WO2004085015A1 - Interface de dispositif de jeu electronique/systeme de loterie et jeu de hasard - Google Patents

Interface de dispositif de jeu electronique/systeme de loterie et jeu de hasard Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2004085015A1
WO2004085015A1 PCT/US2003/009712 US0309712W WO2004085015A1 WO 2004085015 A1 WO2004085015 A1 WO 2004085015A1 US 0309712 W US0309712 W US 0309712W WO 2004085015 A1 WO2004085015 A1 WO 2004085015A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
lottery
gaming device
electronic gaming
interface
entry
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2003/009712
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Douglas Okuniewicz
Original Assignee
Douglas Okuniewicz
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Douglas Okuniewicz filed Critical Douglas Okuniewicz
Priority to PCT/US2003/009712 priority Critical patent/WO2004085015A1/fr
Priority to AU2003218459A priority patent/AU2003218459A1/en
Publication of WO2004085015A1 publication Critical patent/WO2004085015A1/fr

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • G07F17/3248—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value
    • 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
    • G07F17/3286—Type of games
    • G07F17/329—Regular and instant lottery, e.g. electronic scratch cards

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to interface devices for electronic devices and, more particularly, to a lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game which is operative to signal the lottery system to issue an entry into the lottery when a preset event or series of events occurs in or around the gaming device.
  • Spinning reel slot machines, video slot machines and video poker machines continue to be three of the most widely used types of electronic gaming devices found in the gaming industry. While the types and designs of the slot machines and video poker machines have continued to evolve, game play has remained generally the same in that when a specific combination is hit on the reels or turned up in the cards, it produces particular winning combinations and payouts based on the pay table of the slot machine or video poker machine. With that in mind, many slot machine manufacturers have attempted to increase the excitement generated by game play by adding peripheral devices such as sound generators or video screens which promote increased game play by presenting entertaining accompaniments to the game play of the slot machine or video poker machine.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game which will permit the dispensing of an entry into a lottery drawing in response to a particular event or series of events occurring in the slot machine board environment or in and around the slot machine.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game which will enhance game play and encourage additional game play for the gaming device player.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game which is usable with many different types of gaming equipment, including but not limited to VLTs, linked VLT systems, slot machines with physical reels, video slot machines, central draw finite systems, bingo and keno machines and systems, table games and video poker devices.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game which is usable with virtually any operable networking system, including but not limited to LAN, WAN, Internet, G3 cellular systems, radio-frequency (RF), line-of-sight, fiber-optic, wireless and networks using various protocols including TCP/IP.
  • LAN local area network
  • WAN wide area network
  • Internet wide area network
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game which will receive event occurrence signals from the electronic gaming device, translate those event occurrence signals into discernable commands for a lottery system and command the lottery system to output a particular type of lottery entry in response to the occurrence of a particular event or series of events in or around the slot machine.
  • the present invention provides a lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game includes at least one detection device operative to detect selected event occurrences of an electronic gaming device and output event occurrence signals upon detection of an event or series of events occurring in or around an electronic gaming device and an interface device in information transmission connection with the detection device, the interface device operative to detect and receive event occurrence signals from the detection device, analyze and translate the event occurrence signals and output lottery entry dispensing commands.
  • a lottery entry device is in information transmission connection with the interface device and in information transmission connection with a central lottery system, the lottery entry device operative to receive the lottery entry dispensing commands output by the interface device and output at least one entry ticket into a lottery event via and in connection with the central lottery system whereby an operator of an electronic gaming device receives at least one entry into the lottery event.
