CN101553289A - Method and apparatus for awarding prizes for a predetermined period of time in a network of electronic gaming devices - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention provides a time-based bonus system that can be preconfigured to award a certain amount of bonus to a network gaming device player over a certain period of time. The time-based bonus system can include a variety of networked gaming devices and methods of setting participation so that each of the variety of gaming devices has an appropriate representation in a bonus pool. The amount of bonus awards in the bonus pool is preset by the casino or other gaming network operator. Additionally, the total number of awards for a particular bonus pool can be divided into a number of smaller awards that can be distributed to many players over the time period that the bonus pool is operating.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to online game equipment, and more specifically, relate to and a kind ofly do not rely on the triumph payoff table of equipment self and the system of award is provided for online game equipment.
Background of invention
Game station is provided on the game machine chance of playing various popular games for the user, the type game of for example inserting coins, as playing card and 21 s' etc. the adaptive Card Games of normal video, and the recreation of a lot of other types.Modern game station can by computer network will be on game station institute's event send to the main frame or the master controller of center system.The example of incident comprises the coin that is input in the machine or other equivalences like this, the button of being made by the player is selected and other actions and machine return to or issue the amount of player as prize.When gamer configuration was suitable, center system can also be controlled at least a portion of this game station.
Can be by the other system of this center system control, or the processing relevant with this center system, for being used for the reward system of this game station, be the reward system that is higher than and surpasses the standard winnings payment platform that the confession game station uses specifically.
Because exist game station to use in the recreation place,, need to revise effective repayment of game station so the player is more pleased to play games at dull time in order to allow unlike so much period in other period.Because reward in the standard winnings be added to from game station, in fact the player has higher chance to win more to reward when not providing premiums.Therefore, more player is attracted in the recreation place that has game station to be connected to the gaming network of premiums and plays, and does not go to not use the recreation place of such reward system.
Progressive award pond when the usual method of managing payment premiums is one of each game station of playing participation.In case reach minimum bonus pool level, distribute to or make the game station that minimum pool level reaches, the game station of perhaps other work.The United States Patent (USP) 6,375 of this paper is specifically integrated with in its instruction with its integral body, 569B2 has illustrated this bonusing method.Yet, because bonus level and the total period that can pay award depend on how many game stations bonus pool of participating in the distribution, and the utilization rate that depends on such equipment, so the recreation place can be difficult to offer some clarification on the actual benefit that gives them by the reward system that participates in them to its client.
Because the recreation place is to providing a whole set of game experiencing interested to the player, so need the recreation place to provide such bonusing method by multiple gaming platform.Yet by the award with the centralized pool that can be used for various gaming platforms is provided, the scheme that provides that the money share that each provided in a plurality of game machines of Zhi Fuyu interrelates also must consideration will be provided liberally in the recreation place.
Summary of the invention
Embodiments of the present invention have been considered these and other deficiencies of the prior art.
Embodiments of the present invention provide a kind of time-based reward system, and it can be come by a certain amount of award being given during sometime the player of online game equipment by pre-configured.Reward system comprises a lot of independent bonus pool, and each bonus pool can go up in the concrete time given duration of place's operation at electronic game machine (EGM).Award volume in the bonus pool is predetermined definite by recreation place or other gaming networks operator.Additionally, the award total value in the particular bonus pool can be divided into a plurality of little awards, and it can be given a lot of players by the time durations of bonus pool operation.
During time-based reward system allows recreation place concrete regulation each rewards: reward total value, the duration during distributing the award method of salary distribution under the situation of rewarding, rewarding, rewarding during in when will make payment, which qualified participation of game station of being connected to gaming network is rewarded payment, how to be made rewarding and pay, and how signaling recreation place client has made the award payment, or the like.In addition, time and the frequency that takes place during the adjustable degree particular bonus pool in recreation place.For example, the recreation place bonus pool can be scheduling on every Sundays every one hour the operation.Even also have, the configurable eurypalynous bonus pool in recreation place, each is different on any one of above-mentioned variable, and dispatch in advance that they are used for day, week and month different time, and be used for particular holiday or sales promotion.
