Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Acres Gaming Incorporated

46Patents
0Active
46Granted
40Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 12, 1994 → Oct 1, 2004

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5655961A Method for operating networked gaming devices Physics 1,921 Expired
US6319125A Method apparatus for promoting play on a network of gaming devices Physics 1,031 Expired
US6231445A Method for awarding variable bonus awards to gaming machines over a network Physics 1,026 Expired
US5836817A Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices Physics 927 Expired
US5741183A Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices Physics 908 Expired
US6244958A Method for providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by a network to a host computer Human Necessities 872 Expired
US5876284A Method and apparatus for implementing a jackpot bonus on a network of gaming devices Physics 818 Expired
US6375567B1 Method and apparatus for implementing in video a secondary game responsive to player interaction with a primary game Physics 766 Expired
US6254483A Method and apparatus for controlling the cost of playing an electronic gaming device Physics 764 Expired
US5820459A Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices Physics 724 Expired
US6162122A Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices Physics 722 Expired
US6364768B1 Networked gaming devices that end a bonus and concurrently initiate another bonus Physics 718 Expired
US5752882A Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices Physics 680 Expired
US6371852B1 Method for crediting a player of an electronic gaming device Physics 675 Expired
US5702304A Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices Physics 613 Expired
USRE37885E1 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices General 527 Expired
US6431983B1 Method for providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by a network to a host computer Human Necessities 507 Expired
US6257981A Computer network for controlling and monitoring gaming devices Physics 506 Expired
US6565434B1 Method and apparatus for promoting play on a network of gaming devices Physics 490 Expired
US6375569B2 Operation of gaming machines in a linked bonus prize winning mode Physics 460 Expired
US6575832B1 Method for implementing scheduled return play at gaming machine networks Physics 443 Expired
US6607441B1 Method for transferring credit from one gaming machine to another Physics 428 Expired
USRE38812E1 Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devices General 406 Expired
US6358149B1 Dynamic threshold for pool-based bonus promotions in electronic gaming systems Physics 378 Expired
US6312333A Networked credit adjust meter for electronic gaming Physics 326 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.