Method and apparatus for play of a game with negative outcomes

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(12) United States Patent
(10) Patent N0.: US 7,815,503 B2
Walker et al. (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 19, 2010
(54) METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLAY OF A (58) Field of Classi?cation Search ................. .. 463/ 16,
GAME WITH NEGATIVE OUTCOMES 463/20, 25; 273/ 143 R, 236
See application ?le for complete search history.
(75) Inventors: Jay S. Walker Ridge?eld CT (US)' .
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James A. Jorasch, Stamford, CT (US); ( ) e erences l 6
Stephen C. Tulley, Fair?eld, CT (US); US. PATENT DOCUMENTS
DaV‘d F“ luck“, Wlnnetka’ IL (Us); 4,669,731 A 6/1987 Clarke .................. .. 273/143 R
Andrew D- Rogers, Menlo Park, CA 4,718,672 A 1/1988 Okada ....................... .. 463/20
(US); Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, 4,991,848 A 2/1991 Greenwood et al. 273/143 R
CT (US); Daniel E. Tedesco, 5,092,598 A 3/1992 Kamille
Huntington, CT (US) 5,123,649 A 6/1992 Tiberio
(73) Assignee: IGT, Reno, NV (US) (commued)
FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
patent is extended or adjusted under 35 EP 1 298 612 AZ 40003
(21) Appl. No.: 10/787,356 OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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(65) Prior Publication Data (Continued)
US 2004/0176156 A1 Sep. 9, 2004 Primary ExamineriDmitry Suhol
Assistant Examinerilason Pinheiro
Related U-S- Application Data (74) Attorney, Agent, or FirmiK&L Gates LLP
(63) Continuation-in-part of application No. 10/420,981,
?led on Apr. 22, 2003. (57) ABSTRACT
(60) Provisional application No. 60/450,466, ?led on Feb. MethOd and apparatus are described for conducmlg a second
26’ 2003~ ary game at a gaming device. In various embodiments, a
player may acquire equity in the secondary game in such
(51) Int, Cl, forms as a location of a game character, a number of symbols
A63F 9/24 (2006.01) aggregated, a degree of completion of a puZZle, or a defensive
A63F 13/00 (200601) provision. Certain symbols or outcomes in a primary game,
G06F 1 7/00 (200601) however, may cause the player to lose equity in the secondary
G06F 19/00 (2006.01) game
(52) US. Cl. ........................... .. 463/20; 463/16; 463/25;
273/143 R; 273/236 11 Claims, 12 Drawing Sheets
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