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Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9761082-B2
Application number	US-25334308-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 17, 2008
Priority date	Oct 17, 2008
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

Example methods and devices are set forth for playing a game. In some embodiments, an inventory of game indicia is arranged in a random but established, serial order. In some embodiments, for each hand of play the player makes a wager and game indicia are displayed in order from the inventory to define a winning or losing outcome. In some embodiments, a display, as hands are played, displays the remaining constituency of the inventory and the player, before any game, can order re-shuffling and re-constitute of the inventory. Other embodiments are described.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for conducting a wagering game using an inventory of indicia, the method comprising:
receiving, by a gaming device having i) a processor, ii) a user interface that includes a plurality of buttons including a cash out button and a bet button, and iii) a credit acceptor, respective wagers from a player to play each of a series of hands;
for each hand of play,
randomly selecting, by the gaming device, a plurality of individual indicia from the inventory by a) selecting a respective value of each indicia with reference to the inventory of indicia and b) selecting a respective suit of each indicia without reference to the inventory of indicia, the combination of indicia selected defining a respective at least one hand outcome and
depleting, by the gaming device, a number of indicia with the selected values from play for subsequent hands without regard for the selected suits;

comparing at least one respective hand outcome to a predetermined schedule of winning outcomes and if said hand outcome matches one of said schedule of winning outcomes, issuing an award to the player; and
prior to play of a subsequent hand displaying the number of indicia with each value remaining in the inventory as depleted to enable a player to deduce any scheduled winning outcomes eliminated as a result of depletion of said indicia from play.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the series of hands includes hands of blackjack.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the plurality of individual indicial includes selecting a value for each indicia based on the inventory of indicia and selecting a suit for each indicia from the four possible suits regardless of a makeup of the inventory.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting the plurality of individual indicia includes separately selecting a value for each indicia and a suit for each indicia.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the series of hands includes hands of blackjack.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the plurality of individual indicial includes selecting a value for each indicia based on the inventory of indicia and selecting a suit for each indicia from the four possible suits regardless of a makeup of the inventory.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein selecting the plurality of individual indicia includes separately selecting a value for each indicia and a suit for each indicia.

8. A method for conducting a wagering game using an inventory of indicia, said inventory when fully constituted having X number of indicia arranged in sets of at least two indicia each, the method comprising:
receiving, by a gaming device having i) a processor, ii) a user interface that includes a plurality of buttons including a cash out button and a bet button, and iii) a credit acceptor, respective wagers from a player to play each of a series of hands;
for each hand of play,
randomly selecting and displaying, by the gaming device, a plurality of individual indicia from the inventory, the combination of indicia selected and displayed defining a respective at least one hand outcome and
depleting, by the gaming device, indicia having a same value and a different suit as the selected indicia from play for subsequent hands;

comparing at least one respective hand outcome to a predetermined schedule of winning outcomes and if said hand outcome matches one of said schedule of winning outcomes, issuing an award to the player; and
prior to play of a subsequent hand displaying the number of each indicia remaining in each indicia set in the inventory as depleted to enable a player to deduce any scheduled winning outcomes eliminated as a result of depletion of said indicia inventory.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the series of hands includes hands of blackjack.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the series of hands includes hands of a game in which a suit of an indicia is not relevant to an outcome.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein the series of hands includes hands of blackjack.

12. The method of claim 8 wherein the series of hands includes hands of a game in which a suit of an indicia is not relevant to an outcome.

13. An electronic device for conducting a game for a player, said game utilizing an inventory of game indicia, the device comprising:
a computer processor storing data corresponding to said inventory;
a video display;
a user interface that includes a plurality of buttons including a cash out button and a bet button;
a credit acceptor;
said processor, in response to said prompt, configured to randomly select a combination of individual indicia from the inventory by a) selecting a respective value of each indicia with reference to the inventory of indicia and b) selecting a respective suit of each indicia without reference to the inventory of indicia, said selected indicia combination defining at least one outcome, said processor configured to remove a number of indicia with the selected values from selection for future hands;
said processor configured to compare each outcome to a predetermined schedule of winning outcomes stored in a data structure, to issue an award for each selected and displayed winning outcome, to control the display to display prior to the play of the next hand data corresponding the remaining inventory of indicia sets depleted of said indicia with the values of the selected game indicia including the display of data corresponding to the depletion of indicia from said inventory such that a player is enabled to deduce when one or more scheduled winning outcomes are unavailable due to depletion and said processor configured to, for the next hand of play, select indicia from the depleted inventory.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein selecting the combination of individual indicia includes selecting a value for each indicia based on the inventory of indicia and selecting a suit for each indicia from the four possible suits regardless of a makeup of the inventory.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein selecting the combination of individual indicia includes separately selecting a value for each indicia and a suit for each indicia.

16. An electronic device for conducting a game for a player, said game utilizing an inventory of X number of game indicia arranged in sets of at least two indicia each when said inventory is fully constituted, the device comprising:
a computer processor storing data corresponding to said inventory;
a video display;
a user interface that includes a plurality of buttons including a cash out button and a bet button;
a credit acceptor;
said processor, in response to said prompt, configured to randomly select and display at said display a combination of individual indicia selected from said inventory of indicia, said selected and displayed indicia combination defining at least one outcome, said processor configured to remove indicia with a same value and a different suit as said selected indicia from selection for future hands;
said processor configured to compare each outcome to a predetermined schedule of winning outcomes stored in a data structure, to issue an award for each selected and displayed winning outcome, to control the display to display prior to the play of the next hand data corresponding the remaining inventory of indicia sets depleted of said game indicia with the same value and the different suit as the displayed game indicia including the display of data corresponding to the depletion of indicia from said inventory such that a player is enabled to deduce when one or more scheduled winning outcomes are unavailable due to depletion and said processor configured t

Assignees

• Alderucci Dean P
• Miller Mark A
• Cfph Llc

Inventors

• Alderucci Dean P
• Miller Mark A

Classifications

• A63F2001/003

  Blackjack; Twenty one · CPC title

• A63F3/00157

  Casino or betting games (horse races A63F3/00082) · CPC title

• G07F17/34

  depending on the stopping of moving members {in a mechanical slot machine}, e.g. "fruit" machines · CPC title

• G07F17/3286

  Type of games · CPC title

• G07F17/3293

  Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack · CPC title