Slot driven video story
First Claim
1. A method of operating a video poker gaming device including a plurality of instructions, said method comprising:
- causing a processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine an outcome associated with a play of a video poker game;
causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine if the outcome corresponds to a video presentation which is in addition to any display of the play of the video poker game;
if the outcome corresponds to the video presentation, causing at least one display device to display the video presentation to a player; and
causing the at least one display device to display an indication of the outcome of the play of the video poker game play distinctly from the video presentation.
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Abstract
A gaming system includes a network server connected to a plurality of gaming devices that are adapted to provide a video payout on each play based on a set of payout parameters. Memory at each gaming device stores payout parameters that correspond to each possible gaming result or outcome. When a play is initiated by a player, a gaming result is generated at a gaming device. The gaming device responds by accessing a corresponding payout parameter from the memory which may be a monetary amount, a video presentation segment or a combination thereof. If the payout is video, the network server receives the payout parameter and transmits video presentation segment to the gaming device accordingly. The gaming device then provides a video payout, in the form of displayed video presentation, to the player. The player thus receives at least one form of payment on each play.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of operating a video poker gaming device including a plurality of instructions, said method comprising:
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causing a processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine an outcome associated with a play of a video poker game; causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine if the outcome corresponds to a video presentation which is in addition to any display of the play of the video poker game; if the outcome corresponds to the video presentation, causing at least one display device to display the video presentation to a player; and causing the at least one display device to display an indication of the outcome of the play of the video poker game play distinctly from the video presentation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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an input device; a processor; at least one display device; and a memory device, said memory device storing a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the at least one display device and the input device to; (a) determine an outcome associated with a play of a video poker game; (b) determine if the outcome corresponds to a video presentation; (c) if the outcome corresponds to the video presentation, display the video presentation to a player which is in addition to any display of the play of the video poker game; and (d) display an indication of the outcome of the play of the video poker game distinctly from the video presentation. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A computer readable medium comprising software with instructions to:
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(a) determine an outcome associated with a play of a video poker game at a video poker gaming device; (b) determine if the outcome corresponds to a video presentation; (c) if the outcome corresponds to the video presentation, cause the video poker gaming device to provide the video presentation to a player which is in addition to any display of the play of the video poker game; and (d) cause a display device to display an indication of the outcome of the game play distinctly from the video presentation.
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16. A method of operating a gaming device including a plurality of instructions, said method comprising:
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(a) causing a processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine an outcome associated with a play of a video poker game; (b) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine if the outcome corresponds to a video presentation, video presentation being repurposed from its original use; (c) if the outcome corresponds to the video presentation, causing at least one display device to display the video presentation to a player which is in addition to any display of the play of the video poker game; and (d) causing the at least one display device to display an indication of the outcome of the play of the video poker game distinctly from the video presentation.
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17. A method of operating a gaming system including a plurality of instructions, said method comprising:
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(a) causing a processor to execute the plurality of instructions to create a database that has entries corresponding to numbers capable of being generated by a random number generator of a gaming device; (b) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to associate at least one video payout with at least one of the entries; and (c) adapting the database for use in the gaming device such that if the random number generator of the gaming device generates a number corresponding to the entry in the database that corresponds to the at least one video payout, the video payout is provided to a player of the gaming device which is in addition to any display of a video poker game. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system comprising:
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a user interface; and a controller operatively coupled to the user interface and configured to; (a) create a database that has entries corresponding to numbers capable of being generated by a random number generator of a gaming device; (b) associate at least one video payout with at least one of the entries; and (c) adapt the database for use in the gaming device such that if the random number generator of the gaming device generates a number whose entry in the database corresponds to the at least one video payout, the video payout is provided to a player of the gaming device which is in addition to any display of a game.
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28. A computer readable medium comprising software with instructions to:
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(a) create a database that has entries corresponding to numbers capable of being generated by a random number generator of a gaming device; (b) associate at least one video payout with at least one of the entries; and (c) adapt the database for use in the gaming device such that if the random number generator of the gaming device generates a number corresponding to the entry in the database associated with the at least one video payout, the at least one video payout is provided to a player of the gaming device which is in addition to any display of any game.
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Specification