  • the advantages of the present invention over those devices found in the prior art are numerous and include the fact that the present invention may be added to any gaming device to produce command outputs in response to event occurrences in the electronic apparatus, thereby printing at least one lottery entry ticket. Furthermore, because the present invention may be quickly and easily reprogrammed to respond to different gaming device events, a variety of response schemes may be instituted over the life span of a gaming device, thus insuring that consumer interest in the games remain relatively high. Furthermore, because the interface of the present invention can be networked, a group of interfaces may exchange information and be controlled via a remote system, thus increasing efficiency while decreasing the potential for downtime often required for updated programming, maintenance functions or downloading data.
  • the present invention also combines the excitement of the traditional slot machine or video gaming device with a heretofore entirely separate element of gaming, the lottery game. With the present invention, not only are winning combinations paid, but the player also will have the opportunity to win huge bonus prizes with his or her entry into the associated lottery event. Therefore, the present invention provides a substantial improvement over those devices found in the prior art.
  • Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the operation of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 is a lower-level block diagram of the operation of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 is a lower-level block diagram showing the networking of the LIBs.
  • the lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game of the present invention is primarily designed to enhance both the game play of an electronic gaming device in a casino or the like, the electronic gaming device usually being a slot machine, video slot machine or video poker game, video lottery terminal (VLT), linked VLT system, slot machine with physical reels, central draw finite system, bingo and/or keno machine or system, table game and lottery sales and exposure.
  • the enhancement of game play occurs when a particular event or series of events occurs in the gaming device which results in the dispensing of a lottery ticket, preferably of the Powerball ® or Lotto ® type of on-line lottery game.
  • an electronic gaming device such as a slot machine or video slot machine would be used as the base unit for the implementation of the present invention, and examples of the events which might trigger the dispensing of a lottery ticket would include the hitting of a specific reel combination, a preset amount of coin in, a certain level of game play, or any other detectable electronic device event or series of events.
  • the invention including an activity monitoring unit or AMU which would be connected to the electronic gaming device for monitoring event occurrences in the electronic gaming device, preferably to specific electronic gaming device elements including but not limited to a digital display board, a reel position sensor and a hard meter harness.
  • the AMU would be a programmable electronic activity detector and command generator which would include at least one detection device adapted to be connected to the electronic gaming device board, an event detection sampling device in information transmission connection with the detection device and a programmable event occurrence information signal computing device connected to the event detection sampling device operative to output command signals therefrom for commanding a connected lottery entry generating device to output a lottery entry in response to a specific occurrence or occurrences in or around the electronic gaming device.
  • the AMU would be programmed to output command signals which can be interpreted by a connected lottery interface board or LIB which receives the command signals from the AMU and converts those signals into commands which are readable by a lottery system for outputting of lottery entries therefrom.
  • the LIB would preferably be a circuit board including a programmable microchip which would be programmed to accept the command signals from the AMU and output ticket generation commands to the lottery system.
  • the LIB is representative of any equivalent system for providing the interface between the electronic gaming device and the lottery system. Therefore, any appropriate lottery interface system could be substituted in the present invention, or such a system could be incorporated directly into the gaming device, such as being built into the electronic gaming device board or programmed into the software of the electronic gaming device or electronic gaming device central system itself.
  • the LIB will preferably be connected to the AMU by a serial interface and the AMU will be connected to the electronic gaming device by a hardwire harness to connect to the appropriate sampling location or locations on the electronic gaming device board or where appropriate.
  • the appropriate connections to properly connect the LIB to the lottery system it is expected that such connections would be understood by one skilled in the art of gaming device connections, depending upon the type of lottery terminal being used and the connection requirements.
  • the electrical connections of the LIB to the lottery system would be understood by one skilled in the art and are not critical to the present invention whereas the functionality of the LIB is critical to the present invention.
  • the LIB may also be connected to other elements of the gaming side of the electronic gaming device, specifically including but not limited to connection to a Player Tracking Unit, the central Player Tracking Computer, the central accounting/security computer if different than the PTC or to a central system such as a "Central Draw Finite System", wherein the individual game outcomes are determined and then sent to the physical machine to be displayed to the player.
