Patents Examined by Tramar Harper
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Patent number: 11951386Abstract: An example information processing system includes a main unit, a first controller device and a second controller device. The main unit includes a display. The first controller device is configured to be removably attached to the main unit, and the first controller device transmits first operation data representing an operation performed on the first controller device to the main unit, irrespective of whether the first controller device is attached to the main unit. The second controller device is configured to be removably attached to the main unit, and the second controller device transmits second operation data representing an operation performed on the second controller device to the main unit, irrespective of whether the second controller device is attached to the main unit. The main unit displays, on the display, an execution result of an information process based on the first and the second operation data.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.Inventors: Yoshiaki Koizumi, Yui Ehara, Munetaka Nishikawa, Kochi Kawai, Kenichi Mae
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Patent number: 11918889Abstract: A device comprising at least one controller handset possessing a housing and at least one control element that is arranged so as to protrude from the housing and to be movable with respect to the housing so as to allow a user to control at least one movement of at least one object that is external to the device, and a contactless transponder having at least one antenna that is housed in the at least one control element.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignees: STMICROELECTRONICS KK, STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SASInventors: Hirokazu Sakamoto, Anthony Tornambe
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Patent number: 11878229Abstract: A stroke decision device 30 includes an acquisition section 31 configured to acquire state information including a position, a velocity, and a rotational velocity of an incoming ball, and a stroke decision section 32 configured to decide a stroke condition including a position, a velocity, and an orientation of a striking implement at a time point when hitting back the ball toward a target arrival position, based on the state information for the ball and the target arrival position when hitting back the ball with the striking implement.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Xiaojun Liu, Kyohei Asai, Masamune Nakayama, Satoshi Yase
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Patent number: 11854352Abstract: A gaming machine having an electronic display which displays a plurality of empty drinking cups. A game controller causes the display of a ball and its movement toward and into one of the empty cups. A game play mechanism allows the player to direct the movement of the ball. If the player is successful in movement of a ball into a cup, the cup and the ball is then removed from the display. During play of the game, an amount of sobriety is determined in accord with the number of cups removed by the player. In accordance with the amount of sobriety determined, the cups are displayed in wobbling movement in order to give amusement to the game as well as difficulty in the play.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventors: T. Grant Bolling, Jr., Kurt Larsen, C'era Oliveira, Joseph Masinter
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Patent number: 11810427Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are operable to include selecting a virtual prize container from a plurality of virtual prize containers that each correspond to one a plurality of prize levels in response to detecting a game event in a wagering game. The selected virtual prize container including information corresponding to the prize level and concealing a prize that is in the virtual prize container is awarded to the player. An input from the player that corresponds to the selected virtual prize container is received. In response to a player achievement level being at a minimum or higher level that corresponds to the prize level of the selected virtual prize container, the prize is awarded to the player.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: IGTInventor: Cameron Filipour
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Patent number: 11806612Abstract: A trigger button and a video game controller with triggers are provided in the invention, which relates to the technical field of video game controller. A trigger button is provided, which includes a mounting base and a pressing cap. The mounting base is connected to a casing of a video game controller, and the pressing cap is detachably connected to the mounting base. Through the rotational connection of the pressing cap and the mounting base, the connection of the pressing cap and the mounting base is achieved while increasing the flexibility of the connection between the pressing cap and the mounting base.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN BESTODO TECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Chuankun Li
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Patent number: 11798364Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are operable to include selecting a virtual prize container from a plurality of virtual prize containers that each correspond to one a plurality of prize levels in response to detecting a game event in a wagering game. The selected virtual prize container including information corresponding to the prize level and concealing a prize that is in the virtual prize container is awarded to the player. An input from the player that corresponds to the selected virtual prize container is received. In response to a player achievement level being at a minimum or higher level that corresponds to the prize level of the selected virtual prize container, the prize is awarded to the player.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: IGTInventor: Cameron Filipour
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Patent number: 11786821Abstract: A method for communication. The method including displaying game play of a first user playing a gaming application on a display. The method including broadcasting an SSID from a first device over a wireless local area network. The method including pairing the first device and a second device associated with a second user over the wireless local area network. The method including streaming a user interface including information related to the first game play from the first device to the second device. The user interface is streamed concurrent with the game play of the first user, and is configured to complement game play of the first user.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventor: Warren Benedetto
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Patent number: 11790725Abstract: A gaming monetary instrument tracking system is configured to track sources for the monetary value of a monetary instrument across multiple previous gaming transactions. The system can include a plurality of system nodes in communication with a system server. The system nodes can be electronic gaming devices, which can generate data with respect to gaming monetary instruments that each have a monetary value, and some of the system nodes can also issue new gaming monetary instruments. The system server can receive data generated by the system nodes and create data structures that link multiple gaming monetary instruments with each other according to multiple different transactions regarding the instruments at different times and across multiple different nodes. A historical record for each instrument can provide data regarding related previous transactions and instruments.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (ATI)Inventor: Binh T. Nguyen
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Patent number: 11776352Abstract: A graphical user interface for a gaming console is configured to render a first graphical element in a first region that includes multiple user selectable resource objects, detect a first touching operation at a first location in the first region to select and highlight a resource, detect a first touching operation and a second touching operation in the second region, render an instance of the resource at a first and second location in the second region, determine if a time period of the first and second touching operation exceeds a predetermined time period, and if so, render multiple instances of the resource at the first and second location in the second region, wherein a number of rendered the multiple instances of the resource is determined by a duration that the time period of the second touching exceeds the predetermined time period.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Supercell OyInventors: John Nicholas Derome, Lassi Leppinen
