IP Library Granted Patent US 8,777,728
Granted Patent B2
US 8,777,728 · App. 12/118,148 · Granted Jul 15, 2014

Gaming system and a method of gaming

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,777,728
App. No.
12/118,148
Granted
Jul 15, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Certain embodiments provide a gaming system including a first player interface operable by a player to input at least one first game instruction to play a first game. The gaming system also includes a second player interface independent of the first player interface and operable by the player to play a second game. The gaming system further includes a game control module arranged to process the at least one first game instruction to determine a game outcome of the first game and control play of the second game based at least in part on the game outcome of the first game.

Claims (34)

1. A gaming machine comprising:

a first game controller configured to facilitate a free play of a first game at said gaming machine;

a first player interface operable by a player to input to the first game controller at least one first game instruction for the free play of the first game at said gaming machine;

a second game controller configured to facilitate a play of a second game at said gaming machine, said second game being different than said first game, the second game controller having an adjustment calculator configured to calculate whether an adjustment to the play of the second game should be generated; and

a second player interface operable by the player for the play of the second game at said gaming machine;

and

wherein the first game controller and the second game controller are electrically coupled to each other, the first game controller being configured to process the at least one first game instruction to determine a first game outcome for the play of the first game and to provide adjustment data as to the first game outcome to the adjustment calculator of said second game controller;

wherein said adjustment calculator is configured to calculate whether an adjustment to play of the second game should be generated based on said adjustment data, and to send an adjustment command to the second game controller, the second game controller being configured to adjust the play of the second game based at least in part on receiving the adjustment command.

2. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second game controller adjusts the play of the second game by modifying play of the second game.

3. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second game controller adjusts the play of the second game by adjusting the game outcome of the second game, based on the adjustment command.

4. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the possible outcome of a second game is adjusted by modifying a win amount.

5. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second game controller adjusts the play of the second game by adjusting the possible outcomes of the second game based on the adjustment command.

6. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the possible outcomes of a second game are adjusted by adjusting available prizes and/or types of prizes.

7. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the second game controller adjusts the play of the second game by providing free games in the second game.

8. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second game controller processes a second game instruction to determine a game outcome of the second game based both on the processing of the second game instruction and the adjustment command to thereby control the game outcome of the second game.

9. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second game controller in data communication with the first game controller determines the game outcome of the second game.

10. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second game controller is configured to determine the second game outcome based on the adjustment command.

11. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first game controller is provided by a player marketing module.

12. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first player interface is provided by a player marketing module.

13. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first player interface comprises a first display and a first instruction input mechanism.

14. A gaming machine as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second player interface comprises a second display and a second instruction input mechanism.

15. A method of gaming at a gaming machine having a first player interface, a second player interface, a game controller and an adjustment calculator, and using adjustment data, the method comprising:

receiving an input of at least one first game instruction in relation to a free first game by a player via the first player interface;

receiving an input of at least one second game instruction in relation to a game play of a second game by the player via the second player interface, said second game being different than said first game;

processing via the game controller the at least one first game instruction to determine a first game outcome of the first game;

providing the first game outcome to the adjustment calculator;

determining via the adjustment calculator whether an adjustment to the game play of the second game is to be generated based on the adjustment data;

generating an adjustment command in response to determining that an adjustment is to be generated; and

controlling the play of the second game via the second player interface independent of the first player interface based at least in part on the generated adjustment command.

16. A method of gaming as claimed in claim 15 , and further comprising controlling play of the second game by adjusting the game outcome of the second game, based on the adjustment command.

17. A method of gaming as claimed in claim 16 , and further comprising adjusting the possible outcomes of the second game based on the adjustment command.

18. A method of gaming as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the possible outcomes of a second game are adjusted by adjusting available prizes and/or types of prizes.

19. A method of gaming as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the possible outcome of a second game is adjusted by modifying a win amount.

20. A method of gaming as claimed in claim 15 , and further comprising adjusting play of the second game by providing free games in the second game.

Assignments (6)
RELEASE (REEL 060204 / FRAME 0216) Recorded Mar 2, 2026
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
Reel/Frame 074989/0657 →
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2022
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Reel/Frame 060204/0216 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2022
From: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
To: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059368/0799 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 3, 2020
From: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, AS SECURITY TRUSTEE
Reel/Frame 052828/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 16, 2015
From: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
To: UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH
Reel/Frame 034777/0498 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2008
From: BOESEN, JOHN LESLIE
To: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.
Reel/Frame 021270/0773 →