US 6,758,755 B2
Prize redemption system for games executed over a wide area networkGeneral
US 6,758,755 B2
Prize redemption system for games executed over a wide area network
Tech Center:
3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing and Medical Devices/Processes
Examiner:
S. Thomas Hughes
Art Unit:
3714 Amusement and Education Devices
Agent:
Inventors:
MATTHEW F. KELLY; BRYAN M. KELLY; NORMAN B. PETERMEIER; JOHN G. KROECKEL; JOHN E. LINK
Assignee:
Priority:
11/14/96
Filed:
11/03/99
Granted:
07/06/04
Expiration:
08/01/16
Abstract
The present invention provides a system for allowing redemption of prizes resulting from playing games on a plurality of game apparatuses. The system includes a plurality of game apparatuses each adapted for displaying a user interface for allowing a user to play a plurality of games. Also included is a prize database server adapted for connecting to the game apparatuses via a wide area network. In use, a user identification code is received from the game apparatuses that corresponds to the user. Also received is an indication of an outcome of the game upon the user playing the game via the corresponding user interface. The prize database server also tracks a number of prize credits awarded the user based on the outcome of the game in addition to allowing redemption of the prize credits for a prize.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G07G07F17/3253G07FG06Q20/04G06QA63F3/081A63F
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