Patents by Inventor Bradley Berman

Bradley Berman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Gaming devices with bonus mechanic selection
    Patent number: 10692328
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for implementing a selection mechanic for bonuses or features available on the gaming device. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to have a set of mechanical reels for play of a primary game, and a video display configured to show virtual reels in a video slot presentation. When a bonus, such as a free spins or free games bonus, is triggered, the gaming device may provide the player an option to play the bonus on either the mechanical game reels or the video game reels. Each option may have different characteristics, which may be communicated to the player to aid in their selection of the display to implement the bonus event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley Berman
  • SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GAMING EXPERIENCES
    Publication number: 20200184779
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for enhancing winning result opportunities in gaming activities. Embodiments involve identifying award-enhancing opportunities using dice during a current game to determine award-enhancing opportunities for subsequent games based on the dice results. Award-enhancing opportunities may continue over multiple games until a terminating condition is activated, or single bonus rolls of dice may be used to determine multipliers or other modifiers to enhance awards only in a single subsequent game. The award-enhancing opportunities may be triggered by a mystery or random selection process, or may be based on at least a portion of the outcome of the current game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley BERMAN
  • SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GAMING EXPERIENCES
    Publication number: 20200175821
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for enhancing winning result opportunities in poker gaming activities. Embodiments involve identifying award-enhancing opportunities using dice to determine award-enhancing opportunities based on the dice results for a poker game played on a gaming device. Award-enhancing opportunities can be accumulated during multiple bonus rounds, or single bonus rolls of dice may be used to determine multipliers or other modifiers to enhance awards received in the poker games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley BERMAN
  • GAMING DEVICE HAVING POKER MYSTERY FEATURE
    Publication number: 20200168054
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for providing gaming devices having a poker mystery feature. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to have sub-symbol overlays that specify a replication feature that may replicate a card associated with the sub-symbol overlay and either replace a specified card that is adjacent to the card associated with the sub-symbol overlay, or create a multi-indicia card using the replication. Replication may mean a direct copy of the card associated with the sub-symbol overlay or may mean providing a card that is related to the card associated with the sub-symbol overlay according to predefined rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley BERMAN
  • GAMING DEVICE HAVING POKER LOCK AND IMPROVE FEATURE
    Publication number: 20200168053
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for providing a lock and improve feature in gaming devices. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to include a video poker game where items associated with cards in poker hand, or card positions where the cards in the poker hand are displayed, can be locked, held, stuck, or otherwise maintained and a secondary game event is played where additional items can be received. The items may provide credits, bonus opportunities, progressives, multipliers, or other types of awards, modifiers, or beneficial game enhancements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley BERMAN
  • GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENRICHING GAME PLAY WITH MIGRATING AWARD ENHANCEMENTS
    Publication number: 20200160668
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for providing opportunities to enhance gaming results over a plurality of gaming events. In one embodiment, award enhancements such as wild cards and/or payout modifiers migrate through a multi-hand poker array over multiple poker games, thereby changing the award enhancement opportunities as the award enhancements migrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley BERMAN
  • GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING PAYOUTS THROUGH AGGREGATION OF AWARD CONSTITUENTS
    Publication number: 20200160663
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for providing aggregable game items in addition to cards over a series of poker games, and providing a benefit to the player based on the aggregated items. In an electronic poker embodiment, cards are dealt to single-hand or multiple-hand poker games, where the cards serve as the indicia that enables games to be conducted. In connection with participating in the series of poker games, game items may be randomly presented or otherwise referenced, and the collection of these game items over the series of poker games leads to awards, award/payout modifiers, game odds and/or payout enrichment, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley BERMAN
  • GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS IMPLEMENTING DYNAMICALLY MODIFIABLE SOURCES OF GAME PLAY ITEMS
    Publication number: 20200160667
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for enriching modifiable sources of game play items during play of the gaming activity. In a video poker embodiment, cards of the deck(s) that source the poker hand(s) may be modified during play of the poker game. In one embodiment, the deck(s) of cards changes, in some embodiments randomly, and in some embodiments geared towards the probability of the player obtaining a more favorable poker hand outcome, while in yet other embodiments ensuring a higher probability of the player obtaining a more favorable poker hand outcome. Cards in the sourcing deck(s) may be added and/or deleted or otherwise modified to statistically impact the odds of obtaining certain results from the poker game. The deck may be reset to an initial state, or backed off from the modifications, at one time or iteratively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley BERMAN
  • GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GAME INDICIA IN RANDOM INCREMENTS
    Publication number: 20200160661
