IP Library Granted Patent US 12,456,352
Granted Patent B2
US 12,456,352 · App. 18/656,794 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Gaming systems, devices, and methods for customized competitive gaming

Inventor: Klaus Hufnagl-Abraham (Graz, AT)
Assignee: IGT
G07F17/3276G07F17/3223G07F17/3258G07F17/3262
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,456,352
App. No.
18/656,794
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method includes receiving first customized rules for a first game of a game type to be played by a first player on a first gaming device, and receiving second customized rules for a second game of the game type to be played by a second player on a second gaming device. The method includes establishing, for the first and second games, a competitive gaming session between the first gaming device and the second gaming device. The method includes determining possible payouts for the gaming session based on the first and second customized rules. The method includes applying the first customized rules to play the first game on the first gaming device to generate first customized game play information, and applying the second customized rules to play the second game on the second gaming device to generate second customized game play information.

Claims (34)

1 . A system, comprising:

a communication interface that enables communication over a communication network;

a processor;

a memory coupled with and readable by the processor, the memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive, based on input by a first player to a user interface of a first gaming device, first customized rules for a first instance of a game to be played by the first player on the first gaming device, the first customized rules being different than default rules of the game;

receive, based on input by a second player to a user interface of a second gaming device, second customized rules for a second instance of the game to be played by the second player on the second gaming device, the second customized rules being different than the default rules of the game;

establish, over the communication network using the communication interface, a competitive gaming session between the first gaming device and the second gaming device to initiate the first and second instances of the game;

apply the first customized rules to play the first instance of the game on the first gaming device to generate first customized game play information; and

apply the second customized rules to play the second instance of the game on the second gaming device to generate second customized game play information.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions that cause the processor to extract the first customized rules from a data structure associated with the first player and extract the second customized rules from a data structure associated with the second player.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first customized rules comprise a first selection of a first set of gaming events desired by the first player, and wherein the second customized rules comprise a second selection of a second set of gaming events desired by the second player, the first set of gaming events and the second set of gaming events being selected from a same main set of gaming events.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein a first probability of a first gaming event in the first set of gaming events occurring is different from a second probability of a second gaming event in the second set of gaming events occurring.

5 . The system of claim 4 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions that cause the processor to:

assign a first point value to the first gaming event based on the first probability; and

assign a second point value to the second gaming event based on the second probability.

6 . The system of claim 5 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions that cause the processor to:

track first points accumulated by the first player playing the first instance of the game for a duration of the competitive gaming session using the first point value; and

track second points accumulated by the second player playing the second instance of the game for the duration of the competitive gaming session using the second point value.

7 . The system of claim 6 , wherein the memory further comprises instructions that cause the processor to:

establish a first prize for the first gaming event for the competitive gaming session;

establish a second prize for the second gaming event for the competitive gaming session;

assign a value of the first prize to a first record associated with the first player when the first gaming event occurs on the first gaming device; and

assign a value of the second prize to a second record associated with the second player when the second gaming event occurs on the second gaming device.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first gaming device comprises the communication interface.

9 . A gaming device, comprising:

a communication interface;

a user interface;

a processor coupled with the communication interface;

a memory coupled with and readable by the processor, the memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive, based on input by a first player to the user interface, first customized rules for a first instance of a game to be played by the first player on the gaming device, the first customized rules being different than default rules of the game;

establish, over the communication interface, a competitive gaming session with a second gaming device, wherein the second gaming device is running a second instance of the game that adheres to second customized rules for the game as selected by a second player of the second gaming device, the second customized rules being different than the default rules of the game;

apply the first customized rules to play the first instance of the game on the gaming device to generate first customized game play information;

apply the second customized rules to play the second instance of the game on the second gaming device to generate second customized game play information; and

assign a value of a prize to an electronic record based on the first and second customized game play information.

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 May 7, 2024
From: HUFNAGL-ABRAHAM, KLAUS
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 067332/0687 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 18127898 · Mar 29, 2023
Continuation 17395803 · Aug 6, 2021
Continuation 16260235 · Jan 29, 2019
Related Publication 20240290176A1 · Aug 29, 2024
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