Patents Examined by Adetokunbo O Torimiro
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Patent number: 11790723Abstract: Gaming systems, methods, and machines provided herein may include dynamic displays in which one or more first display panels are arranged around an opening to provide a display frame, and a plurality of second display panels, each part of a different movable display unit, are arranged within the opening. A plurality of linear drive mechanisms may be configured to cause the movable display units to translate inward and outward relative to the display frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Eric F. Taylor, Eric P. Winston, Timothy William Seckel, Steven M. Santisi
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Patent number: 11783672Abstract: A networked computer system for displaying images associated with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on electronic gaming machines (EGMs) is described herein. The networked computer system includes a computer server coupled to a plurality of EGMs located within a casino property. The computer server includes a processor programmed to execute an algorithm to display an animated sequence of computer-generated images on a display device of a corresponding EGM including the steps of querying a blockchain system to identify a casino charm NFT owned by a casino patron, querying a charms content database to retrieve image data associated with the identified casino charm NFT, and rendering an image of the identified casino charm NFT on a game screen displayed on the corresponding EGM.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Station Casinos LLCInventors: Tom Mikulich, Pat Gordon, Jon Von Tobel, William Chad Little
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Patent number: 11783677Abstract: Provided herein are systems methods and devices. Systems disclosed herein include a processor circuit and a memory including machine-readable instructions. When executed by the processor circuit, the machine-readable instructions cause the processor circuit to: provide a lottery game ticket that includes data corresponding to a primary game, receive a registration of the lottery game ticket corresponding to a chance game that includes an outcome that is based on an external event, determine, based on an outcome of the external event, a chance game characteristic to be applied to an entry for the chance game that corresponds to the lottery game ticket, and use the chance game characteristic to determine whether to provide a chance game award to a user.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: IGTInventor: Thomas Napolitano
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Patent number: 11776354Abstract: A gaming system is provided. The gaming system allows users to access applications via gaming communication devices coupled to a communication network. At least a portion of the network may be wireless. The gaming applications include gambling, financial, entertainment service, and other types of transactions. The system may include a user location determination feature to prevent users from conducting transactions from unauthorized areas. The gaming system may incorporate a user profile feature according to which certain information regarding users of the system may be maintained. Such information can include, without limitation, information relating to preferences, finances, activities participated in by the users, and trends and habits of the users.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: INTERACTIVE GAMES LLCInventors: Lee M. Amaitis, Joseph M. Asher, Robert E. Bahrampour, Darrin M. Mylet, Alan B. Wilkins, Howard W. Lutnick
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Patent number: 11763634Abstract: Various gaming tournament-related techniques and systems for providing for game-of-chance gaming tournaments are disclosed, including techniques relating to criteria-based award of plays and/or perks for use in a particular tournament. Unlockable tournament games and geolocation-based award of tournament benefits are also discussed.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Alfred Thomas, Joseph Masinter, II, Michele Rousseau, Allon Englman, Angelo Palmisano, Christopher Cleveland, Larry Pacey
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Patent number: 11763624Abstract: A system for play by play wagering on a live sporting event through an augmented reality or virtual reality device. Users of a play by play wagering network can place wagers on the outcome of individual plays in a live sporting event that are displayed based on the players or elements of the live event that are in the point of view of the user's virtual or augmented reality device. Selected wagers can be augmented with multipliers based on user's manipulation of the augmented or virtual reality environment, such as running a path through the virtual field that they believe a player will take.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: AdrenalineIPInventors: Casey Alexander Huke, Michael D'Andrea
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Patent number: 11759705Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular sensory immersion system including one or more panels that introduce the tactile component of audio vibration from multi-media formats into the various surface areas of the human body, while synchronized with audio to the ears. In certain embodiments, the modular sensory immersion system also delivers a range of additional haptic and multi-sensory stimuli synchronized to audio and audio-visual content. In one embodiment, each panel houses vibrating transducers and associated electronics to deliver the audio synchronized force feedback vibrations, as well as the mechanical components associated with the delivery air busts of ambient or heated/cooled variety, water streams and mists, fragrances, and solid or semi solid projectiles. The system can be used as a single interactive panel, as a multi-panel platform, or a multi-panel platform with attached paneled walls that deliver all of the above mentioned sensory stimuli.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: HAPTECH HOLDINGS, INC.Inventor: Brock Maxwell Seiler
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Patent number: 11763640Abstract: A video slot machine has M reels, each displaying N symbols when stopped. Above the display of the reels is a set of generally valuable replacement symbols that have been independently selected at random independent from the reel display. Each reel is associated with a particular replacement symbol in the set. If a special symbol is displayed on a reel, the replacement symbol associated with that reel substitutes for the special symbol when determining the award. Examples of the replacement symbols include wild symbols, bonus symbols, and multiplier symbols. After each game, the replacement symbols are shifted, and used replacement symbols are randomly replaced to vary the possibilities for each game. The player is incentivized to play longer due to the possibility of using valuable replacement symbols in the symbol array and the possibility of very high awards being granted by multiple special symbols being displayed.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: IGT Canada Solutions ULCInventor: Brian Comeau
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Patent number: 11756385Abstract: A bonus device and method are set forth for gaming machines. The bonus device is configured as a two dimensional display or three dimensional object, such as a sphere, box, or football shape, which can be controlled to rotate, spin or move to display a bonus. The bonus device is embedded with display technology that allows the bonus amounts, to change upon certain conditions in the base game such as an increased number of credits wagered, combinations achieved in the base game, or other random occurrences.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: KONAMI GAMING, INC.Inventor: Jason Mayeroff