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Fig. 1 is for carrying out the schematic diagram of the computer game network of embodiments of the present invention on it.
Fig. 2 can be used for setting up the example flow diagram of the method for concrete reward system for explanation.
Fig. 3 is the chart of the payoff table of demonstration example bonus pool.
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Fig. 5 A, 5B, 5C and 5D are for showing triumph time slot selected from potential triumph time slot (timeslot).
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Reward system according to embodiment of the present invention is moved on the toy computer network.Fig. 1 shows the example of modern gaming network.Fig. 1 with transfer assignee of the present invention's US6,245, Fig. 1 of 483B1 is identical, its instruction is integrated with this paper with its integral body.In Fig. 1, usually with 10 indicate for the block diagram of electronic game machine (EGM) is shown, the EGM 12,14,20 by computer networks interconnection for example.Be three groups of EGM shown in the gaming network 10, generally indicating with 16,18 and 20.Each independent EGM is connected to group controller 24 via the network connection of similar connection 22.In embodiments of the present invention, each group controller 24 comprises processor, and it helps the data communication between other assembly on EGM in its relevant group and the network.Group controller 24 also comprises audio-frequency function, for example is connected to CD on audio board or the sound card or DVD ROM and drives, and is used to respond the digitlization audio that the instruction that is distributed to group controller by network transmits music for example etc. and gives loudspeaker 26.Group controller 24 also is connected to electronic mark or screen 28, its display message, for example show progressive award quantity etc. roll screen, dodge the message of mark or other types, these message can be seen by the machine player on the group 16.These message show 28 generation and change response is distributed to group controller 24 by network 10 instruction.In other groups 18,20 of EGM each comprises the sign that relevant group controller, loudspeaker and conduct show, these move in substantially the same mode.
EGM can comprise traditional rotating shaft slot machine, video poker machine, computer based video slot machine and similar known games equipment.EGM may further be the machine based on terminal, comprises that here the actual play that random number generates and the result determines carries out on remote game servers 48.In this embodiment, the EGM terminal can be presented at the game result of playing on the game server, and comprises that hardware is to accept to provide according to cash, noncash ticket or other the inserting coins of form of the method for inserting coins.
In addition, various other gaming platforms can be connected to gaming network 10 to participate in the reward system of network range.As shown in Figure 1, the alternative games platform of these types can comprise wireless device 52 and mobile phone 54, and it is connected to gaming network 10 by wireless receiving hub 50.Wireless device 52 can comprise portable terminal, and it is lent to client by the recreation place, is used for other zones in the recreation place, as uses such as hotel room, restaurant, public places of entertainment.Wireless device 52 also can comprise the portable equipment of kneetop computer for example or PDAs, and it can directly be communicated by letter with wireless receiving hub 50.Wireless device 52 and cell phone 54 have been arranged, play and self can play on game server 48 with the law of playing in accordance with the locality, and wireless device 52 or cell phone 54 can be used as terminal, the player can observe the result of concrete recreation here, insert coins, and be harmonious with basic game or award feature.
The recreation place also can be connected to the intelligent game platform gaming network 10.The intelligent game platform is disclosed in the total application 11/154,833, and this application is integrated with this paper in the reference mode.Intelligent game platform 76 can comprise traditional game table, for example 21 points, two dice, playing card, or the like, each is equipped with hardware, can allowing the player during playing, use player tracking card, and can allow the recreation place grasp player insert coins mode and recreation frequency.The hardware device of this outfit can comprise the chip identification system that is embedded into the equipment that is carried by the player that is used for discerning the player identification chip, as player tracking card, and credit card, cell phone, or the identification of any other type is not installed.Intelligent game platform 76 can be organized type or physical location, and each these intelligent game platform 76 in concrete organizational groups 74 is connected to platform controller 72 here.Platform controller 72 can be connected to ethernet network hub 70 subsequently to communicate by letter with gaming network 10.
