| US 7,476,153 B2 | ||
| System and method for remote automated play of a gaming device | ||
| Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, Conn. (US); James A. Jorasch, Stamford, Conn. (US); Geoffrey M. Gelman, Stamford, Conn. (US); Jose A. Suarez, Fairfield, Conn. (US); and Thomas M. Sparico, New York, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Walker Digital, LLC, Stamford, Conn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 14, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/424,000. | ||
| Application 11/424000 is a continuation of application No. 10/635986, filed on Aug. 07, 2003. | ||
| Application 10/635986 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/159722, filed on May 30, 2002, granted, now 6,969,317, filed on Nov. 29, 2005. | ||
| Application 10/159722 is a continuation of application No. 09/879299, filed on Jun. 12, 2001, granted, now 6,634,942, filed on Oct. 21, 2003. | ||
| Application 09/879299 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/437204, filed on Nov. 09, 1999, granted, now 6,244,957. | ||
| Application 09/437204 is a continuation of application No. 08/774487, filed on Dec. 30, 1996, granted, now 6,012,983. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0287070 A1, Dec. 21, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A63F 9/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 463—20 | 25 Claims |
| 1. A computer readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a computing device to perform a method, the method
comprising:
determining data representative of at least one of:
an end time,
a maximum number of plays,
a wager amount, and
a rate of play;
initiating automated play of at least one slot machine,
in which at least one of the at least one slot machine is not availabe for manual play at least during the automated play;
terminating the automated play of the at least one slot machine based on the data;
receiving a first signal including a representation of the automated play;
receiving a request from a remote player to view the representation of the automated play; and
transmitting a second signal including the representation of the automated play for the remote player.
|