Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9761082
Timestamp: 2018-02-18 20:52:58
Document Index: 367428949

Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2007292385', 'Application No. 2014250611', 'Application No. 2014250611', 'Application No. 2014250611', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2662856', 'Application No. 07814692', 'Application No. 07814692', 'Application No. 2013', 'Application No. 2009', 'Application No. 2009', 'Application No. 2012', 'Application No. 2012']

US9761082B2 - Card selection - Google Patents
US9761082B2
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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:
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;
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 user interface that includes a plurality of buttons including a cash out button and a bet button;
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:
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 to, for the next hand of play, select indicia from the depleted inventory.
17. A method for conducting a wagering game using an inventory of indicia, the method comprising:
receiving, by a computing 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, a wager from a player to play each of a series of hands;
randomly selecting, by the computing device, a plurality of individual indicia 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 individual indicia selected defining a winning or losing outcome for the hand and
depleting, by the computing device, said indicia having a same value as the selected indicia from the inventory available for play of the next hand;
prior to the commencement of a next hand of play, displaying to the player information regarding the inventory of depleted indicia such that the player is enabled to deduce any winning outcomes eliminated by said depletion of indicia; and
receiving by the computing device, an indication from the player making another wager to play a hand using the depleted inventory.
18. A method for conducting a wagering game using an inventory of indicia, said inventory when fully constituted having X number of individual indicia, the method comprising:
for each hand of play, randomly selecting and displaying, by the computing device, a plurality of individual indicia from the inventory, the combination of individual indicia selected and displayed defining a winning or losing outcome for the hand and depleting indicia having a same value and a different suit as the selected indicia from play for subsequent hands said displayed individual indicia from the inventory available for play of the next hand;
prior to the commencement of the next hand of play displaying, by the computing device, to the player information regarding the inventory of depleted indicia such that the player is enabled to deduce any winning outcomes eliminated by said depletion of indicia; and
19. An electronic device for conducting a game for a player, said game utilizing an inventory of X number of game indicia when said inventory is fully constituted, the device comprising:
said processor, in response to prompting, configured to randomly select and display at said display indicia selected from said inventory of indicia, a hand comprised of a plurality of selected and displayed indicia defining an outcome and to preclude indicia having a same value and a different suit as said selected indicia from selection from said inventory;
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