For reference purpose, above-mentioned each gaming platform comprises wireless device, and by the remote equipment of internet connection, and the intelligent game platform can be called as EGM.
Network connector, each that will organize in 16,18,20 related group 10 controllers with EGM as ethernet network hub 30 is connected to concentrator 32.Other ethernet network hub 34 wherein each similar group controller (not shown) related with other EGM (also not shown) group is connected to concentrator 32.Concentrator 32 is as data are sent to the data of converter 36 according to gauge tap from each group.Converter 36 is included in the compatible buffer between concentrator 32 and the proprietary account system 38.Converter 36 is used for all data of collecting from each group controller are set to form with the system of accounts 38 compatibilities.Converter 36 can be realized by comprising as the intel pentium microprocessor of operation Mcirosoft Window NT4.0 and the microcomputer of operating system.
Other ethernet network hub 39 is connected to configuration station 40, player server 42 and arrives bonus server 44,46.Hub 39 propulsion datas flow into or outflow work station 40 and server 42,44,46.
Configuration station 40 has the user interface that allows subnetwork 10 and server 42,44,46 to set up and revise.Configuration station 40 can comprise having keyboard, watch-dog, microprocessor, the PC of memory and operating system, and the network interface card that is connected to ethernet network hub 39.
Fig. 2 shows to be used for disposing the example flow diagram of the element of reward system with the method for realization on the gaming network in Fig. 1 10.This method can realize any position in gaming network 10.Method shown in Fig. 2 is realized by the computer program of operation on the configuration station in Fig. 1 40 in certain embodiments.
As mentioned above, reward system comprises one or more bonus pool.Usually, in inventive embodiment, bonus pool is a concrete example of handling of rewarding, and this processing has default award total value, with the default duration payment that is moved by bonus pool.Whole reward system is formed in the realization of the collection of bonus pool and operation separate bonus pools.
In method 110 user of authentication by the bonus pool title is provided, determining what are rewarded will be in the pond in method 130, and what are specified, and different to reward (if above one) will be the part bonus pool.The name bonus pool makes the user can be easy to the individual bonus pool of identification in reward system.The details of definition bonus pool is discussed with reference to figure 3 below.
Next, the user determines which EGM will participate in bonus pool in step 140.With reference to figure 1, bonus pool can comprise each EGM that is connected to gaming network 10, or can only comprise and build single group 16,18 in, the EGM in 20.User even can only be chosen in some EGM in one or more groups 16,18,20 perhaps selects single EGM in some cases even only.Usually, amusement park is desired to have a lot of EGM to participate in specific bonus pool, and so a lot of players can have prize-winning qualification of encouraging.In certain embodiments, predefined group can appear at the processing window that operates on the configuration server 40 so that select easily.For example, the group of a demonstration can comprise all EGM in a group 16,18,20, and perhaps a group can comprise all EGM at recreation place specified place, no matter and which group EGM belongs to.Additionally, group can only comprise the EGM that the player that just is being used player tracking card or above-mentioned other identification equipments now plays, and perhaps can only comprise the EGM that the player who just is being used identification equipment now among the group of above-mentioned definition plays.If EGM group is by pre-defined, the user only needs to select one among the predefined group and participates in bonus pool so, rather than selects each EGM to participate in specific bonus pool separately.
Some embodiment in the reward system can be built into and allow activity to the small part in recreation place to be managed on behalf of another when determining titular EGM.For example, activate if reward the 6:00 in afternoon be predefined in the given date, current recreation place game ratings can be used to determine which EGM is activated or and even be used to determine and activate bonus pool whether at the fixed time fully.When this may allow amusement park place bonus pool to be set beginning, only may activate with the place that low rate is carried out, and even under the situation of the movable arrival in recreation place desired level, fully phase out bonus pool at some gaming platform or recreation.
