US 12,434,156 B2
Multi-player gaming system with synchronization periods and associated synchronization methods
Daniel Marks, Decatur, GA (US); Hua Xu, Marietta, GA (US); and Dinesh Dua, Alpharetta, GA (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (ATI), Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on May 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/652,293.
Application 18/652,293 is a continuation of application No. 17/877,147, filed on Jul. 29, 2022, granted, now 11,998,852.
Prior Publication US 2024/0278139 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 13/52 (2014.01); A63F 13/847 (2014.01)
CPC A63F 13/847 (2014.09) [A63F 13/52 (2014.09)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A gaming system providing a multi-player game, the gaming system comprising:
a controller including:
a communication interface,
a memory storing multi-player game data, and
a processor in communication with the memory,
the controller configured to send, via the communication interface, a sync command to a plurality of gaming devices, the sync command instructing the gaming devices to synchronize designated operations of the multi-player game at the gaming devices, the sync command configured to cause the gaming devices to at least:
initiate a sync timer, and
determine, based on a status of the sync timer, whether to accept player input for the multi-player game.