Patent ID: 9320970
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating networked gaming machines, each having at least one payment acceptor, to remotely configure a bonus game on at least one of the networked gaming machines, at least some of the gaming machines being of a type having a base game display area and a bonus game display area, the method comprising: receiving, by a processor at a configuration station at a location remote from the networked gaming machines, a selection from an operator of the networked gaming machines at least one of a plurality of possible bonus game triggering criteria displayed in a list to thereby define a bonus game triggering criterion related to at least one of a base game and the bonus game, wherein the selected triggering criterion is based at least partially on multiple selected outcomes of the base game and is specific to a particular player playing the base game, the at least one payment acceptor receives physical media having a monetary value to establish a credit balance for a placement of one or more bets and to receive potential winnings resulting from one or more awards of the base game or bonus game; receiving, by the processor from the location remote from the networked gaming machines, a selection of at least one of a plurality of possible visual activities displayed in a list for presentation on the bonus game display area of the gaming machine to which the triggering criterion is related; receiving, by the processor from the location remote from the networked gaming machines, a selection of at least one of a plurality of award methods, wherein each of the plurality of award methods defines a method used to determine an item of value to be awarded; and operating one of the gaming machines in accordance with the stored selections including: