PRIZE REDEMPTION SYSTEM FOR GAMES

摘要

THE PRESENT INVENTION PROVIDES A PRIZE REDEMPTION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH ONE OR MORE GAME APPARATUSES. A GAME IS PROVIDED ON A GAME APPARATUS (10) FOR A PLAYER TO PLAY IN EXCHANGE FOR MONETARY INPUT, AND PRIZE CREDITS ARE CREDITED TO THE PLAYER BASED ON THE GAME. A PRIZE SELECTION MENU (350) IS DISPLAYED BY THE GAME APPARATUS (10), THE MENU (350) INCLUDING ONE OR MORE PRIZES, WHERE THE PLAYER MAY SELECT A PRIZE HAVING A PRIZE COST (474) WITHIN THE PLAYER''S PRIZE CREDIT AMOUNT. THE PLAYER CAN BE DISPENSED A SPECIFIC PRIZE TICKET FROM THE GAME APPARATUS (10) OR OTHER UNIT THAT IS REDEEMABLE FOR THE SELECTED PRIZE. THE GAME APPARATUS (10) CAN ALSO PROVIDE SPECIFIC PRIZES AND TOURNAMENT GAMES PLAYED FOR A TOURNAMENT PRIZE. AN OPERATOR CAN ADJUST PRIZES AND PAYOUT PERCENTAGES OF THE SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE A DESIRED PROFITABILITY FOR GAME APPARATUSES. PRIZE INPUT IS ENTERED INTO A PRIZE TABLE (468) DESCRIBING MULTIPLE AVAILABLE PRIZES AND PAYOUT INFORMATION THAT INDICATES A DESIRED AMOUNT OF PAYOUT THAT THE OPERATOR WISHES TO PROVIDE BACK TO PLAYERS. PRIZE INFORMATION, SUCH AS PRIZE COST (424) AND SPECIFIC PRIZE WIN RATIOS, IS AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINED BY THE SYSTEM FOR EACH OF THE PRIZES IN VIEW OF THE DESIRED PROFITABILITV OF THE GAME APPARATUS (10).(FIG 1)