After the bonus pool in selecting which EGM participation step 140, system selects to participate in being provided with in step 145.Can need contribution process, so that different denomination or can fairly participate in same bonus pool with machine or gaming platform that the difference level of inserting coins is played.Fair participation can comprise that the probability or the quantity of the contribution level that makes the particular game machine and award is proportional.For example, if first player plays all 20 lines in 5 fens nickel coin video slot machine of 20 lines according to the speed of about 5 recreation of per minute with coin of every line, and second player plays every hand with per minute speed approximately on the other hand on 21 platforms of intelligence, the have an appointment coin of speed of Mei Fenzhong $5.00 of player 1, and player 2 has the coin of the speed of have $10.00 per minute.From player's angle, the relative on an average player 1 of player 2 emits the risk of more money.Thereby player 2 may think that the progressive award pond performance of the gaming platform that two players participate in is unfair.
There are a lot of methods to realize rewarding the difference that participates in being provided with between the discernable inequality that in participating in the progressive award pond, participates in compensation.In certain embodiments, participation setting can make up the increase contribution that makes the player can have bonus pool when playing games with low coin in rate and compensate perceptible difference.Thereby, in above-mentioned example, can assign to bonus pool (that is to say very per minute) for each game offerings two by the video slot machine that player 1 is played, and 21 o'clock platforms of the intelligence that game player 2 is played can be for each game offerings five minutes (that is to say five fens per minutes).
Another is rewarded the embodiment that participates in being provided with and comprises that for the gaming platform of contributing more bonus pool, increase receives the probability of rewarding.This can realize by having the weighted probability table that receives each gaming platform of rewarding.In above-mentioned example, suppose that 21 platforms of intelligence that video slot machine that player 1 is played and player 2 are played are only two EGM that choosing participates in the bonus pool in the step 140, weighted probability table can comprise three coin slots.Wherein two may be assigned to intelligence 21 platforms and a coin slot and are assigned to video slot machine.Bonus server 44 can select coin slot to receive award from three platforms of inserting coins at random.Thereby player 2 has the chance that the reception that doubles player 1 is rewarded, its coin in rate with each player proportional (that is, comparing the number of player's 2 per minutes throwing twice with player 1).
Embodiment that another award participation is provided with comprises that permission participates in accumulating the pond award the player who has on the selected EGM gaming platform of low coin in rate according to additionally inserting coins of distribution participation award.In above-mentioned example, this can by require player 1 throw the $1.05 coin (Ye Jiushishuo $1.00 be used for five minutes each play 20 line Bing Qie $0.05 as the contribution of participating in award directly, perhaps total 21 amount of money).The contribution that this is additionally inserted coins compensation is increased with the player 2 of high coin in rate.
Rewarding the participation setting also can be based on the different measuring instrument except that coin in rate.For example, in certain embodiments, triumph budget play-theory or estimation can be used to determine to reward participate in being provided with.Play-theory is calculated and is comprised that amusement park is used for the calculating probability of particular game platform, may be along with the gaming platform type change.The triumph of estimation is calculated may be less than the sum that the player wins based on the sum that the player inserts coins.Because calculating, the triumph of estimation can be applicable to calculate the more general gaming platform that is applied to, so the award of calculating based on the triumph of estimation participates in being provided with and can easier adjusting be fit to comprise the gaming platform or even following gaming platform than theory.
Other independent use or can comprise player's distribution statistics, player's tracking mode, recreation duration, and other player's survey tools well known in the prior art with survey tool that above-mentioned survey tool is united use.In addition, reward to participate in being provided with can be default by the recreation place according to type and the denomination of for example selected EGM, perhaps can be receiving dynamically arranging of carrying out when which selecting the data of the selected participation bonus pool of EGM about in step 145.This participation setting can further be revised in for movable duration process in bonus pool, becomes with explanation EGM to stop, and activity, or the mode of inserting coins has significantly and changes in the time course that bonus pool activates.
