46 results about "Recreational Games" patented technology

This invention describes an electronic amusement game where sensors locate the position of darts thrown by participants into a target board. The target board is not a traditional dart board but an uncolored dart board onto which is projected game images by a front projection monitor. The game locates the darts through the use of digital cameras that capture 2 dimensional images of the dart's profile to establish coordinates. The software conducts game progress by incorporating the thrown dart's position into the game itself. Any manner of game can be projected, including traditional dart games.

An electronic device or entertainment gaming machine comprising: at least one betting terminal having a software program or plurality of software programs that allow at least a second player to place a bet on a jackpot if a first player declines the right to place a bet on the jackpot, wherein the second player is at a betting terminal that is apart from the conventional casino table game and the first player is playing at a conventional casino table game and is granted a right of first refusal to place a bet on jackpot by virtue of the first player's bet on the conventional casino table game, wherein the outcome of the jackpot is determined according to a combination of cards or dice in the conventional casino table game.

A “dual” gaming unit or machine is configured to implement both one or more traditional casino-style wagering games, such as games having outcomes determined primarily by chance and not skill, and one or more games which are traditionally not casino style games, such as amusement-type games or games having amusement-type game components, such as games where the outcome is determined substantially by skill. The wagering game portion of the gaming machine may award monetary awards to the player for winning wagering game outcomes, and the amusement portion of the gaming machine may be used to award promotional prizes to the player. A player rewards system may include such dual gaming units or other award dispensing mechanisms.

The present invention relates to a game of skill requiring a user to match a predetermined set of characters. In one aspect of the invention, individual characters are displayed for a fixed period of time. An interface enables a user to select the correctly matching character within the fixed timeframe. In another aspect of the invention, each successive character in a series is displayed for a shorter period of time, further decreasing the likelihood the user will match the correct character. Indeed, one embodiment of the invention is implemented to aid children or illiterate individuals to read or spell. In another embodiment of the invention, the amusement game requires a user to match successive numbers within an increasingly smaller time frame.

A blocking mechanism for a table-type amusement game, and a table-type amusement game equipped with a blocking mechanism. The blocking mechanism utilizes a series of blocking pins goes from a closed position, which blocks a playing piece from scoring to an upper open position, which permits the playing piece to score. The blocking mechanism may be manually or electrically operated. When the blocking mechanism is electrically operated, it may be activated by the insertion of a coin into a coin and / or bill acceptor of the type found on table-type amusement games.

A device that is capable of being in three states: (1) a first stable state, (2) a second stable state, wherein said device teeters back and forth when hit by a force, and (3) and a third stable state, wherein said device will topple completely over when hit too hard by a force. The device comprises a target piece and a base. The base is configured to lay flat on a surface and contains a curved section, a ledge, and a ledge perimeter. The target piece may contain a top piece attached on the opposite side which the base is attached, which may contain a hollow cavity, a shot glass holder cavity, or take the shape of a target for use in target practice. The device may be used in many different applications including in recreation games, drinking games, target practice, and fighting practice.

The invention relates to a design method of a visual tracking interface on a 3G (The 3rd Generation Telecommunication) mobile terminal, which is the application of a machine vision technology on 3G mobile terminals. The interaction of motions and postures of human limbs with a 3G mobile phone is natural, but a vision algorithm on a traditional PC (Personal Computer) platform has large calculation cost and cannot obtain real-time interaction effects in the application of the mobile terminals. In the method, a TMS3 20DM6467 chip based on dicaryon is adopted to share the cost of a visual motion tracking and identifying algorithm, which obtains interactive real time on a mobile platform. An image sequence of limb motions is acquired by utilizing equipment such as a camera, and the like on the mobile platform on the basis of a visual user limb motion tracking interactive technology, static or dynamic limb characteristics are extracted and limb gestures or actions are identified through a visual algorithm so as to figure out the intention of a user and realize the man-machine interaction. The method has wide application prospect in the fields of intelligent interaction, recreational games, wearable computing, and the like of 3G mobile terminals.

The invention relates to a machine (1) for pinball-type recreational games, characterised in that it comprises a module for the monitoring and storage (2) of operative variables of the machine (1), comprising means for communication with remote storage and control equipment (9), where said monitoring and storage module (2) also comprises the following elements: at least one CPU (4) connected to a plurality of sensor elements; at least one data-receiving and data-encoding device (3) connected to said CPU (4); at least one multimedia support unit (5); at least one electronic purse (6); and an electromechanical counting device (7) for counting the number and amplitude of the electric pulses received from said electronic purse (6).

