Jackpot system

US6712695B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Atronic International GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Ewald Mothwurf · Graz, AT
• Peter Lang · Gelnhausen, DE
• Franz Lechner · Grafing, DE
• Dominik Berger · Graz, AT

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 16, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 30, 2004
• Expiry date: Sep 8, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63F2003/00167
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A jackpot system used in casinos for allocating the wins from at least one jackpot to players playing at a plurality of gaming positions. The gaming positions are associated with a computer network including a computing engine having a memory for receiving inputs from the gaming positions and at least one output for communicating information to the players. At least one paytable is stored in that memory or in another memory associated with the computer network. The paytable can be configured by an operator and has a plurality of possible winning entries and wins associated with the winning entries. A selection generator is triggered at least once, via the computer network, by a trigger input generated in response to the playing of each game of a group of selected games to generate a selection. The selection is compared with the paytable and if the selection corresponds to a winning entry, the associated win is transferred to at least one player associated with the gaming position which triggered the selection, and/or to another jackpot.