WO2007030641A3 - Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards - Google Patents

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WO2007030641A3
WO2007030641A3 PCT/US2006/034892 US2006034892W WO2007030641A3 WO 2007030641 A3 WO2007030641 A3 WO 2007030641A3 US 2006034892 W US2006034892 W US 2006034892W WO 2007030641 A3 WO2007030641 A3 WO 2007030641A3
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progressive
gaming system
progressive awards
server based
based gaming
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PCT/US2006/034892
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French (fr)
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James A Vasquez
Mark W Bansemer
Anthony J Baerlocher
Robert E Breckner
Aaron T Jones
Jamal Benbrahim
Cara L Iddings
Richard J Schneider
Vince Manfredi
Original Assignee
Igt Reno Nev
James A Vasquez
Mark W Bansemer
Anthony J Baerlocher
Robert E Breckner
Aaron T Jones
Jamal Benbrahim
Cara L Iddings
Richard J Schneider
Vince Manfredi
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Priority claimed from US11/470,226 external-priority patent/US7841939B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/470,223 external-priority patent/US7568973B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/470,225 external-priority patent/US8137188B2/en
Priority claimed from US11/470,228 external-priority patent/US8128491B2/en
Application filed by Igt Reno Nev, James A Vasquez, Mark W Bansemer, Anthony J Baerlocher, Robert E Breckner, Aaron T Jones, Jamal Benbrahim, Cara L Iddings, Richard J Schneider, Vince Manfredi filed Critical Igt Reno Nev
Priority to AU2006287415A priority Critical patent/AU2006287415B2/en
Priority to CA002619838A priority patent/CA2619838A1/en
Publication of WO2007030641A2 publication Critical patent/WO2007030641A2/en
Publication of WO2007030641A3 publication Critical patent/WO2007030641A3/en
Priority to AU2011201055A priority patent/AU2011201055B2/en
Priority to AU2011201057A priority patent/AU2011201057B2/en

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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
    • G07F17/3225—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
    • G07F17/3237—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the operator is informed about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
    • G07F17/3239—Tracking of individual players
    • 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
    • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
    • G07F17/3258—Cumulative reward schemes, e.g. jackpots

Abstract

A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The central server includes a plurality of progressive modules. Each progressive module maintains one or more progressive awards and is associated with zero, one or more of the gaming machines in the gaming system. Upon a determination that a designated one of the progressive awards will be provided, one of the gaming machines associated with the progressive module which maintains the designated progressive award provides the designated progressive award to the player of such gaming machine.
PCT/US2006/034892 2005-09-09 2006-09-07 Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards WO2007030641A2 (en)

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AU2006287415A AU2006287415B2 (en) 2005-09-09 2006-09-07 Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards
CA002619838A CA2619838A1 (en) 2005-09-09 2006-09-07 Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards
AU2011201055A AU2011201055B2 (en) 2005-09-09 2011-03-09 Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards
AU2011201057A AU2011201057B2 (en) 2005-09-09 2011-03-09 Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards

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US71552605P 2005-09-09 2005-09-09
US60/715,526 2005-09-09
US74594706P 2006-04-28 2006-04-28
US60/745,947 2006-04-28
US11/470,226 US7841939B2 (en) 2005-09-09 2006-09-05 Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards
US11/470,223 US7568973B2 (en) 2005-09-09 2006-09-05 Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards
US11/470,225 2006-09-05
US11/470,225 US8137188B2 (en) 2005-09-09 2006-09-05 Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards
US11/470,226 2006-09-05
US11/470,228 US8128491B2 (en) 2005-09-09 2006-09-05 Server based gaming system having multiple progressive awards
US11/470,223 2006-09-05
US11/470,228 2006-09-05

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WO2007030641A3 true WO2007030641A3 (en) 2009-06-04

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CA2619838A1 (en) 2007-03-15
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