Wagering game history features

• US 9,552,695 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2014
• Issued: 01/24/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LNW Gaming Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Gagner, Mark B., Gura, Damon E., Rathsack, Erhard W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Deodhar, Omkar
• Assistant Examiner(s): HALL, SHAUNA-KAY N
• Application Number:
  US14/278,915
• Publication Number:
  US 20140248945A1
• Time in Patent Office: 985 Days
• Field of Search: 463/29
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3232 wherein the operator is informed
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00

Abstract

This description describes techniques for storing and utilizing wagering game histories. In one embodiment, a method for recording progress of a wagering game can include detecting a first event indicating a first activity of the wagering game. The method can also include storing the first event according to a first data format and detecting a second event indicating a second activity of the wagering game, wherein the second event includes random number information indicating a result of the wagering game. The method can also include encrypting the second event and storing the second event according to the first data format.

Claims

1. A machine-readable storage device including instructions executable by a machine and for determining results of unfinished wagering games, the instructions comprising:

instructions for receiving a player account identifier associated with a player account;

instructions for determining there is an unfinished wagering game associated with the player account identifier and a wagering game machine, wherein the wagering game machine comprises an input device configured to;

detect a physical item associated with monetary value that establishes a credit balance, and

receive a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance, wherein the credit balance changes based on play of the unfinished wagering game;

instructions for procuring one or more events associated with the unfinished wagering game, wherein the one or more events include information about a progress of the unfinished wagering game;

instructions for determining, based on the one or more events, that the unfinished wagering game was interrupted and that a final result has not been determined for the unfinished wagering game;

instructions for determining, without further player input, the final result for the unfinished wagering game; and

instructions for resolving the unfinished wagering game using the determined final result, without display of a game outcome for the determined final result.

2. The machine-readable storage device of claim 1, the instructions further comprising:

instructions for presenting the final result for the unfinished wagering game.

3. The machine-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the one or more events indicate a result for the unfinished wagering game.

4. The machine-readable storage device of claim 1, the instructions further comprising:

instructions for transmitting, to the wagering game machine, the one or more events for use in presenting the result for the unfinished wagering game.

5. The machine-readable storage device of claim 4, the instructions further comprising:

instructions for determining other results for additional wagering games.

6. The machine-readable storage device of claim 1, wherein the one or more events indicate player inputs that have been detected and content that has been presented during play of the unfinished wagering game.

7. A wagering game network comprising:

a wagering game machine configured to report events associated with a wagering game and a player account, wherein the events include information about a progress of the wagering game, and wherein the wagering game machine comprises an input device configured to;

detect a physical item associated with monetary value that establishes a credit balance, and

receive a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance, wherein the credit balance changes based on play of the wagering game; and

a game history server including;

an event recorder configured to record the events; and

a wagering game resolution unit configured to;

determine, based on the events, that the wagering game was interrupted and that a final result of the wagering game has not been determined,

determine, without further player input, the final result for the wagering game, and

cause modification of a balance of the player account based on the final result,

wherein the modification of the balance is performed without display of a game outcome for the determined final result.

8. The wagering game network of claim 7 further comprising:

an account server configured to perform the modification of the balance of the player account.

9. The wagering game network of claim 7, wherein the events indicate one or more selected from the set consisting of a wager, a game element selection, and a game invocation.

10. The wagering game network of claim 7, wherein the wagering game machine is a mobile model.

11. A method for resolving an unfinished wagering game, the method comprising:

initiating a wagering game for presentation at a wagering game machine, wherein the wagering game machine comprises an input device configured to;

detect a physical item associated with monetary value that establishes a credit balance, and

receive a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance, wherein the credit balance changes based on play of the wagering game;

detecting one or more events associated with the wagering game, wherein the one or more events include information about a progress of the wagering game;

determining, based on the one or more events, that the wagering game was interrupted and that a final result has not been determined for the wagering game;

determining, without further player input, the final result for the wagering game; and

resolving the wagering game using the determined final result without display of a game outcome for the determined final result.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising presenting the final result for the wagering game.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more events indicate a result for the wagering game.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising transmitting, to the wagering game machine, the one or more events for use in presenting the final result for the wagering game.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining other results for additional wagering games.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the one or more events indicate player inputs that have been detected and content that has been presented during play of the wagering game.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the one or more events further include player input indicating one or more of a wager, a game element selection, and a game invocation.