AMUSEMENT DEVICE HAVING TIME-BASED OPERATING MODES

摘要

An amusement device has a display and an input device and includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores a plurality of games and a system control program. The controller is operatively coupled to the memory, the input device and the display. The controller controls the display based upon the system control program retrieved from the memory and based upon inputs from the input device. The controller is configured to grant a user a block of time for accessing the amusement device; permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play a first game from the plurality of games during the block of time; and permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play a second game from the plurality of games that is different than the first game during the block of time.

主权项

1. An amusement device having a display and an input device, the amusement device comprising:
(a) a memory that stores a plurality of electronic games and a system control program, each of the plurality of electronic games being different from one another; and (b) a controller operatively coupled to the memory, the input device and the display, the controller controlling the display based upon the system control program retrieved from the memory and based upon inputs from the input device, the controller being configured to:
(i) grant a user a block of time for accessing the amusement device;(ii) permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play one of the plurality of electronic games during the block of time;(iiii) permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play at least one other of the plurality of electronic games during the block of time, each of the plurality of electronic games providing a score that does not affect the block of time granted; and(iv) upon termination of the block of time by the user, determining a total amount of a payment or a credit owed for at least a portion of the block of time.