CA2645495C - Method and apparatus for awarding a bonus on a network of electronic gaming devices during a pre-determined time period - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for awarding a bonus on a network of electronic gaming devices during a pre-determined time period Download PDF

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CA2645495C
CA2645495C CA2645495A CA2645495A CA2645495C CA 2645495 C CA2645495 C CA 2645495C CA 2645495 A CA2645495 A CA 2645495A CA 2645495 A CA2645495 A CA 2645495A CA 2645495 C CA2645495 C CA 2645495C
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Richard J. Schneider
Cara L. Iddings
Lawrence R. Pitman
Binh T. Nguyen
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3272—Games involving multiple players
    • G07F17/3283—Games involving multiple players wherein the number of active machines is limited
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3225—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
    • G07F17/3232—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the operator is informed
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/326—Game play aspects of gaming systems
    • G07F17/3269—Timing aspects of game play, e.g. blocking/halting the operation of a gaming machine

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US11/397,942 US20060247034A1 (en) 2001-07-02 2006-04-03 Method and apparatus for awarding a bonus on a network of electronic gaming devices during a pre-determined time period
US11/397,942 2006-04-03
PCT/US2007/064779 WO2007117953A2 (en) 2006-04-03 2007-03-23 Method for awarding bonus on a network

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EP (1) EP2012890A4 (de)
CN (1) CN101553289B (de)
AU (1) AU2007235032B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2645495C (de)
MX (1) MX2008012677A (de)
RU (1) RU2008143375A (de)
WO (1) WO2007117953A2 (de)

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WO2007117953A2 (en) 2007-10-18
RU2008143375A (ru) 2010-05-10
WO2007117953A3 (en) 2008-10-23
AU2007235032B2 (en) 2013-04-11
EP2012890A2 (de) 2009-01-14
CN101553289A (zh) 2009-10-07
CN101553289B (zh) 2015-06-03
EP2012890A4 (de) 2012-02-29
US20060247034A1 (en) 2006-11-02
AU2007235032A1 (en) 2007-10-18
MX2008012677A (es) 2009-01-20
CA2645495A1 (en) 2007-10-18

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