IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,277,835
Granted Patent B2
US 12,277,835 · App. 17/335,427 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Gaming device having advance game information analyzer

Inventor: John F. Acres (Las Vegas, NV)
Assignee: Acres Technology
G07F17/323G07F17/32G07F17/3209G07F17/3211G07F17/3213G07F17/3227G07F17/3239G07F17/3244G07F17/34
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Patent No.
US 12,277,835
App. No.
17/335,427
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This concept is directed to methods of operating a gaming device to analyze game information that is part of a gaming event having a player interaction in advance of the player interaction to make a determination about the game play. These methods may be used for a variety of gaming devices such as slot machines, video keno devices, video poker machines, electronic table games, internet gaming terminals, etc. In each type of gaming device, these operation methods evaluate future game information during game play to determine one of multiple manners by which the game play will continue. These continuation manners may include changing the speed of game play, determining display characteristics of the game and outcome, providing tips or information to the player about the future game information, automatically initiating a subsequent game, or otherwise altering an aspect of the game play parameters in response to the evaluated game information.

Claims (35)

1. An electronic casino gaming system comprising:

a plurality of electronic casino gaming devices;

a computing network interconnecting the plurality of electronic casino gaming devices; and

a computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to:

receive from at least one electronic casino gaming device of the plurality of electronic casino gaming devices, a player identifier and an indication of a game outcome of a first game of a plurality of games of a gaming session on the at least one electronic casino gaming device, wherein the gaming session comprises a game delay between the plurality of games;

determine, based on the indication of the game outcome of the first game, the game outcome does not meet at least one criterion;

decrease, based on the game outcome not meeting the at least one criterion, the game delay; and

initiate, according to the decreased game delay, a second game of the plurality of games.

2. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic casino gaming system is further configured to prevent player interaction when the game outcome does not meet the at least one criterion.

3. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic casino gaming system is further configured to stop at least one but fewer than all of a plurality of game reels that each include a plurality of symbols when the game outcome is determined to meet the at least one criterion.

4. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one criterion comprises one or more of: an occurrence of a symbol displayed on at least one stopped game reel, a threshold award amount associated with the game outcome, one or more probabilities in receiving a winning outcome, or a perceived enjoyment of playing the first game.

5. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 3 , wherein the electronic casino gaming system is further configured to stop a remainder of the plurality of game reels after stopping at least one game reel of the plurality of game reels.

6. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 3 , wherein the electronic casino gaming system is further configured to permit a player to place or alter a wager on the at least one electronic casino gaming device after at least one game reel is stopped.

7. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 3 , wherein the electronic casino gaming system is further configured to permit a player to nudge at least one stopped game reel.

8. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 3 , wherein the electronic casino gaming system is further configured to permit a player to respin at least one stopped reel.

9. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the first game is operable to permit at least one player selection of a spot from a plurality of selectable spots displayed on a display device prior to initiating the first game on the at least one electronic casino gaming device.

10. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 9 , wherein a first portion of the game outcome of the first game includes at least one of a plurality of randomly selected winning spots.

11. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one criterion comprises one or more of: an occurrence of at least one player selected spot being included in the first portion of the game outcome.

12. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic casino gaming system is further configured to permit a player to select at least one more spot that is not displayed in the first portion of the game outcome.

13. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic casino gaming system is further configured to permit the player to change at least one player selected spot to a spot that is not displayed in the first portion of the game outcome.

14. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic casino gaming system is further configured to generate a tip related to a location of at least one winning spot before the game outcome is displayed.

15. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 10 , wherein a second portion of the game outcome includes a plurality of randomly selected winning spots.

16. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic casino gaming system is further configured to automatically initiate a second game.

17. An electronic casino gaming system comprising:

a plurality of electronic casino gaming devices;

a computing network interconnecting the plurality of electronic casino gaming devices; and

a computing device, wherein the computing device is configured to:

receive from at least one electronic casino gaming device of the plurality of electronic casino gaming devices, a player identifier and an indication of a game outcome of a first game of a plurality of games of a gaming session on the at least one electronic casino gaming device, wherein the gaming session comprises a game delay between the plurality of games;

determine, based on the indication of the game outcome of the first game, the game outcome does not meet at least one criterion;

increase, based on the game outcome meeting the at least one criterion, the game delay; and

initiate, according to the increased game delay, a second game of the plurality of games.

18. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 17 , wherein each electronic casino gaming device of the plurality of electronic casino gaming devices further comprises a player interface panel having a rapid play game initiating button configured to initiate a rapid play gaming session.

19. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 17 , wherein the electronic casino gaming system is further configured to reveal a game tip to a player based on an analysis of a first portion of the game outcome and a second portion of the game outcome.

20. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 17 , wherein the electronic casino gaming system is further configured to prevent player interaction when the game outcome does not meet the at least one criterion.

21. The electronic casino gaming system of claim 17 , wherein the at least one criterion comprises one or more of: an occurrence of a symbol displayed on at least one stopped game reel, a threshold award amount associated with the game outcome, one or more probabilities in receiving a winning outcome, or a perceived enjoyment of playing the first game.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 17, 2023
From: ACRES TECHNOLOGY
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 063352/0118 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2021
From: ACRES, JOHN F.
To: ACRES TECHNOLOGY
Reel/Frame 056401/0543 →
Continuity (7)
Continuation 16437360 · Jun 11, 2019
Continuation 15885172 · Jan 31, 2018
Continuation 15496700 · Apr 25, 2017
Continuation 14874894 · Oct 5, 2015
Continuation 14187639 · Feb 24, 2014
Continuation 12630767 · Dec 3, 2009
Related Publication 20210287482A1 · Sep 16, 2021
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