US2007173316A1PendingUtilityA1
Method of apparatus for allocating a player's contribution in a gaming apparatus between a plurality of games
Assignee: PALTRONICS AUSTRALASIA PTY LTDPriority: Feb 26, 2004Filed: Feb 24, 2005Published: Jul 26, 2007
Est. expiryFeb 26, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
G07F 17/3244
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for allocating a player's contribution in a gaming apparatus between a plurality of games is disclosed. The method includes the steps of receiving a contribution from a user, splitting the contribution into a number of parts in accordance with a predetermined ratio, allocating at least one of the parts of the contribution to one of the games, and modifying the predetermined ration in response the measured performance of the gaming apparatus. In particular embodiments, the modified ratio I n is determined in accordance with formula (1) or formula (2) where I 0 is the base ratio, RTP is the designed performance, T is the revenue, P is the total prizes and Q is a control variable.
Claims
exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A method of allocating a player's contribution in a gaming apparatus between a plurality of games, the method comprising:
a) receiving a contribution from a user; b) splitting the contribution into a number of parts in accordance with a predetermined ratio; c) allocating at least one of the parts of the contribution to one of the games; d) measuring a performance of the gaming apparatus; and e) modifying the predetermined ratio in response to the measured performance of the gaming apparatus.
2 . The method according to claim 1 in which the measure of performance is the ratio of designed performance and the actual performance.
3 . The method according to claim 2 in which the performance is determined in dependence upon the ratio of the revenue of the gaming apparatus and the value of prizes paid by the gaming apparatus.
4 . The method according to claim 3 in which the modification of the ratio is proportional to the difference in designed performance and actual performance.
5 . The method according to any preceding claim 1 in which the modified ratio In is determined in accordance with the formula:
I
n
=
I
n
-
1
+
[
RTP
-
P
/
T
Q
]
where RTP is the designed performance, T is the revenue, P is the total prizes and Q is a control variable.
6 . The method according to claim 1 in which the modified ratio I n is determined in accordance with the formula:
I
n
=
I
0
+
[
RTP
-
P
/
T
Q
]
where I 0 is the base ratio, RTP is the designed performance, T is the revenue, P is the total prizes and Q is a control variable.
7 . The method according to claim 1 in which the predetermined ratio is modified periodically.
8 . The method according to claim 1 in which the predetermined ratio is modified in real time.
9 . The method according to claim 1 in which the predetermined ratio is modified in response to the occurrence of non-time base criteria.
10 . The method according to claim 1 which the predetermined ratio is modified within an upper limit.
11 . The method according to claim 1 in which the predetermined ratio is modified within a lower limit.
12 . Apparatus for allocating a player's contribution in a gaming apparatus between a plurality of games, comprising:
a) input means for receiving a contribution from a user; b) splitting means for splitting the contribution into a number of parts in accordance with a predetermined ratio; c) allocating means for allocating at least one of the parts of the contribution to one of the games; and d) control means operable in response to the measured performance of the gaming apparatus to modify the predetermined ratio.
13 . Apparatus according to claim 12 in which the measure of performance is the ratio of designed performance and the actual performance.
14 . Apparatus according to claim 13 in which the performance is determined in dependence upon the ratio of the revenue of the gaming apparatus and the value of prizes paid by the gaming apparatus.
15 . Apparatus according to claim 14 in which the modification of the ratio is proportional to the difference in designed performance and actual performance.
16 . Apparatus according to claim 12 in which the modified ratio I n is determined in accordance with the formula:
I
n
=
I
n
-
1
+
[
RTP
-
P
/
T
Q
]
where RTP is the designed performance, T is the revenue, P is the total prizes and Q is a control variable.
17 . Apparatus according to claim 12 in which the modified ratio I n is determined in accordance with the formula:
I
n
=
I
0
+
[
RTP
-
P
/
T
Q
]
where I 0 is the base ratio, RTP is the designed performance, T is the revenue, P is the total prizes and Q is a control variable.
18 . Apparatus according to claim 12 in which the control means is operable to modify the predetermined ratio periodically.
19 . Apparatus according to claim 12 in which the control means is operable to modify the predetermined ratio real time.
20 . Apparatus according to claim 12 in which the control means is operable to modify the predetermined ratio in response to the occurrence of time independent criteria.
21 . Apparatus according to claim 12 in which the control means is operable to modify the predetermined ratio within an upper limit.
22 . Apparatus according to claim 12 in which the control means is operable to modify the predetermined ratio within a lower limit.
23 . Apparatus for use with a gaming machine to control the proportion of a user's contribution to a game, the apparatus comprising:
performance measuring means operable to measure the performance of the gaming machine; control means operable in response to the performance of the gaming machine to modify the proportion of the user's contribution to the game; and communication means for communicating the modified proportion to the gaming machine.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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