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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:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Wms Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Inventors:
Vladimir I. Arezina, River Forest, IL (US);
Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);
Jeremy M. Hornik, Chicago, IL (US);
Larry J. Pacey, Chicago, IL (US);
Richard T. Schwartz, Chicago, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3216 (2013.01); G07F 17/3218 (2013.01); G07F 17/3237 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes a handheld gaming machine configured to play at least one game and a controller. The controller is configured to base eligibility of the handheld gaming machine for a game-related feature at least upon a location of the handheld gaming machine and/or a proximity of the handheld gaming machine to an external device.
Published as:
AU2007255019A1; WO2007142980A2; WO2007142980A3; GB0823722D0; GB2452896A; US2009197684A1; JP2009539421A; GB2452896B; AU2007255019B2; US8282490B2; US2012276990A1; US8684843B2; US2014155145A1; US9412228B2; US2016284161A1; US2018040192A1; US2018108211A1; US10068418B2; US2022036694A1;