Yet the present invention is not limited to the foregoing description, and the known participation setting of other prior aries can be implemented without departing from the present invention on the contrary.In addition, the type of participation setting can be provided with in manufacturing or installation process by system manufacturer.Additionally, the type that participates in setting can be set in the recreation place.The recreation place is optional selects the participation setting of being promoted to rewarding of carrying out particular type whole future under the situation, the specific setting in perhaps can being chosen in during each is set rewards.In simple gaming network, participate in setting and can only comprise the contribution grade of confirming each machine.
In step 150, the user selects date and the start and end time when particular bonus pool is moved on relevant EGM.This information is transmitted to the particular bonus server 44,46 of carrying out reward system.In the time started of appropriate date, bonus server 44,46 is carried out the particular bonus pool that is defined by flow process among Fig. 2 100 then.The realization of the bonus pool of reward system is described below with reference to Fig. 4.
Inventive embodiment comprises acquiescence master scheduling function, and it allows the authorized user arrangement at any given time the separate bonus pools of which reward system to be activated in concrete recreation place.For example, bonus pool " A ", all EGM that it is included in the recreation place can be predefined in the 6:00 and 7:30 operation in the morning in the morning on given date.Secondly, reward system " B ", the EGM that it only comprises from group 16 can be predefined in afternoon this day 4:30 to 7:30 operation in afternoon.In the more improvement embodiment that rewards the scheduling step, acquiescence is rewarded to dispatch to be established and is made above-mentioned bonus system schedule repeat on every Sundays.For example, bonus pool " A " can be by acquiescence so that bonus pool " B " can be by acquiescence to turn round afternoon on every Sundays turning round morning on every Sundays.Do not change if make scheduling, the program of acquiescence will undertaken by the bonus server in the gaming network 10 44,46 on schedule.Otherwise the scheduling that default program can be customized replaces.For example, other bonus pool that can turn round, bonus pool " C ", being used for specific is to reward on July 4 on Sunday by chance.
Fig. 3 shows the simple payoff table of bonus pool.Especially, information box 210 shows that this is to be used for by as above with reference to the payoff table of the user-defined bonus pool A described in the figure 2.
Payoff table 200 comprises and is used for indicating the index numbering of being rewarded what quantity by bonus pool A.Each index demonstration comes in the table 200.Although, physical constraints is not arranged still to the one theory of the presumable index number of particular bonus pool.Payoff table 200 comprises nine index location.
Each individual index is divided into the different possibilities of " n " individual payout.Without limits, but in certain embodiments, " n " is limited to ten different payout for convenience's sake on number " n ".Can pay ten when in operation, this means the time that particular bonus pool that ten payments reward numbers move through particular bonus pool on EGM independently rewards.
Some embodiment of the present invention enters the independent award of order distribution of prize table 200 according to number in given bonus pool, and other embodiment Random assignment individual awards.For example, suppose that bonus pool " A " comprises that ten different payout and index " 4 " are selected.The number of Jiang Liing is presented in the table 200 successively in an embodiment, and preceding nine to reward each be $100, last award award $25,000.， $25 in the embodiment that rewards number at random, 000 can be any in the award that ten bonus pool provide.For meeting the Chinese law requirement, the equivalent non-pecuniary award during these awards relevant with money can be rewarded with all kinds as described below, replace as vacation, free meal or free the lodging.
How many total payoffs are the embodiment of the invention allow to control fully and reward in specific bonus pool, and distribute like this situation under how total payoff is divided into independent award.Except the index " 0 " that keeps all " 0 " payment territories, its approved user can increase, and revises and delete the index of appointment in payoff table 200.
In case bonus pool is set and operation according to plan, the bonus server 44,46 of implementing bonus pool will only be waited for arriving until the suitable time just begin.Before the award time begins, the recreation place can use the message screen 28 that is connected with group controller 24 and or PA-system 26 (Fig. 1) show that Voice ﹠ Video message gives its client.Additionally, or as an alternative, each EGM can comprise that its own audio and video equipment comes display message.Message can be stored in the group controller 24 self, or is stored in together with particular bonus pool in bonus server 44,46 one.Such message that is presented on the EGM can be the demonstration whether specific EGM is a member among the qualified EGM that wins awards.In other words, Indication message, for example light or fluorescent screen allow the player to determine whether that easily the EGM that they play is qualified winning awards.
