METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLANNING AND CUSTOMIZING A GAMING EXPERIENCE

• US 20070015564A1
• Filed: 08/17/2006
• Published: 01/18/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Geoffrey Gelman, James Jorasch, Jay S. Walker, Norman Gilman, Scott Friesen, Steven Santisi
• Original Assignee: Geoffrey Gelman, James Jorasch, Jay S. Walker, Norman Gilman, Scott Friesen, Steven Santisi
• Inventors: Jorasch, James, Friesen, Scott, Gelman, Geoffrey, Santisi, Steven, Walker, Jay, Gilman, Norman
• Application Number:
  US11/465,140
• Publication Number:
  US 20070015564A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• 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

The invention includes a system and method for planning and customizing a gaming vacation. Initially, a central controller receives preference and configuration data from a user at a user terminal. A preparation code is then determined and associated with the configuration data. The configuration data and the associated preparation code are transmitted from the central controller to a casino server. The central controller provides feedback regarding the user'"'"'s requests. The feedback may include, for example, marketing offers for the user and/or configuring a gaming device according to the configuration data associated with a preparation code received from a user at the gaming device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving configuration data from a user;

determining a preparation code associated with the configuration data; and

transmitting the configuration data and the preparation code to a casino.

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