Granted Patent B2

US 12,165,475 · App. 17/524,671 · Granted Dec 10, 2024

Inventors: Jon Weaver (Saint Paul, MN); Anthony M. Morelli (Mt. Pleasant, MI); William D. Hermansen (Reno, NV); Mason E. Cross (Mt. Pleasant, MI)

Assignee: Pilot Games, Inc.

G07F17/3276G07F17/3213G07F17/3237G07F17/3255G07F17/3267G07F17/329

Abstract

Claims (85)

1. A gaming system for a promotional bingo tournament, the gaming system comprising:

at least one venue associated with the promotional bingo tournament;

a plurality of unique player registration profiles, wherein each unique player registration profile includes a plurality of player selected avatar characteristics;

a plurality of personal mobile devices that participate in the promotional bingo tournament, in which each personal mobile device is associated with one player registration profile;

a mobile promotional gaming sub-system communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of personal mobile devices over a wireless network;

the promotional bingo tournament including a promotional bingo tournament session that is played at a scheduled time for a duration of time, a promotional bingo tournament result, a plurality of promotional bingo game sessions, and a head-to-head animation, wherein each personal mobile device is associated with at least one promotional bingo game session that includes a promotional bingo game session result, wherein the head-to-head animation includes a first player avatar animation randomly selected by at least one of the promotional gaming sub-system and a first authorized mobile device and a second player avatar animation randomly selected by at least one of the promotional gaming sub-system and a second authorized mobile device;

the promotional gaming sub-system selects a promotional bingo game session result associated with a first player registration profile and a promotional bingo game session result associated with a second player registration profile;

the promotional gaming sub-system generates the head-to-head animation from the promotional bingo game session result associated with the first player registration profile, a plurality of first player selected avatar characteristics, the promotional bingo game session result associated with the second player registration profile, and a plurality of second player selected avatar characteristics;

a promotional bingo tournament session prize awarded by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system when the at least one promotional bingo game session result satisfies a promotional bingo tournament requirement;

a video presentation sub-system communicatively coupled to the mobile promotional gaming sub-system; and

each authorized mobile device includes a user interface that displays at least one promotional bingo game session result and the head-to-head animation.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the video presentation sub-system generates an integrated broadcast announcement about the promotional bingo tournament session, wherein the integrated broadcast announcement combines at least one promotional bingo game session result and a commentary about the at least one promotional bingo game session result; and

each personal mobile device includes a user interface that displays at least one promotional bingo game session result and the integrated broadcast announcement.

3. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one bonus game session, in which the bonus game session includes a plurality of bonus game events;

a triggering event that initiates a bonus game event, wherein the bonus game event includes a bonus game event animation;

a bonus prize awarded by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system to each personal mobile device when the bonus game event satisfies a bonus requirement.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the bonus prize is a point multiplier awarded to each personal mobile device.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the promotional bingo tournament requirement includes having the personal mobile device located at one of the plurality of venues that each host the promotional bingo tournament at a particular time and for a duration of time; and

the promotional bingo tournament session prize is awarded by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system to at least one of a plurality of players that each have a personal mobile device, in which each personal mobile device satisfies the promotional bingo tournament requirement.

6. A gaming system for a promotional bingo tournament, the gaming system comprising:

at least one venue associated with the promotional bingo tournament;

a plurality of unique player registration profiles, wherein each unique player registration profile includes a plurality of player selected avatar characteristics;

a plurality of personal mobile devices that participate in the promotional bingo tournament, in which each personal mobile device is associated with one player registration profile;

a mobile promotional gaming sub-system communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of personal mobile devices over a wireless network;

the promotional bingo tournament including a promotional bingo tournament session that is played at a scheduled time for a duration of time, a promotional bingo tournament result, a plurality of promotional bingo game sessions, and a head-to-head animation, wherein each personal mobile device is associated with at least one promotional bingo game session that includes a promotional bingo game session result, wherein the head-to-head animation includes a first player avatar animation randomly selected by at least one of the promotional gaming sub-system and a first authorized mobile device and a second player avatar animation randomly selected by at least one of the promotional gaming sub-system and a second authorized mobile device;

the promotional gaming sub-system selects a promotional bingo game session result associated with a first player registration profile and a promotional bingo game session result associated with a second player registration profile;

the promotional gaming sub-system generates the head-to-head animation from the promotional bingo game session result associated with the first player registration profile, a plurality of first player selected avatar characteristics, the promotional bingo game session result associated with the second player registration profile, and a plurality of second player selected avatar characteristics;

a promotional bingo tournament session prize awarded by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system when the at least one promotional bingo game session result satisfies a promotional bingo tournament requirement;

a video presentation sub-system communicatively coupled to the mobile promotional gaming sub-system;

each authorized mobile device includes a user interface that displays at least one promotional bingo game session result and the head-to-head animation;

the promotional bingo tournament requirement includes having one personal mobile device located at one of the plurality of venues that each host the promotional bingo tournament at a particular time and for a duration of time; and

the promotional bingo tournament session prize is awarded by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system to at least one of a plurality of players that each have a personal mobile device, in which each personal mobile device satisfies the promotional bingo tournament requirement.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the video presentation sub-system generates an integrated broadcast announcement about the promotional bingo tournament session, wherein the integrated broadcast announcement combines at least one promotional bingo game session result and a commentary about the at least one promotional bingo game session result; and

each personal mobile device includes a user interface that displays at least one promotional bingo game session result and the integrated broadcast announcement.

