Wagering game award system

US8485890B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WMS GAMING, INC. · US

Inventors

• Mark B. Gagner · West Chicago, US
• Jeremy M. Hornik · Chicago, US
• Shridhar P. Joshi · Naperville, US
• Mark C. Pace · Palatine, US
• Larry J. Pacey · Northbrook, US
• Richard T. Schwartz · Deerfield, US
• Alfred Thomas · Las Vegas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 9, 2007
• Grant date: Jul 16, 2013
• Expiry date: Sep 9, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/3258
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A wagering game award system is described herein. In some embodiments, the wagering game award system detects a player identifier associated with a wagering game award system, where the wagering game award system supports a plurality of award types. The system can also determine a number of awards of a first type, wherein the number of awards are associated with the player identifier, and wherein the first type is one of the award types. The system can also detect a request to exchange some of the number of awards for awards of a second type, wherein the second type is one of the award types. The system can also submit the request.