In case beginning during rewarding, bonus server 44 or 46 is carried out reward system.Fig. 4 is for showing the flow chart of the method example that is used by bonus server 44,46.Flow process 300 starts from determining step 310 activation and the number machine that qualified participation is rewarded.Recall the EGM that is not all in the gaming network 10 and all can be selected to participate in rewarding, and the tabulation of titular EGM is the part of the system of bonus pool.Step 310 determines which is used among the titular EGM.A method of carrying out this step is to determine that last coin or other currency values enter the time of EGM.If coin enters recently, client still plays games on this EGM, so this EGM can be considered to " activation ".Additionally, in certain embodiments, EGM only becomes activation under the situation that its player who is used player tracking card or above-mentioned other identification equipments plays.This helps to encourage the player to add the follow-up service of recreation place.
In certain embodiments, step 310 is set up the activation list of games that is stored on the gaming network 10, for example on bonus server 44,46.When the player began to play EGM or leave the EGM that they play, step 310 initiatively increased from the list of games of work and removes EGM.This renewal is executed in real time or quasi real time carry out for example.
Bonus pool can be from being stored in the dispatching record data retrieval on the bonus server 44,46 for the duration of activating in step 320.Yet in step 330, the duration is divided into a lot of independent time slots.If for example the duration of the bonus pool of Ji Huoing is one hour, step 330 can be set up 3600 each independent time slots of lasting one second so.
Thereby the numeral that is used for the payout of specific targets (Fig. 3) about definition now is selected to the bonus pool that is used to activate, and the time slot of much winning is then selected in step 340.This triumph time slot can generate or pre-determine at random.For example, with reference to figure 5A, for illustrate supposition have during the independent time slots that activate of 30 bonus pool.The index 6 of also supposing bonus pool A is existing selected, in existing selecteed index five payout is arranged like this.In this example, but step 340 mean allocation triumph time slot, promptly per six time slots.Perhaps, with reference to figure 5B, time slot can distribute to come the end of feasible more victors in the bonus pool duration.
Further, with reference to figure 5C, the triumph time slot can Random assignment in all time slots.Random process can occur on the bonus server 44,46.Whether all random process have and surpass one selection, must make decision to replace before to have chosen as the triumph time slot to return to time slot in the potential triumph time slot.Do not replace if use, will have just in time as many triumph time slot to encourage out as award.If for example there are five awards available, so just in time five independent time slots can selectedly be used as the time slot of winning.Yet if the triumph time slot is replaced the bonus pool of getting back to potential triumph time slot, particular time-slot can repeatedly be selected as the triumph time slot so.For example, with reference to figure 5, supposing has five awards in bonus pool.Time slot 4,6,11 and 17 is that select at random to be used as winning time slot and time slot 17 can be selected twice at random as the triumph time slot.Under these circumstances, a solution is to reward and the as many award of number of times of selecting time slot.For example, an award can be provided at time slot 4,6 and 11 places, and provides twice at time slot 17 places.Yet easier implementing is that the award number that is limited to all given time slots is one, that is, replace and returned in the bonus pool of potential triumph time slot behind the time slot of the time slot of selecting at random to be used as to win.
As described in top example, step 340 can be chosen in any time slot of foundation in the step 330 as the triumph time slot.
Get back to Fig. 4, bonus server 44,46 is waited for the triumph time slot so.Step 350 continues circulation up to reaching the triumph time slot.When reaching the triumph time slot, known in the prior art, the payout of the specific indexes of next self-activating bonus pool is awarded any one among the qualified EGM in step 330.For example, step 360 can be from " activate EGM tabulation " selection any one, this tabulation as above-mentioned be real-time update.This method reward system is determined playing triumph EGM by the player relatively.In an instance system, after triumph EGM is selected, on EGM, begins new recreation up to the player and just distribute award.The beginning of recreation for example must occur in short time of several seconds in the EGM that chooses, otherwise another EGM can be selected as triumph EGM.