8. The system of claim 6 further comprising at least one bonus game session, in which the bonus game session includes a plurality of bonus game events;

a triggering event that initiates a bonus game event, wherein the bonus game event includes a bonus game event animation;

a bonus prize awarded by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system to each personal mobile device when the bonus game event satisfies a bonus requirement.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the bonus prize is a point multiplier awarded to each authorized mobile device.

10. A promotional bingo tournament method comprising:

associating at least one venue with the promotional bingo tournament;

enabling a plurality of personal mobile devices to participate in the promotional bingo tournament, in which each personal mobile device is associated with a player registration profile that includes a plurality of player selected avatar characteristics;

communicatively coupling a mobile promotional gaming sub-system to each of the plurality of personal mobile devices over a wireless network;

playing the promotional bingo tournament, which includes a promotional bingo tournament session, a scheduled time, a duration of time, and a head-to-head animation, wherein the head-to-head animation includes a first player avatar animation randomly selected by at least one of the promotional gaming sub-system and a first authorized mobile device and a second player avatar animation randomly selected by at least one of the promotional gaming sub-system and a second authorized mobile device;

generating a promotional bingo tournament result from a plurality of promotional bingo game sessions, wherein each personal mobile device is associated with at least one promotional bingo game session that includes a promotional bingo game session result;

selecting, by the promotional gaming sub-system, a promotional bingo game session result associated with a first player registration profile;

selecting, by the promotional gaming sub-system, a promotional bingo game session result associated with a second player registration profile;

generating, by the promotional gaming sub-system, the head-to-head animation from the promotional bingo game session result associated with the first player registration profile, a plurality of first player selected avatar characteristics, the promotional bingo game session result associated with the second player registration profile, and a plurality of second player selected avatar characteristics;

awarding a promotional bingo tournament session prize, with the mobile promotional gaming sub-system, when the at least one promotional bingo game session result satisfies a promotional bingo tournament requirement;

communicatively coupling a video presentation sub-system to the mobile promotional gaming sub-system; and

displaying, by each personal mobile device, at least one promotional bingo game session result and the head-to-head animation.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the video presentation sub-system generates an integrated broadcast announcement about the promotional bingo tournament session, wherein the integrated broadcast announcement combines at least one promotional bingo game session result and a commentary about the at least one promotional bingo game session result; and

each personal mobile device includes a user interface that displays at least one promotional bingo game session result and the integrated broadcast announcement.

12. The method of claim 10 further comprising providing at least one bonus game session, in which the bonus game session includes a plurality of bonus game events;

enabling a triggering event to initiate a bonus game event, wherein the bonus game event includes a bonus game event animation;

awarding a bonus prize, by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system, to each personal mobile device when the bonus game event satisfies a bonus requirement.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the bonus prize is a point multiplier awarded to each personal mobile device.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein the promotional bingo tournament requirement includes having the personal mobile device located at one of the plurality of venues that each host the promotional bingo tournament at a particular time and for a duration of time; and

the promotional bingo tournament session prize is awarded by the mobile promotional gaming sub-system to at least one of a plurality of players that each have a personal mobile device, in which each personal mobile device satisfies the promotional bingo tournament requirement.

15. The system of claim 1 further comprising:

an age authentication component that authenticates an age for each player having a player registration profile; and

a location authentication component that authenticates a location for each personal mobile device corresponding to each player having the player registration profile.

16. The system of claim 1 wherein the video presentation sub-system includes a leaderboard associated with the promotional bingo tournament game sessions and the promotional bingo tournament session prize.

17. The system of claim 16 further comprising:

a stationary monitor client disposed at the at least one venue, wherein the stationary monitor client is communicatively coupled to the video presentation sub-system; and

the stationary monitor client displays the leaderboard and the promotional bingo tournament session prize from the video presentation sub-system.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the stationary monitor client displays the integrated broadcast announcement from the video presentation sub-system.

19. The system of claim 16 wherein the leader board is communicated to each personal mobile device.

20. The system of claim 6 further comprising:

an age authentication component that authenticates an age for each player having a player registration profile; and

a location authentication component that authenticates a location for each personal mobile device corresponding to each player having a player registration profile.

21. The system of claim 6 wherein the video presentation sub-system includes a leaderboard associated with the promotional bingo tournament game sessions and the promotional bingo tournament session prize.

22. The system of claim 21 further comprising:

a stationary monitor client disposed at the at least one venue, wherein the stationary monitor client is communicatively coupled to the video presentation sub-system; and

the stationary monitor client displays the leaderboard and the promotional bingo tournament session prize from the video presentation sub-system.

23. The system of claim 22 wherein the stationary monitor client displays the integrated broadcast announcement from the video presentation sub-system.

24. The system of claim 21 wherein the leader board is communicated to each personal mobile device.

25. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

authenticating an age for each player, with an age authentication component, wherein an approved player age is associated with the corresponding player registration profile; and

authenticating a location for each personal mobile device corresponding to each player registration profile with a location authentication component.

26. The method of claim 10 wherein the video presentation sub-system includes a leaderboard associated with the promotional bingo tournament game sessions and the promotional bingo tournament session prize.

27. The method of claim 26 further comprising:

communicatively coupling a stationary monitor client to the video presentation sub-system, wherein the stationary monitor client is disposed at the at least one venue; and

displaying, at the stationary monitor client, the leaderboard, and the promotional bingo tournament session prize from the video presentation sub-system.

28. The method of claim 27 the stationary monitor client displays the integrated broadcast announcement from the video presentation sub-system.

29. The method of claim 26 wherein the leader board is communicated to each personal mobile device.

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