US RE43,114 E1
Electronic amusement device and method for operating same
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); James A. Jorasch, New York, N.Y. (US); and Robert R. Lech, Dublin, Ohio (US)
Assigned to IGT, Reno, Nev. (US)
Filed on Mar. 18, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/84,872.
Application 09/706431 is a continuation of application No. 09/004885, filed on Jan. 09, 1998, granted, now 6,176,781.
Application 11/084872 is a reissue of application No. 09/706431, filed on Nov. 03, 2000, now 6,533,658, filed on Mar. 18, 2003.
Int. Cl. A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 463—13  [463/11; 463/12] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for directing a computing device to conduct a game of chance, the method comprising the steps of:
[ ] (a) generating [ causing a processor to generate ] a representation of a card having a first class [ rank and a first suit] ;
[ ] (b) displaying [ causing the processor to operate with a display device to display ] the representation of the card [ at a game set location] , thereby displaying an indicia of the first class [ rank at the game set location and an indicia of the first suit at the game set location] ; and
[ ] (c) causing the processor to determine a forthcoming expiration of at least one of (1) the indicia of the first suit at the game set location separately from the indicia of the first rank at the game set location, and (2) the indicia of the first rank at the game set location separately from the indicia of the first suit at the game set location;
[ ] (d) displaying [ if the determination is the forthcoming expiration of the indicia of the first suit at the game set location, cause the processor to operate with the display device to display ] an indicia representing [ the ] forthcoming expiration of [ the indicia of the first suit at the game set location; and ]
the first class corresponding to the representation of the card.
[ ] (e) [ if the determination is the forthcoming expiration of the indicia of the first rank at the game set location, cause the processor to operate with display device to display an indicia representing the forthcoming expiration of the indicia of the first rank at the game set location.]