Patent №
US 7,361,086
Granted
2008-04-22
Filed 2003
Owner
WMS GAMING INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
kr
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
10650004
A method and apparatus for conducting a wagering game are disclosed. A value input device receives a wager from a player to play the wagering game. A processor is operative to define a plurality of possible destinations; define a plurality of possible different movement patterns for moving the objects to the destinations; and for a given one of the objects, assign probabilities to the respective possible movement patterns and select one of the possible movement patterns based on the assigned probabilities. A display depicts the object going to a selected one of the destinations in accordance with the assigned movement pattern. The assigned probabilities for the given object may, for example, depend upon the destination that is selected.
AI classification
Ownership
WMS GAMING INC.
assignment · 144710096
Assignors
GAZDIC, DANIEL J., HORNIK, JEREMY M., MASTROPIETRO, MICHAEL W.
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