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Patent number: 11745080Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a system for sensor-based objective determination.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Richard Paul Crawford, David I. Poisner, Yuri I. Krimon
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Patent number: 11741786Abstract: A gaming machine having a number of reels. Each of the reels includes at least one special symbol that in either in an active state or a normal state. Each of the reels is in either a held state or a symbol collection state indicative of a number of special symbols currently collected. During a game, when the number of special symbols of a reel reaches a predetermined number, the special symbols on the reel are in an active state for a next play of the game. While in the active state, when a special symbol is selected for the reel, the reel is in a held state a subsequent play of the game.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Jason Meyer
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Patent number: 11741780Abstract: A fraud detection system which detects fraud in a game of performing collection and redemption of chips in accordance with a win or lose result includes a camera which captures an image of chips contained in a chip tray of a dealer, an image analyzing apparatus which analyses the image captured by the camera to detect an amount of the chips contained in the chip tray, a card distribution device which determines a win or lose result of a game, and a control device which compares the win or lose result of the game and the amount of the chips contained in the chip tray before and after collection and redemption of the chips to detect fraud.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasushi Shigeta
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Patent number: 11738277Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for providing, by one or more processors, a first user of a plurality of users with access to a gaming application testing platform, each of the plurality of users being associated with a common gaming application developer entity, the gaming application testing platform being associated with a messaging application. A request from the first user to create a gaming application is received with the gaming application testing platform. A request from the first user to authorize a second user of the plurality of users to access the gaming application is received with the gaming application testing platform. The gaming application, integrated with features of the messaging application, is presented to the second user with the gaming application testing platform.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: William Wu, Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Alexander R. Osborne
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Patent number: 11735002Abstract: Gaming systems that determine a total award based on a play of a card game and a play of a supplemental game and then display the determined total award via an alternative gaming presentation different from the play of the card game and the play of the supplemental game.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: IGTInventor: Kit Seaton
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Patent number: 11724176Abstract: A game system may comprise a board comprising a plurality of pegs extending from the board, wherein the pegs may be disposed in rows; at least one deflector configured to be coupled to at least two pegs aligned with one another; at least one ball configured to move on the board between and/or along the pegs and deflector(s) from a start end to a goal end of the board; at least one goal configured to be coupled to at least two pegs in a goal row of the rows of pegs, wherein the goal is configured to receive a ball; and a plurality of play selectors which determine a play for each player during a turn of a game. The goal of the game may be to get a ball into a goal by navigating across the board having the pegs and deflectors as obstacles to movement of the ball.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Inventor: Ted J. Fechser
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Patent number: 11727750Abstract: A fraud detection system which detects fraud in a game of performing collection and redemption of chips in accordance with a win or lose result includes a camera which captures an image of chips contained in a chip tray of a dealer, an image analyzing apparatus which analyses the image captured by the camera to detect an amount of the chips contained in the chip tray, a card distribution device which determines a win or lose result of a game, and a control device which compares the win or lose result of the game and the amount of the chips contained in the chip tray before and after collection and redemption of the chips to detect fraud.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasushi Shigeta
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Patent number: 11717749Abstract: Methods and systems to identify options of secondary client devices for a device handover of game play include establishing a session of game play of a game for a primary client device by executing the game on a server and streaming video frames to the primary client device. A profile is generated for each secondary client device that is identified to be local to the primary client device. A handover option is provided to the primary client device during game play, identifying one or more of the secondary client devices, based on the profile. A selection of a secondary client device from the handover option causes pausing of the streaming of video frames to the primary client device, accessing the game state for the game, and resuming game play using the secondary client device.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventor: Roelof Roderick Colenbrander
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Patent number: 11721168Abstract: Gaming systems that determine a total award based on a play of a card game and a play of a supplemental game and then display the determined total award via an alternative gaming presentation different from the play of the card game and the play of the supplemental game.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: IGTInventor: Kit Seaton
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Patent number: 11699324Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for creating an electronic log for documenting entries into electronic gaming machines on a network. The network is monitored by a network computing device. People who enter the machines carry mobile computing devices that communicate over a normally operating wireless network. Cooperating among the network computing device and the wireless network results in creating an entry that includes the identify of a person entering one of the gaming machines, the identity of the gaming machine entered, and the reason for entry. The entry is stored in an electronic log.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Acres TechnologyInventors: John F. Acres, Andrea McCurry, Kevin Parker
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Patent number: 11682257Abstract: Systems and methods for camera-based player and gameplay tracking in a gaming environment are provided. Based on facial recognition, a player can be identified and the player gameplay can be logged for player rating purposes. The cameras positioned proximate to the table game can also be used to capture and verify various transactions between the players and the dealer.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: NRT Technology Corp.Inventors: Steven L. Nagata, Nasr F. Sattar, Joshua W. Sidsworth, Ryan P. McClellan, Joseph Alexander Coady