  • a central system such as a "Central Draw Finite System”
  • various combinations of connections may be used with the present invention so long as the LIB functions as an interface between the electronic gaming device elements and a lottery system.
  • a further important feature of the LIB of the present invention is that the LIB's are networkable themselves.
  • a number of LIB units may be connected to one anotherfor updating, accounting, security, bi-directional downloads, enabling and disabling of LIB's, controlling associated equipment and control of peripheral devices (e.g. signs, meters, lights, audio and video devices).
  • peripheral devices e.g. signs, meters, lights, audio and video devices.
  • These and other functions can be carried out with a central computer or through a "master" LIB in the network or through the lottery system's central computer, another lottery system computer or the electronic gaming device's central computer.
  • This networking can be performed via a separate network system or may be "piggybacked" onto an existing network system depending on the specific design of the communication systems within the casino or gaming environment.
  • the LIB or LIB network may be connected to an independent, private or casino-run lottery system which functions generally similarly to the large state-run lottery systems, or to any other desired lottery system to enhance game play and encourage increased wagering and gaming.
  • the LIB may be used for accounting and security tracking functions for gaming devices, including such functions as tracking coin in, coin out, machine win, door open, jackpots and various tilts and other such electronic gaming device functions. Further, the LIB is programmable to include similar functions for a lottery system, including the number of tickets printed, paper jams, malfunctions, tilts and other such functions and activities.
  • the lottery ticket terminal is preferably a MUSL (Multistate Lottery) proprietary terminal which is connected to the MUSL central system account in the common manner used in connection with lottery terminals.
  • the lottery terminal would then print a lottery ticket through a printing unit which, in the preferred embodiment, would be attached externally to or be housed within the electronic gaming device on or around which the triggering event or series of events had just occurred. In this manner, the player of the electronic gaming device may easily obtain a lottery ticket and/or voucher without leaving the vicinity of the electronic gaming device and without purchasing it separately.
  • this setup are possible, as are the outputs of the lottery terminal depending on the associated lottery game.
  • the AMU is programmed to recognize the occurrence of a specific event or series of events, and when that specific event or series of events occur(s), the AMU recognizes that occurrence and forwards an event notification signal to the LIB.
  • the LIB receives those signals and analyzes and translates those signals to signal the lottery system to output a lottery entry, if so commanded by the AMU. If so, the LIB outputs a lottery entry generation command to the lottery system.
  • the system in turn commands the entry to be dispensed at the output location corresponding to the electronic gaming device at which the event or series of events occurred, thus allowing game play to continue uninterrupted and therefore not affecting the speed of game play.
  • the system will function with the AMU being programmed to determine which events will cause the generation of lottery tickets, but it is the LIB which is vital to enable the signaling of the lottery system to output at least one entry ticket.
  • the lottery terminal, lottery printer or alternative printer would be commanded to print a voucher ticket which the player of the electronic gaming device could later redeem for a lottery ticket at a time when the system is once again up and running.
  • the central lottery system would periodically generate a pool of entries to be used during a system shut down, whether the shut down is scheduled or is due to system failure, and would preferably be one of the initial steps in initializing a new drawing period. An entry from this pool would then be output to the player during the down-time period. Unused entries from this pool would then be removed or purged from the subsequent or related drawing.
  • any acceptable type of printed or outputted indicia signifying entry into a lottery event can be substituted for the "tickets" or "vouchers" previously described, each of which would be understood by one skilled in the art of lottery gaming.
  • the present invention has been described as being used in connection with a electronic gaming device, it should be noted that the AMU and LIB of the present invention are programmable for operation with virtually any type of electronic device, including video slot machines, video lottery terminals, video poker games, video keno games, vending machines, arcade machines, ATMs and virtually any other electronic device which can be connected to the AMU and LIB. Furthermore, the present invention may be retrofitted onto existing electronic gaming devices due to the design of the AMU, and therefore can be used in almost any gaming situation.

