Apparatus for pre-determined game outcomes

• US 7,909,692 B2
• Filed: 06/29/2006
• Issued: 03/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Underdahl, Brian, Nguyen, Binh T., Paulsen, Craig A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Laneau; Ronald
• Application Number:
  US11/480,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20060247064A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,727 Days
• Field of Search: 463 16- 25
• US Class Current: 463/22
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3232 wherein the operator is informed

Abstract

A remote gaming system and method provides for portable memory devices having predetermined game play outcomes for play on PGDs. The portable memory device having a memory to store at least one predetermined game play outcome for a wager-based game, a processor coupled to the memory, and a biometric sensor. The biometric sensor to measure at least one biometric data from a user to access the wager-based game. A remote gaming server may be in electronic communication with the PGDs or portable memory device to store the predetermined game play outcomes for the wager-based game on the portable memory device.

Claims

1. A remote gaming system comprising:

a portable memory device having a first memory configured to store at least one predetermined game play outcome for a wager-based game and a first processor coupled to the first memory;

at least one portable gaming device comprising;

an interface for receiving and reading the portable memory device;

a display device; and

a controller operatively coupled to the display device and the interface, the controller comprising a second processor having a second memory operatively coupled to the second processor, the controller being programmed to cause the display device to generate a game display relating to the wager-based game, to accept a wager for the wager-based game, and to display the at least one predetermined game play outcome;

a biometric sensor coupled to the portable memory device to measure first biometric data from a user to access the wager-based game, wherein the first processor or the second processor is configured to compare the first measured biometric data with reference biometric data; and

a remote gaming server in electronic communication with the at least one portable gaming device, the remote gaming server configured to provide the at least one predetermined game play outcome for the wager-based game to the portable memory device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the predetermined game play outcome is encrypted.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the wager-based game is one of a plurality of wager-based games and the number of wager-based games to be played comprises a block of games to be paid for when purchasing or updating the portable memory device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first memory stores computer program instructions relating to the wager-based game.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one portable gaming device controller is programmed to read the computer program instructions.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one portable gaming device controller is programmed to receive the first measured biometric data from the portable memory device.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one portable gaming device further comprises a second biometric sensor to measure second biometric data from the user.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the second measured biometric data is stored in the second memory.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the second processor is configured to compare the second measured biometric data with the reference biometric data.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one portable gaming device does not operate if the second measured biometric data does not match the reference biometric data.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the reference biometric data is stored in the first memory before insertion of the portable memory device into the at least one portable gaming device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the reference biometric data is encrypted.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the at least one predetermined game play outcome is not decrypted if the first measured biometric data does not match the reference biometric data.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one portable gaming device does not operate the wager-based game if the at least one portable gaming device has not been provided with the at least one predetermined game play outcome.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the reference biometric data is stored in the second memory before the play of the wager-based game on the at least one portable gaming device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the reference biometric data is encrypted.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the at least one portable gaming device does not operate if the first measured biometric data does not match the reference biometric data.

18. The system of claim 1, further comprising a transceiver coupled to the remote portable memory device processor and the at least one portable gaming device to transmit information to the remote gaming server.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the transceiver is wireless.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote gaming server is a slot machine.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the biometric sensor includes at least one of a fingerprint imager, a retina print imager, a voice pattern imager, and a facial component imager.

22. A remote gaming system comprising:

a portable memory device having a first memory configured to store at least one predetermined game play outcome for a wager-based game and a first processor coupled to the first memory;

at least one portable gaming device, comprising;

an interface for receiving and reading the portable memory device;

a display device; and

a controller operatively coupled to the display device and the input device, the controller comprising a second processor having a second memory operatively coupled to the second processor, the controller being programmed to cause the display device to generate a game display relating to the at least one wager-based game, to accept a wager for the at least one wager-based game, and to display the at least one predetermined game play outcome; and

a biometric sensor coupled to the portable memory device to measure first biometric data from a user to access the wager-based game, wherein the first processor or the second processor is configured to compare the first measured biometric data with reference biometric data.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the predetermined game play outcome is encrypted.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the wager-based game is one of a plurality of wager-based games and the number of wager-based games to be played comprises a block of games to be paid for when purchasing or updating the portable memory device.

25. The system of claim 22, wherein the at least one portable gaming device controller is programmed to receive the first measured biometric data from the portable memory device.

26. The system of claim 22, wherein the at least one portable gaming device further comprises a second biometric sensor to measure second biometric data from the user.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the second measured biometric data is stored in the second memory.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein the second processor is adapted to compare the second measured biometric data with the reference biometric data.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the at least one portable gaming device does not operate if the second measured biometric data does not match the reference biometric data.

30. The system of claim 22, wherein the reference biometric data is stored in the second memory before the play of games on the at least one portable gaming device.

31. The system of claim 30, wherein the reference biometric data is encrypted.

32. The system of claim 30, wherein the at least one portable gaming device does not operate if the first measured biometric data does not match the reference biometric data.

33. The system of claim 22, wherein the reference biometric data is stored in the first memory before insertion of the portable memory device into the at least one portable gaming device.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein the reference biometric data is encrypted.

35. The system of claim 33, wherein the at least one predetermined game play outcome is not decrypted if the first measured biometric data does not match the reference biometric data.

36. The system of claim 22, wherein the at least one portable gaming device does not operate the wager-based game if the at least one portable gaming device has not been provided with the at least one predetermined game play outcome.

37. A method for playing a wager-based game on a portable gaming device, comprising:

storing reference biometric data;

storing at least one predetermined game play outcome for the wager-based game on a first memory of a portable memory device;

inserting the portable memory device into a portable gaming device;

measuring biometric data from a user;

comparing the measured biometric data to the reference biometric data; and

sending at least one predetermined game play outcome to the portable gaming device if the reference and measured biometric data are the same.

38. The method of claim 37, further comprising displaying the at least one predetermined game play outcome.

39. The method of claim 37, further comprising obtaining the reference biometric data from a second memory in the portable memory device.

40. The method of claim 37, further comprising obtaining the reference biometric data from the first memory in the portable memory device.

41. The method of claim 37, wherein the measuring further comprises obtaining the measured biometric data from a biometric sensor on the portable memory device.

42. The method of claim 37, wherein the storing at least one predetermined game outcome further comprises encrypting the at least one predetermined game play outcome.

43. The method of claim 37, wherein the storing reference biometric data further comprises encrypting the reference biometric data.

44. The method of claim 37, wherein the comparing further comprises decrypting the reference biometric data.