Electronic gaming system offering premium entertainment services for enhanced player retention
US6113495A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F3/081
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic gaming system is disclosed that allows a player of an electronic gaming device, such as a slot machine or an arcade video game, to access premium entertainment services, such as premium web sites, pay-per-view services and shared-revenue telephone services, such as 900 or 976 services, for enhanced player retention. When play is initiated, a predefined establishment-specific criteria is evaluated to determine whether the player should be offered access to premium content entertainment services. A player entitled to access such services is preferably presented with a list of available premium entertainment services. Upon receipt of the player's selection, a connection is established between the electronic gaming device and the provider of the selected premium entertainment service. The player's level of play is preferably monitored to ensure that the establishment-specific criteria for maintaining access to such services is being met. If the establishment-specific criteria for maintaining access is not being met, a disconnection warning is preferably transmitted to the player with information on how the connection can be maintained by the player. An entry of each conne…
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