GAMING DEVICE HAVING ADVANCE GAME INFORMATION ANALYZER

• US 20170228961A1
• Filed: 04/25/2017
• Published: 08/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Acres Technology
• Original Assignee: Patent Investment & Licensing Company
• Inventors: ACRES, JOHN F.
• Granted Patent: US 9,916,722 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3213 Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
• 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 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

This concept is directed to methods of operating a gaming device to analyze game information that is part of a gaming event having a player interaction in advance of the player interaction to make a determination about the game play. These methods may be used for a variety of gaming devices such as slot machines, video keno devices, video poker machines, electronic table games, internet gaming terminals, etc. In each type of gaming device, these operation methods evaluate future game information during game play to determine one of multiple manners by which the game play will continue. These continuation manners may include changing the speed of game play, determining display characteristics of the game and outcome, providing tips or information to the player about the future game information, automatically initiating a subsequent game, or otherwise altering an aspect of the game play parameters in response to the evaluated game information.

Claims

1. A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising:

initiating a game on the gaming device in response to a player input via a game initiating button associated with the gaming device;

determining a first portion of the game outcome and a second portion of the game outcome, which together comprise the outcome of the game;

analyzing the first and second portions via a programmed processor associated with the gaming device;

displaying the first portion of the game outcome to the player;

revealing a game tip to the player based off of the analysis of the first and second portions of the game outcome;

allowing player interaction with the gaming device after the first portion of the game outcome is displayed; and

displaying an outcome of the gaming event based on at least two of the first portion of the game outcome, the second portion of the game outcome, and the player interaction.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the game tip is revealed when a player places a wager on the gaming event above a predetermined threshold amount.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the game tip is revealed when a player pays an additional fee.

4. A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising:

initiating a game on the gaming device;

determining a first portion of the game outcome and a second portion of the game outcome, which together comprise the outcome of the game;

analyzing the first and second portions;

displaying the first portion of the game outcome to the player;

revealing a game tip to the player based off of the analysis of the first and second portions of the game outcome, including displaying a first game tip following a first game play strategy and displaying a second game tip following a second game play strategy, the first game play strategy emphasizing a more volatile style of game play than the second game play strategy;

allowing player interaction with the gaming device after the first portion of the game outcome is displayed; and

displaying an outcome of the gaming event based on at least two of the first portion of the game outcome, the second portion of the game outcome, and the player interaction.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the game tip is revealed when a player places a wager on the gaming event above a predetermined threshold amount.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the game tip is revealed when a player pays an additional fee.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein revealing a game tip to the player based off of the analysis of the first and second game information includes:

notifying a player that a game tip is available for an additional fee after the first portion of the game outcome is displayed to the player;

revealing the game tip to the player when the player pays the additional fee; and

withholding the game tip if the player does not pay the additional fee.