Virtual player tracking and related services

• US 8,597,116 B2
• Filed: 08/01/2006
• Issued: 12/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Nguyen, Binh, Wolf, Bryan D., Underdahl, Brian, LeMay, Steven G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Kevin Y
• Application Number:
  US11/497,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20060281541A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,681 Days
• Field of Search: 463/25, 463/42
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3281 wherein game attributes are transferred between players, e.g. points, weapons, avatars

Claims