning outcomes to increase based on one of:

(i) an amount of time elapsed since the beginning of the game session, and (ii) an amount of time elapsed since a previous wagering event during the game session.

12. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to cause the time value associated with the at least one of the winning outcomes to increase based on the determined portion of the total wager.

13. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to, if the displayed outcome is one of the winning outcomes associated with the time value, and if the determination is to add the time value to the designated period of time for the game session, add a number of additional wagering credits to the total wager for subsequent wagering events.

14. The gaming system of claim 8, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to, for each of the plurality of the wagering events, randomly determine and display one of said different outcomes for said wagering event.

15. A gaming system comprising:

at least one display device;

at least one input device;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to;

(a) maintain data stored for a plurality of wagering events, each of the plurality of wagering events resulting in any one of a plurality of different outcomes including a plurality of different losing outcomes and a plurality of different winning outcomes, at least one of the plurality of different winning outcomes associated with a subsequent bet increase value,

(b) receive a total wager for a game session over a designated period of time; and

(c) display a plurality of the wagering events for the game session and for each of the plurality of the wagering events;

(i) determine a portion of the total wager for said wagering event,

(ii) display one of said different outcomes for said wagering event, and

(iii) if the displayed outcome is one of the winning outcomes associated with the subsequent bet increase value,

(A) randomly determine whether to add the subsequent bet increase value to one of the total wager and the determined portion of the total wager for subsequent wagering events, and

(B) if the determination is to add the subsequent bet increase value to one of the total wager and the determined portion of the total wager, add the subsequent bet increase value to one of the total wager and the determined portion of the total wager for subsequent wagering events.

16. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein the game session is a spaceship game with a plurality of different assets, and each of the plurality of different wagering events is a player shooting at one of the plurality of different assets.

17. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein at least one of the winning outcomes is associated with a credit value, and wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to, if the displayed outcome is one of the winning outcomes associated with a credit value, randomly determine whether to provide an award based at least in part on the credit value and the determined portion of the total wager.

18. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to cause the subsequent bet increase values associated with the at least one of the winning outcomes to increase based on one of:

(i) an amount of time elapsed since the beginning of the game session or (ii) an amount of time elapsed since a previous wagering event during the game session.

19. The gaming system of claim 15, wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the plurality of instructions cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to cause the subsequent bet increase value associated with one of the winning outcomes to increase based on the determined portion of the total wager.