IP Library Granted Patent US 11,735,006
Granted Patent B2
US 11,735,006 · App. 17/233,013 · Granted Aug 22, 2023

Gaming system and method with games of skill determined based on a sporting event

Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson (Las Vegas, NV); Cameron A. Filipour (Las Vegas, NV)
Assignee: IGT
G07F17/3262G07F17/3211G07F17/3288
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Patent No.
US 11,735,006
App. No.
17/233,013
Granted
Aug 22, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Gaming systems and methods which utilize the results of a sporting event to determine an outcome of a game of skill.

Claims (37)

1. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive data associated with a parameter of a sporting event,

modify a parameter of a skill-based game based on the data associated with the parameter of the sporting event, and

for a play of the skill-based game:

receive, via an input device, a quantifiable skill input,

determine, based on the received quantifiable skill input, a skill-based game outcome, wherein the skill-based game outcome is determined separate from the sporting event, a first quantifiable skill input made following a first modification of the parameter of the skill-based game based on a first parameter of the sporting event results in a first skill-based game outcome, and the first quantifiable skill input made following a second, different modification of the parameter of the skill-based game based on a second, different parameter of the sporting event results in a second, different skill-based game outcome,

cause a display, by a display device, of the determined skill-based game outcome,

determine, based on the determined skill-based game outcome, a skill-based game award, and

cause a display, by the display device, of the determined skill-based game award.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the skill-based game outcome is determined based on a quantity of designated quantifiable skill inputs received prior to a designated outcome being determined in association with the sporting event.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the skill-based game outcome is determined based on a designated quantifiable skill input being received in association with a designated outcome being determined in association with the sporting event.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the skill-based game outcome and the skill-based game award is at least partially determined based on an outcome associated with the sporting event.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the outcome associated with the sporting event comprises an outcome of a portion of the sporting event.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sporting event is any one of a live sporting event, a historic sporting event and an electronic sporting event.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor responsive to a sporting event display condition being satisfied, the instructions cause the processor to cause a display, by the display device, of the sporting event.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the quantifiable skill input is associated with an attempted completion of an action that corresponds to a completed action of the sporting event.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the skill-based game award is determined based on the determined skill-based game outcome and a random determination.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising an acceptor, wherein when executed by the processor, the plurality of instructions cause the processor to, responsive to a physical item being received via the acceptor, modify a credit balance based on a monetary value associated with the received physical item.

11. A method of operating a system, the method comprising:

receiving data associated with a parameter of a sporting event,

modifying, by a processor, a parameter of a skill-based game based on the data associated with the parameter of the sporting event, and

for a play of the skill-based game:

receiving a quantifiable skill input,

determining, by the processor and based on the received quantifiable skill input, a skill-based game outcome, wherein the skill-based game outcome is determined separate from the sporting event, a first quantifiable skill input made following a first modification of the parameter of the skill-based game based on a first parameter of the sporting event results in a first skill-based game outcome, and the first quantifiable skill input made following a second, different modification of the parameter of the skill-based game based on a second, different parameter of the sporting event results in a second, different skill-based game outcome,

displaying, by a display device, the determined skill-based game outcome,

determining, by the processor and based on the determined skill-based game outcome, a skill-based game award, and

displaying, by the display device, the determined skill-based game award.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the skill-based game outcome is determined based on a quantity of designated quantifiable skill inputs received prior to a designated outcome being determined in association with the sporting event.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the skill-based game outcome is determined based on a designated quantifiable skill input being received in association with a designated outcome being determined in association with the sporting event.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the skill-based game outcome and the skill-based game award is at least partially determined based on an outcome associated with the sporting event.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the outcome associated with the sporting event comprises an outcome of a portion of the sporting event.

16. The method of claim 11 , wherein the sporting event is any one of a live sporting event, a historic sporting event and an electronic sporting event.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising, responsive to a sporting event display condition being satisfied, displaying, by the display device, the sporting event.

18. The method of claim 11 , wherein the quantifiable skill input is associated with an attempted completion of an action that corresponds to a completed action of the sporting event.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the skill-based game award is determined based on the determined skill-based game outcome and a random determination.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2025
From: IGT
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071817/0394 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2021
From: NELSON, DWAYNE R.; FILIPOUR, CAMERON A.
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 055958/0920 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16385291 · Apr 16, 2019
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