US 12,347,282 B2
System and method for slot machine game associated with market line wagers
Lee Amaitis, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US); and James C. Johnson, Ridgewood, NJ (US)
Assigned to CFPH, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed by CFPH, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Dec. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/527,620.
Application 18/527,620 is a continuation of application No. 17/358,136, filed on Jun. 25, 2021, granted, now 11,875,651.
Application 17/358,136 is a continuation of application No. 16/662,415, filed on Oct. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,049,369, issued on Jun. 29, 2021.
Application 16/662,415 is a continuation of application No. 14/311,917, filed on Jun. 23, 2014, granted, now 10,482,721, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 14/311,917 is a continuation of application No. 11/963,158, filed on Dec. 21, 2007, granted, now 8,758,108, issued on Jun. 24, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0105029 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. A63F 13/00 (2014.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/34 (2013.01) [G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3288 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for allowing a user to play games including a slot machine game, comprising:
at least one display panel;
a plurality of stop buttons; and
a memory having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, that when executed by at least one processor, control:
displaying a graphical user interface on the at least one display panel that permits entry of a wager;
receiving, from a remote data source over a communication network, a plurality of real-time financial market indicators for display;
receiving the wager associated with a possible value of a market indicator at a future time, the wager including decimal or integral place of each market indicator that is used to determine input values;
prompting the user to select one or more market indicators from the displayed real-time financial market indicators;
displaying, on the at least one display panel, the selected one or more market indicators in respective indicator frames, wherein for a particular input frame, the input value is determined from a particular decimal or integral place of corresponding real-time financial market indicator;
rendering, in the at least one display panel, real-time updates of the input values in the respective indicator frames in response to market changing conditions reported by the remote data source;
in response to detecting actuation of a first stop button associated with the first indicator frame, freezing the real-time updating of the input value in the first indicator frame;
in response to detecting actuation of a second stop button associated with the second indicator frame, freezing the real-time updating of the input value in the second indicator frame;
in response to detecting actuation of a third stop button associated with the third indicator frame, freezing the real-time updating of the input value in the third indicator frame; and
determining a payout for the received wager based at least in part on combination of the frozen input value from the first indicator frame, the frozen input value from the second indicator frame, and the frozen input value from the third indicator frame.