Match evolution interleaved wagering system

• US 10,529,181 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2018
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gamblit Gaming, LLC (Hard 8 Games, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Gamblit Gaming, LLC (Hard 8 Games, LLC)
• Inventors: Arnone, Miles, Meyerhofer, Eric, Schulte, Carlos
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Kevin Y
• Application Number:
  US15/984,168
• Publication Number:
  US 20180268646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 599 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3204 Player-machine interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters

Abstract

The interleaved wagering system includes a display and a mobile device, where the mobile device is connected to a wager server by a process server. The wager server is also connected to credit input and credit output devices. A user inputs credit items into the matching wagering system providing wagering credits for a matching game. The mobile device hosts an interactive application providing a matching game where an interactive game board, including a grid and symbols, is displayed to a user, who selects and places a symbol on the board. When a specified number of matched symbols within the grid on the board is determined, a credit wager is executed in the wager controller, resulting in a credit wager outcome utilizing a random number generator and paytable.

Claims

1. An electronic gaming machine for interleaving wagering with an interactive game board, comprising:

an interactive processing device operatively connected to a process controller and a display, wherein the interactive processing device is constructed to;

generate the interactive game board displayed on the display to a user where the interactive game board includes a grid that is populated with symbols;

receive an instruction from the user to place a user selected symbol on the interactive game board within the grid of the interactive game board via a user input device;

determine a match of a specified number of symbols within the grid of the interactive game board;

distribute data of the match to the process controller;

receive, from the process controller, a randomly generated payout for a wager;

use the randomly generated payout for the wager to alter subsequent gameplay in the interactive game board; and

update the display to the user to include the randomly generated payout for the wager;

a wager controller operatively connected to the process controller, wherein the wager controller is constructed to;

receive a trigger for the wager; and

provide a gambling game configured to provide the randomly generated payout for the wager using a random number generator;

an enclosure constructed to mount;

the user input device operatively connected to the interactive processing device;

the display operatively connected to the interactive processing device;

a credit input device operatively connected to the wager controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the wager controller; and

the process controller operatively connecting the interactive processing device and the wager controller, wherein the process controller is constructed to;

receive from the interactive processing device the data of the match;

trigger the wager in the wager controller based on receiving the data of the match;

receive, from the wager controller the randomly generated payout for the wager; and

distribute, to the interactive processing device, the randomly generated payout for the wager.

2. The electronic gaming machine for interleaving wagering with an interactive game board of claim 1,

wherein the interactive processing device, the process controller, and the wager controller are constructed from a same device.

3. The electronic gaming machine for interleaving wagering with an interactive game board of claim 1,

wherein the wager controller is further constructed to:

communicate with the credit input device to receive a credit input;

credit a credit meter with credits based on the incoming credit data;

execute the wager based on a communication received from the process server;

update the credit meter based on a wager outcome of the wager; and

communicate with the credit output device to generate a credit output based on credits transferred off of the credit meter.

4. The electronic gaming machine for interleaving wagering with an interactive game board of claim 1, wherein the user may select a difficulty level for the interactive game board.

5. The electronic gaming machine for interleaving wagering with an interactive game board of claim 1, wherein the trigger for the wager is based on a minimum number of symbols in the match.