As is known in the art, there is a lot of modes reality in step 360 to encourage out award.For example, award can be used as the form that is set at the credit among the EGM and is sent to triumph EGM.Perhaps, bonus server 44 can automatically lock triumph EGM and transmit award with mobile payment.Additionally, if known to the player's of that EGM that the player of triumph EGM quilt before self was discerned the player server 42 (Fig. 1), player accounts can be charged to credit automatically and credit need not once be set on EGM so.
Reward the award that self does not need to be defined as particular type, but can be the award of any kind.For example, can be awarded the player vacation, and this picture is the commodity of automobile for example.The prize of other types can comprise supplemental services, as free meal or free the lodging.
As above-mentioned, the payment prize of making at step 360 place can appear at the order in the payoff table 200 of Fig. 3 according to them, perhaps occurs with other order, for example random sequence.Additionally, prize can be by bonus server 44,46 classification before distributing.For example, prize can be encouraged out so that each follow-up award is previous greater than one.In a further embodiment, reward system can show the selection of award and allow the player to select the award of wanting to the victor.This by touch the button or touch-screen on being presented at EGM on the award tabulation select.Still in other embodiments, reward system can show the tabulation of optional award remaining in all bonus pool and the award of selecting one of these awards to win as the player at random to the player who wins.Therefore, might implement a reward system, it selects time slot as the triumph time slot at random, selects EGM as triumph EGM at random, and selects previous select or previous a group of determining in rewarding authorizes the triumph player as award at random.
At last, step 370 is carried out check with to determining whether that the last amount of payment in bonus pool is encouraged out, if like this, flow process 300 terminations and bonus pool are no longer worked so.
With reference to figure 4, independent method 300 needn't be carried out with the order of setting in the chart.For example, determine the step 310 of which EGM work, can in fact directly occur in previous, perhaps as the part of the step 360 of encouraging out the award payment.Additionally, some step can execution before the beginning during the prize-winning of recreation place is encouraged at least in flow process 300.For example, in case the length during rewarding is known with the index that is used in the distribution bonus pool, bonus server 44,46 can even be calculated the triumph time slot before the beginning during rewarding.
Although the example of gaming network has been discussed in this article, operate in the system that reward system can be dissimilar.A benefit of such reward system is that they can be dispatched the time of award front oneself, thereby allows selected parameter of design and details in reward system.Additionally, because parameter can be defined, so can to client they be described easily.
According to the above description, the enforcement of this reward system is understandable.As before, the details of realization is left to system designer.A lot of methods can realize reward system, and describe in this article only be in the method that much can be used some.Being used for rewarding the program of encouraging out can be realized with any assembly by by any way.Not the comprising of the summary of the description of game station or gaming network controller or function that this function of decision is positioned at that or must carries out at that.This reward system can in addition do not work during the assembly shown in all Fig. 1 gaming networks.For example, in certain embodiments of the present invention, group controller 24 is not absolute essential, and system can not have their operations.
Thereby although the specific embodiment that is used for reward system has been discussed, it is not to want to illustrate that so concrete reference is considered to the restriction as scope of the present invention, but says by following claim and equivalent thereof and determine scope of the present invention.
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1, in comprising the gaming network of a plurality of game stations, a kind of method of authorizing award comprises:
The game station of from a plurality of game stations, selecting at least one qualified acquisition to reward;
For selected game station is selected to participate in being provided with;
Define the duration of the time durations that may be used to authorize award;
This duration is divided into a plurality of time slots;
Select in a plurality of time slots one as the triumph time slot, during this triumph time slot, will make predetermined award; And
After the triumph time slot has arrived, authorize predetermined award.
2, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, authorizes predetermined award and comprises and authorize one player in a plurality of game stations with award.
3, the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that these a plurality of game stations comprise that at least one is from the game station in the group that comprises rotating shaft slot machine, video poker machine, computer based video slot machine, wireless game equipment, mobile phone, the remote equipment that is connected to the internet and game table.
4, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, more than first game station is chosen from a plurality of game stations, and this more than first game station comprises at least two kinds of dissimilar game stations.
5, the method for claim 4 is characterized in that, for this more than first selected game station selects to participate in being provided with the contribution grade that comprises each more than first selected game station of adjustment.
6, the method for claim 4 is characterized in that, for more than first selected game station selected to participate in being provided with to comprise that adjustment particular game equipment is with the chosen probability of accepting to reward.
7, the method for claim 4 is characterized in that, for more than first selected game station selected to participate in being provided with to comprise and need adjust the number that each recreation is inserted coins the player on more than first the partly selected game station.
8, the method for claim 4 is characterized in that, participates in being provided with calculating based on coin in rate.
9, the method for claim 4 is characterized in that, the triumph budget that participates in being provided with based on estimation is calculated.
10, the method for claim 4 is characterized in that, participates in being arranged to small part based on comprising player's distribution statistics, player's tracking mode, at least one in the group of the duration of playing games.
11, the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, further is included in to authorize the preceding adjustment participation of predetermined award setting.
12, in comprising the gaming network of a plurality of game stations, the method that award is authorized in a kind of preparation comprises:
The user that the approval user rewards as qualified preparation;
Acceptance is from the selection of at least one game station in a plurality of game stations of qualified acquisition award;
The participation setting of the game station that acceptance is used to select;
Accept to reward the time started of time durations;
Accept to reward the concluding time of time durations;
Accept the identification of one or more awards;
To reward time durations and be divided into a plurality of time slots;
Discern one or more in a plurality of number of time slot, the number of the award that the number of triumph time slot equals to discern as the triumph time slot; And
After reaching each triumph time slot, authorize an award.
13, the method for claim 12, it is characterized in that these a plurality of game stations comprise that at least one is from the game station in the group that comprises rotating shaft slot machine, video poker machine, computer based video slot machine, wireless game equipment, mobile phone, the remote equipment that is connected to the internet and intelligent game platform.
14, the method for claim 12 is characterized in that, more than first game station is chosen from a plurality of game stations, and this more than first game station comprises at least two kinds of dissimilar game stations.
15, the method for claim 14 is characterized in that, the participation setting that receives more than first game station that is used to select comprises the contribution grade of adjusting each more than first selected game station.
16, the method for claim 14 is characterized in that, the participation setting that receives more than first game station that is used to select comprises adjusts concrete game station with the chosen probability of accepting to reward.
17, a kind of reward system comprises:
A plurality of game stations that are connected to gaming network; With
Be connected to the bonus server of gaming network, this bonus server comprises:
The first selector device is used for selecting the qualified acquisition of at least one game station to reward from a plurality of game stations;
The second selector device is used to selected game station to select to participate in being provided with;
The dispatch list device is used for selecting in advance when bonus pool is activated, and this bonus pool has predetermined award value in one or more awards;
The Time Calculation apparatus is used for
Determine the duration that bonus pool activates;
Dispenser device is used for this duration is divided into a plurality of time slots;
The third selector device is used for discerning first time slot of described a plurality of time slots as the time slot of winning; And
The random generator device is used at described triumph time slot through selecting the triumph game station from a plurality of game stations later.
18, the reward system of claim 17 is characterized in that, the third selector device is built as selects a time slot as the triumph time slot at random.
19, the reward system of claim 17 is characterized in that, further comprises regulator device, and it is used for, and adjustment participates in setting before one that transmits award is given the game station of winning.
20, the reward system of claim 19 is characterized in that, the second selector device that is used to selected more than first game station to select to participate in being provided with comprises the regulator device of the contribution grade that is used to adjust each more than first selected game station.
21, the reward system of claim 19 is characterized in that, is used to more than first selected game station to select the second selector device of participation setting to comprise and is used to adjust particular game equipment with the chosen regulator device that receives the probability of award.
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