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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Jeff Allen, Naperville, IL (US);
Christopher W. Blackburn, Reno, NV (US);
Matthew J. Ward, Northbrook, IL (US);
Larry Pacey, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jeff Allen, Naperville, IL (US);
Christopher W. Blackburn, Reno, NV (US);
Matthew J. Ward, Northbrook, IL (US);
Larry Pacey, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Wagering game systems and methods are disclosed in which the occurrence of a triggering event causes a community game to begin. Further, the occurrence of an event may cause a wagering game or wagering game service such as a progressive game to be reconfigured.