Method and apparatus for providing an advantage to a player in a bonus game
US7052392B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 31, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 31, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3279
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A video game allows a player to improve odds of success in a bonus game by winning an advantage outcome in association with play of a primary or base game. An exemplary bonus game is the game of Pong where the player can use advantage credits won in play of the primary or base game to provide himself with an advantage such as lengthening his paddle, shortening his opponent's paddle, or slowing the shrinkage rate of his paddle during the course of the bonus game. Alternatively, he may also purchase one or more advantages for use in the bonus game through monetary payment.
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