Modeled games and pay table generation and evalution therefor
US6824467B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/323
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A video gaming machine simulates a real physical game, such as pachinko, by providing a mathematical model of the game including rules governing movement of an object placed in motion in accordance with a set of initial conditions. A pay table for the game is developed by creating a list of outcomes, assigning a probability of occurrence to each outcome, assigning a win amount to each outcome, and determining a pay table percentage by multiplying each outcome's probability of occurrence by its win amount and summing the products for all of the outcomes in the list. Creation of the list of outcomes and assignment of probabilities of occurrence may be effected by a Monte Carlo test. The game is played by randomly selecting a set of initial conditions and running them through the model.
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