| US 7,467,999 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for outputting apparent and actual outcomes of a gaming device | ||
| Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); James A. Jorasch, Stamford, Conn. (US); Magdalena M. Fincham, Norwalk, Conn. (US); Russell P. Sammon, San Francisco, Calif. (US); and Scott T. Friesen, New York, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, Conn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 20, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/328,116. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/373751, filed on Apr. 18, 2002. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/373747, filed on Apr. 18, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0220133 A1, Nov. 27, 2003 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63F 13/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 463—20 | 15 Claims |
| 1. A method, comprising:
determining, based on a random number, a first set of indicia as an outcome of a game being played by a player of a gaming
device;
determining that a first benefit associated with the first set of indicia is of at least a predetermined value;
determining, based on the first set of indicia, a second set of indicia that corresponds to a second benefit that is of lesser
value than the first benefit, wherein the step of determining a second set of indicia comprises:
determining, based on the first set of indicia, a desired characteristic, wherein a payout is associated with the second set
of indicia and the desired characteristic comprises a predetermined amount that the payout cannot exceed; and
determining a second set of indicia such that the second set of indicia possesses the characteristic;
wherein the step of determining the second set of indicia further comprises:
generating a second random number;
determining a possible set of indicia that corresponds to the second random number;
selecting the possible set of indicia as the second set of indicia if the possible set of indicia satisfies the desired characteristic;
and
generating a third random number if the possible set of indicia is associated with a payout that does exceed the predetermined
amount;
displaying the second set of indicia as the outcome of the game;
displaying, after a predetermined amount of time passes from a time the second set of indicia was displayed, the first set
of indicia as the outcome of the game; and
providing the first benefit to the player.
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