The invention belongs to the field of game machines and relates to a home internet entertainment game machine based on a wireless charging system. The game machine comprises a body, a base connected with the heating end of the body, a heat dissipation part and a wireless charging seat; the heat dissipation part comprises a plurality of heat dissipation plates arranged on the base; each heat dissipation plate comprises a main body part and a bent part; cooling fins are arranged on the side walls of the heat dissipation plates; protrusions are arranged on the sides, away from the base, of the heat dissipation plates; a cavity is formed in each heat dissipation plate and is filled with a cooling liquid; the end portions of the cavities are connected with circulating pipelines; the circulatingpipelines are provided with micro water pumps. According to the entertainment game of the invention, the heat dissipation plates are arranged on the side, close to the wireless charging seat, of thebase; the multiple heat dissipation plates are sequentially arranged in an attached mode; and therefore, contact area between the heat dissipation plates and air is increased in a limited region, andthe heat dissipation effect of the heat dissipation plates is improved.

An entertainment gaming system and method for transforming a non-random number outcome into an entertainment gaming outcome. The entertainment gaming system comprises a central server, non-random number outcome generator machine, entertainment gaming machine, and database. The central server communicatively coupled with non-random number outcome generator machine and entertainment gaming machine. The entertainment gaming system collects non-random number based outcome from real-world events and transmitting it to the central server. The central server further utilizes an algorithm to process the received non-random number outcome into an entertainment gaming outcome. Further, the present entertainment gaming system comprises a database to store the received real-world non-random number based outcome and processed entertainment gaming outcome generated from the received non-random number based outcome. The central server then transmits the processed outcome in the form of an entertainment gaming outcome to the entertainment gaming machine to generate and render a game result.

A method for transmitting an amusement game session between client units in a server-based amusement game system includes a server unit and at least two client units. Here, connections between the server unit and the at least two client units are set up via a communication network. The identification (ID1) of the first client unit is entered into the second client unit. A communication connection to the server unit is established from the second client unit, whereas an identification of the second client unit is sent to the server unit and stored together with the user-specific data. The amusement game session is displayed on the second client unit and the identification of the first client unit is deleted from the user-specific data. The amusement game session can then be seamlessly continued on the second client unit (C22) at the same status.

The invention comprises a system for combining educational modules with recreational gaming into an administrative control delivered to users across a network. The invention further comprises the system having a user profile comprising information relevant to the user including educational skill levels, testing information, and a learning path, and even further comprises an administrative control panel for setting rules for each user's interfacing with the system, and further comprises recreational games accessible by users to be played as regulated by the rules; and further comprises educational modules required by rules to be finished by the users, whereby the users acquire additional gaming play by virtue of finishing educational.

A “dual” gaming unit or machine is configured to implement both one or more traditional casino-style wagering games, such as games having outcomes determined primarily by chance and not skill, and one or more games which are traditionally not casino style games, such as amusement-type games or games having amusement-type game components, such as games where the outcome is determined substantially by skill. The wagering game portion of the gaming machine may award monetary awards to the player for winning wagering game outcomes, and the amusement portion of the gaming machine may be used to award promotional prizes to the player. A player rewards system may include such dual gaming units or other award dispensing mechanisms.

A gaming system for enabling the simultaneous play of real-money, wager-based gaming and free, play-for-fun gaming is described. The gaming system is configured to deliver a fun game to a client in conjunction with a real-money gaming event and to initiate play of a fun game upon a predesignated triggering event of the real money game. The fun game is played by a plurality of players and fun game controller directs game information to a fun game server. Fun game information can be displayed for multiple players to drive competitive-type play among players and can be used to provide awards and incentivize play.

The invention discloses a live-action entertainment APP game monitoring system which comprises a data acquisition module, a data comparison module, a data processing module, a data monitoring module and a data detection module. The data acquisition module is used for acquiring information data; the data comparison module is used for data comparison; the data processing module is used for processing and analyzing information data; the data monitoring module is used for monitoring game information data; the data detection module is used for detecting game information data; the data acquisition module transmits acquired information data to the data processing module through the data comparison module, the data processing module controls the data monitoring module, and the data monitoring module controls the data detection module. The live-action entertainment APP game monitoring system provided by the invention is complete in function, high in intelligent degree, strong in controllability, high in safety and stability, high in operation speed and high in monitoring efficiency.