SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PROMOTIONS

• US 20080167106A1
• Filed: 01/09/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Lutnick, Howard W., Gelman, Geoffrey M., Alderucci, Dean P., Asher, Joseph M., Papageorgiou, Antonio, Burman, Kevin
• Granted Patent: US 9,600,959 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3286 Type of games
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

In various embodiments, promotions are featured on mobile gaming devices.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

displaying an indication of an opportunity for a promotion to be presented;

receiving a bid for the opportunity, in which the bid includes a monetary figure;

determining whether the bid meets one or more of a first set of predetermined criteria;

accepting the bid based on whether the bid meets the one or more of the first set of predetermined criteria;

receiving data from which a first promotion may be presented;

determining whether the first promotion meets one or more of a second set of predetermined criteria;

identifying a mobile gaming device, in which the mobile gaming device is currently in use by a player;

transmitting the data to the mobile gaming device;

transmitting first instructions to the mobile gaming device, the first instructions describing how to present the promotion; and

transmitting second instructions to the mobile gaming device, the second instructions describing a location in which the mobile gaming device must be when the promotion is presented.

2. The method of 1 in which displaying an indication of an opportunity for a promotion to be presented includes displaying at least one of:

(a) a date;

(b) a time;

(c) a person; and

(d) a demographic.

3. The method of 1 in which the second set of predetermined criteria includes one or more of:

(a) the first promotion contains no vulgar language;

(b) the first promotion contains only images with certain pixel dimensions;

(c) the first promotion has predetermined running length;

(d) the first promotion contains no images which are identical to images used in one or more predetermined games; and

(e) the first promotion contains no sounds which are identical to sounds used in one or more predetermined games.

4. The method of 1 in which determining whether the bid meets one or more of a first set of predetermined criteria includes determining whether the monetary figure is greater than a predetermined amount.

5. The method of 1 in which determining whether the bid meets one or more of a first set of predetermined criteria includes determining whether the monetary figure is greater than monetary figures associated with any other bid.

6. The method of 1 in which transmitting first instructions includes transmitting first instructions to the mobile gaming device, the first instructions describing at least one of:

(a) a location on a display screen at which to present the first promotion;

(b) a time during which to present the first promotion;

(c) a volume at which to present the first promotion;

(d) a length of time for which to present the first promotion; and

(e) a condition which must occur in a game before the first promotion is to be presented.

7. The method of 1 in which transmitting second instructions to the mobile gaming device includes transmitting an indication of a restaurant.

8. The method of 1 further including determining a category of the first promotion, in which transmitting the data includes transmitting the data to the mobile gaming device only if a different promotion falling within the same category has not been recently presented at the mobile gaming device.

9. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of a location in a casino;

submitting a bid, the bid including a monetary amount;

receiving an indication that the bid has been accepted;

generating data from which a promotion may be presented;

transmitting the data to a server;

receiving from the server an indication that the promotion has been presented by a mobile gaming device at the location in the casino;

receiving a bill for the monetary amount; and

providing the monetary amount.

10. The method of 9 in which generating data includes generating at least one of:

(a) image data;

(b) video data; and

(c) audio data.

11. A method comprising:

determining a first game that has been played by a first player at a mobile gaming device;

identifying a stationary device which is operable to conduct games of the same type as the first game;

determining that the stationary device is not currently in use;

presenting an offer to the first player to participate in a second game at the stationary device;

receiving from the first player an indication of the first player'"'"'s acceptance of the offer; and

reserving the stationary device for the first player.

12. The method of 11 in which the first game is a slot machine game, and in which the stationary device is a slot machine.

13. The method of 11 in which the first game is a game of poker, and in which the stationary device is a poker table.

14. The method of 11 in which reserving includes preventing a second player from using the stationary device prior to the first player using the stationary device.

15. The method of 11 further including:

determining a first credit balance of the first player, the first credit balance associated with the mobile gaming device;

transmitting instructions to the stationary device, the instructions directing the stationary device to establish a second credit balance; and

transmitting instructions to the mobile gaming device, the instructions directing the mobile gaming device to establish a zero credit balance.

16. The method of 15 in which the second credit balance is equal to the first credit balance.

17. The method of 15 in which the second credit balance is greater than the first credit balance.

18. The method of 11 further including transmitting to the mobile gaming device an indication of the location of the stationary gaming device.