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Patent number: 11752440Abstract: A grip for a video game controller has a body with a longitudinal axis, a base section, a finger grip section, and a palm support section, the body defining a cavity oriented along the longitudinal axis cavity therein, the cavity being sized to receive the hand-hold portion of a video game controller therein. The grip functions as a stand to hold the controller upright when placed on a flat surface and provides comfortable support to the user's fingers, palm and thumb pad during play.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Inventor: Robert D. Braiman
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Patent number: 11738260Abstract: A cross button and a game controller with Dpad are provided. The cross button includes a button cap, a silicone pad, a circuit board and a controller. The circuit board is communicatively connected to the controller, and the silicone pad is located between the button cap and the circuit board. A first anti-mistouch pillar and four first trigger pillars are disposed on the silicone pad, and they are located on a side on the silicone pad close to the circuit board. The four first trigger pillars are evenly distributed on the silicone pad, and the first anti-mistouch pillar is located at a center of the four first trigger pillars. When all of the four first trigger pillars trigger signals, the controller controls a virtual button to trigger. A virtual button function of cross button is added without changing the original button, so the applicability of the cross button is enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN ONEBITDO TECH CO., LTD.Inventor: Chuankun Li
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Patent number: 11735009Abstract: A gaming device that initiates a series of game instances, and controls a display to display a multiplier meter that a) has a plurality of multiplier levels corresponding to respective ones of a sequence of multipliers applying to outcomes of the game instances and b) when a multiplier applies, indicates a current multiplier level. A processor initializes a designated symbol counter, the processor selects symbols for display for a game instance, evaluates the symbols displayed to identify any winning combinations of symbols, and for each winning combination determines an award amount, adds any awards to the win meter, increments the designated symbol counter by a number of designated symbols, changes the current multiplier level upon the designated symbol counter exceeding a defined threshold applying to a respective multiplier level, and updates the multiplier meter to indicate the current multiplier level.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Eric Satterlie, Chantrelle Pryor, Paul Lombardo, Liam Sanders, Jason Meyer, Gary Penacho, Patrick Finch
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Patent number: 11721163Abstract: A credit-substitution symbol mechanic for a gaming device is described. The credit-substitution symbol mechanic randomly triggers an add-substitution symbol feature in a game instance with an initial reel area and randomly determines an expanded reel size for a plurality of reels to be displayed in an expanded reel area. The credit-substitution symbol mechanic randomly determines a substitution symbol to be added to a first reel of the plurality of reels and randomly determines the substitution symbol is a credit-substitution symbol. The credit-substitution symbol mechanic determines that the credit-substitution symbol is part of a payline. The credit-substitution symbol mechanic performs a first payout for the payline that pays out a payline award and performs a second payout for the payline that pays out a credit value of the credit-substitution symbol.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Bradley Hendricks, Gary Penacho, Allon Englman
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Patent number: 11714876Abstract: A real-time event transcription system and related methods provides for determining the existence, sequencing and timing of an event and/or event elements, for detecting and compensating for latency issues and cheating while providing synchronized user engagement, wherein users who are observing an event interact with a stream of stimuli generated over the course of the event, each user's interactions precisely recorded and accurately timestamped, accounting and/or compensating for various delays that may cause different users to encounter the stimuli at different times. Embodiments further provide for methods to determine and synchronize stimuli and reaction timing across a plurality of geographical locations, transmission methods and media.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: AIMCAST IP, LLCInventor: Matan Arazi
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Patent number: 11710368Abstract: Gaming systems, methods, and machines provided herein may include dynamic displays in which sets of movable display units are arranged such that movable display units of each set are translatable along corresponding non-parallel first axes.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eric Winston, Craig Paulsen, Rajendrasinh Jadeja, Eric Taylor
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Patent number: 11710384Abstract: Various embodiments of the gaming systems and methods provide multiple different modifiers for future plays of a game, and in various embodiments further plays of a poker game.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: IGTInventors: Ciprian Pop, Bradford Brown
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Patent number: 11697069Abstract: Method and system for presenting in-game objectives in a virtual game. For example, the method includes determining first real-world driving characteristics based upon first real-world telematics data of a first real-world user, determining second real-world driving characteristics based upon second real-world telematics data of a second real-world user, generating a shared virtual map based upon the first real-world driving characteristics and the second real-world driving characteristics, generating a shared in-game objective based upon the shared virtual map, presenting the shared in-game objective to a first virtual character associated with the first real-world driving characteristics of the first real-world user and a second virtual character associated with the second real-world driving characteristics of the second real-world user, and allowing the first virtual character and the second virtual character to accomplish the shared in-game objective in the shared virtual map.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: BlueOwl, LLCInventors: Kenneth Jason Sanchez, Micah Wind Russo
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Patent number: 11694520Abstract: A system and method for purchasing lottery tickets via a client computing device. A user may access a purchase module via a client computing device and select lottery tickets and lottery numbers to purchase from available lotteries in their state. The user may be notified of the results by the purchase module or a results module. Once notified, the user may withdraw their winnings or use the winnings to purchase lottery tickets future drawings.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Americorp Investments LLCInventors: Matthew Clemenson, Lawrence Anthony DiMatteo
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Patent number: 11657679Abstract: Facilitating entry and/or selection of one or more awards associated with a secondary game to increase the probability of obtaining a more desirable award. Access to a secondary game may be selectively provided, to players of an online game, to facilitate player participations in individual episodes of the secondary game. A set of potential awards may be obtained together with a set of award probabilities for the set of potential awards. Entry and/or selection of one or more of the potential awards in the set of potential awards to be removed from or replaced in the set of potential awards to create an adjusted set of potential awards, may be received from the player. A first potential may be selected based on the award probabilities and distributed to the first player for use within the online game.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2022Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Kabam, Inc.Inventors: Stephanie Schultz, Luc Pieron, Sam McLellan, Henry Rull, Kevin Simmons, Jay Jodway, Weiwei Geng