Granted Patent B2

US 10,242,529 · App. 15/073,602 · Granted Mar 26, 2019

Abstract

Claims (51)

1. An object matching electronic gaming machine, comprising:

a wager controller operatively connected to an application controller, wherein the wager controller is constructed to:

receive a request to execute a wager;

determine a plurality of results for the wager; and

communicate the results for the wager to the application controller;

the application controller operatively connecting an interactive controller and the wager controller, wherein the application controller is constructed to:

communicate a request to the wager controller to execute the wager;

receive the results for the wager from the wager controller;

associate the results for the wager with a plurality of graphical display objects;

associate application resources with the results for the wager;

distribute the application resources to the interactive controller for use in the interactive game; and

generate data for the graphical display objects; and

the interactive controller operatively connected to the application controller, wherein the interactive controller is constructed to:

receive the data for the graphical display objects from the application controller;

provide to a user an interactive game including the graphical display objects;

receive a user's interaction with the graphical display objects;

determine that the user has successfully accessed the graphical display objects;

reveal the wager result associated with the graphical display objects;

receive from the application controller, application resources associated with the revealed wager result;

generate a visual display of the revealed wager result; and

use the application resources associated with the revealed wager result to modify the interactive game by presenting an objective within the interactive game to the user.

2. The object matching electronic gaming machine of claim 1 ,

wherein each result for the wager corresponds to a separate payline.

3. The object matching electronic gaming machine of claim 1 ,

wherein success in the interactive game is based on the user's skillful performance.

4. The object matching electronic gaming machine of claim 3 ,

wherein the user's skillful performance provides access to the graphical display objects.

5. The object matching electronic gaming machine of claim 3 ,

wherein the electronic gaming machine provides hints to the user.

6. The object matching electronic gaming machine of claim 1 ,

wherein the graphical display objects are accessed automatically at the end of the interactive game.

7. The object matching electronic gaming machine of claim 1 ,

wherein the interactive controller and the application controller are constructed from the same device, and

wherein the application controller is operatively connected to the wager controller using a communication link.

8. The object matching interleaved wagering electronic gaming machine of claim 1 ,

wherein the wager controller and the application controller are constructed from the same device, and

wherein the application controller is operatively connected to the interactive controller using a communication link.

9. The object matching interleaved wagering electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , wherein the interactive controller, the application controller and the wager controller are constructed from the same device.

10. The object matching electronic gaming machine of claim 1 , further comprising:

an enclosure constructed to mount:

a user input device operatively connected to the interactive controller;

a user output device operatively connected to the interactive controller;

a credit input device operatively connected to the wager controller; and

a credit output device operatively connected to the wager controller.

11. The object matching electronic gaming machine of claim 10 ,

wherein the wager controller is further constructed to:

communicate with the credit input device to receive a credit input;

credit a credit meter with credits based on the incoming credit data;

execute a wager based on a communication received from the application controller;

update the credit meter based on a wager outcome of the wager; and

communicate with the credit output device to generate a credit output based on credits transferred off of the credit meter.

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