Landscapes

  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Management, Administration, Business Operations System, And Electronic Commerce (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne une interface de dispositif de jeu électronique/système de loterie et jeu de hasard comprenant, au moins un détecteur d'occurrences d'événements spécifiques de dispositif de jeu électronique qui fournit des signaux d'occurrence d'événement sur détection d'événement ou de série d'événements du dispositif de jeu électronique, et une interface de transmission d'information reliée au détecteur, qui détecte et reçoit les signaux d'occurrence d'événement émanant du détecteur, qui effectue l'analyse et la translation de ces signaux, et qui fournit des commandes d'entrée de loterie. Enfin, une unité d'entrée de loterie assure la transmission d'information avec l'interface et avec un système central de loterie, l'unité d'entrée de loterie recevant les commandes d'entrée de loterie produites par l interface et fournissant au moins un billet d'admission à un événement de loterie en interaction avec le système central de loterie.
PCT/US2003/009712 2003-03-28 2003-03-28 Interface de dispositif de jeu electronique/systeme de loterie et jeu de hasard WO2004085015A1 (fr)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US2003/009712 WO2004085015A1 (fr) 2003-03-28 2003-03-28 Interface de dispositif de jeu electronique/systeme de loterie et jeu de hasard
AU2003218459A AU2003218459A1 (en) 2003-03-28 2003-03-28 Lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PCT/US2003/009712 WO2004085015A1 (fr) 2003-03-28 2003-03-28 Interface de dispositif de jeu electronique/systeme de loterie et jeu de hasard

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2004085015A1 true WO2004085015A1 (fr) 2004-10-07

Family

ID=33096228

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2003/009712 WO2004085015A1 (fr) 2003-03-28 2003-03-28 Interface de dispositif de jeu electronique/systeme de loterie et jeu de hasard

Country Status (2)

Country Link
AU (1) AU2003218459A1 (fr)
WO (1) WO2004085015A1 (fr)

Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5674128A (en) * 1995-02-21 1997-10-07 Oneida Indian Nation Cashless computerized video game system and method
US5871398A (en) * 1995-06-30 1999-02-16 Walker Asset Management Limited Partnership Off-line remote system for lotteries and games of skill
US5917725A (en) * 1984-06-27 1999-06-29 John Klayh Tournament data system

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5917725A (en) * 1984-06-27 1999-06-29 John Klayh Tournament data system
US5674128A (en) * 1995-02-21 1997-10-07 Oneida Indian Nation Cashless computerized video game system and method
US5871398A (en) * 1995-06-30 1999-02-16 Walker Asset Management Limited Partnership Off-line remote system for lotteries and games of skill

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
AU2003218459A1 (en) 2004-10-18

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US9495824B2 (en) Lottery system/electronic gaming device interface and gambling game
US6585589B2 (en) Lottery game/gaming device interface
US11521468B2 (en) Gaming machine with enhanced respin feature
US8057292B2 (en) Draw bingo
US8123606B2 (en) Stud bingo
US8123610B2 (en) Wagering game with group free-spin bonus
US8500544B2 (en) Keno simulation of other game outcomes
US20060189378A1 (en) Gaming machine having cooperative bonus symbols
US20210019983A1 (en) Bonus wheel with top-level progressive award
US20100248811A1 (en) Wagering game with enhanced bonus feature
US12002323B2 (en) Systems and methods for modifying one or more symbols on one or more still-spinning reels of a wagering game
US20230401923A1 (en) Gameplay Method with Connected Image Segments
US11961358B2 (en) Gaming system with symbol-driven approach to randomly-selected trigger value for feature
AU2021240127A1 (en) Gaming device with mystery configurable symbols
US9478106B2 (en) Multiple gaming choice in Keno by players
US20190371126A1 (en) Multi-screen gaming with cross-game tumbling trigger
WO2004085015A1 (fr) Interface de dispositif de jeu electronique/systeme de loterie et jeu de hasard
WO2018156193A1 (fr) Événement de pari de dominos
CA3011840A1 (fr) Evenement de pari de jeu de domino

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AU BR CA CN JP MX RU TR ZA

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
122 Ep: pct application non-entry in european phase
NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: JP

WWW Wipo information: withdrawn in national office

Country of ref document: JP