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Patent US7918738 - Interactive game playing preferences - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA disclosed gaming machine may be customized according to one or more player preferences. A player may view and modify player preferences stored in a player preference account as preference account information. The preference account information may include but is not limited to loyalty point account...http://www.google.com/patents/US7918738?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7918738 - Interactive game playing preferencesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7918738 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/819,152Publication dateApr 5, 2011Filing dateMar 27, 2001Priority dateMar 27, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1417653A2, US7883413, US8435105, US20020142846, US20060194633, US20080076548, WO2002077935A2, WO2002077935A3Publication number09819152, 819152, US 7918738 B2, US 7918738B2, US-B2-7918738, US7918738 B2, US7918738B2InventorsCraig A. PaulsenOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (397), Non-Patent Citations (85), Referenced by (74), Classifications (23), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInteractive game playing preferences
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