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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2005
Applicant:
John Padgett, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
John Padgett, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Multimedia Games, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
After identifying a set of initial game designations to produce a game ending winner for a bingo game, one or more additional game designations may be considered, that is, compared against a bingo card in play in the bingo game. Considering these additional game designations in addition to the set of initial game designations may produce additional matched locations on the bingo card and may produce a winning pattern that would not have been produced considering only the set of initial game designations. This use of additional game designations provides additional opportunities for players to obtain a winning result.