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for enhancing poker cards in subsequent poker games that are randomly incremented thereto, such as through advancements toward a threshold from a random initial value. One embodiment involves poker cards that are enhanced when reaching a random increment of poker games played relative to a triggering event, such as through expiration of a random count value. An initial count value or other tracking measure is established and displayed to the player, and when that count/tracking reaches a threshold, the card having the expired counter and/or cards in a vicinity of the card having the expired counter are enhanced, such as by converting those cards to Wild cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley BERMAN
  • Gaming systems, apparatuses and methods for providing a conditional replay for a subset of a game play area
    Patent number: 10657759
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods to facilitate a conditional replay of some portion of the game elements used in playing a wagering game. In a representative slot game embodiment, symbols are presented in a grid, and a symbol location(s) is randomly identified for symbol substitution. If it is determined that any one or more available candidate substitute symbols could create or improve a result on a payline on which the randomly identified symbol location resides, a substitute symbol is selected from the candidate substitute symbols and substituted at the randomly identified symbol location. Other embodiments include, for example, dynamically creating the available candidate substitute symbols based on other symbols on the payline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Inventors: Bradley Berman, Jacob Lamb
  • GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING FUTURE GAMING EVENTS
    Publication number: 20200152014
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for designating game indicia locations during current gaming events to enhance game indicia at the identified positions in subsequent gaming events. In a poker context, card positions in a first poker game may be randomly selected, and if any are randomly selected, enhanced cards are repeatedly provided in periodic or random intervals of subsequent poker games at corresponding card positions until a termination event occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley BERMAN
  • GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENRICHING SUBSEQUENT GAMING ACTIVITY BASED ON CURRENT GAMING ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20200143638
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for providing heightened anticipation in poker games and other gaming activities where game indicia locations track across poker deals or other gaming events. In a poker context, card positions of a current poker hand(s) may be randomly or otherwise identified, and those card positions of a subsequent poker hand(s) will be accorded some heightened value and/or other enrichment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley BERMAN
  • GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENRICHING SUBSEQUENT GAMING ACTIVITY BASED ON CURRENT GAMING ACTIVITY
    Publication number: 20200143639
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for identifying positions of card hands that will be accorded some heightened value or enrichment on a future hand(s) of the game. In one embodiment, a player of a poker game may be notified in connection with a current hand that some preset progress or other partial progress is made towards a potentially favorable result, where that progress is made known to the player so that the player knows it is coming on a subsequent poker game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley BERMAN
  • Gaming systems, apparatuses and methods for providing layered access payout modifiers
    Patent number: 10607443
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for facilitating random payout enhancements using layered payout enhancement opportunities. The game features provide payout enhancements, such as multipliers and other modifiers, using multi-layered elements of chance. One embodiment involves a group or collection of payout enhancement prospects, supplied and accessible in an ordered sequence or layers, that is randomly provided to the player with payout modifiers or other enhancements during the temporarily-sustained payout enhancement feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Inventors: Bradley Berman, Jacob Lamb
  • Extended display of game indicia symbols for gaming apparatuses
    Patent number: 10600288
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for providing an extended display of game indicia symbols for a gaming device. Accordingly, a gaming device can be configured to have a primary display area and a secondary display area, where the secondary display area is used to show extended portions of game indicia symbols apart from the symbols displayed on the primary display area. The symbols shown in the secondary game may be used to modify, enhance, or otherwise influence game play on the primary display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventors: Bradley Berman, Chad Shapiro, Ryan Strand
  • Systems, apparatuses and methods for enhancing progressive awards in gaming activities
    Patent number: 10580257
    Abstract: Gaming systems, apparatuses and methods for providing a progressive jackpot(s) with must-hit functionality and non-resetting progressive jackpots. Awards that increase in value over time, such as progressive awards/jackpots, may be enhanced by establishing conditions in which such progressive awards are guaranteed to be paid to players, and establishing conditions in which such progressive awards will continue to increase in value notwithstanding payout of such progressive awards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventors: Bradley Berman, Anthony Rath
  • SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR AWARDING GAMING PAYOUTS
    Publication number: 20200066109
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems for awarding gaming payouts in slot games are provided. Embodiments are directed to initiating a reelspin and moving at least one modifying symbol to a new symbol location. If a predetermined symbol appears in the new symbol location as a result of the reelspin, the predetermined symbol is replaced with the modifying symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Bradley BERMAN, Chad SHAPIRO, Sara MINOR, Ryan STRAND
  • GAME MODIFIER USABLE BETWEEN GAME STAGES FOR GAMING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200066100
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the use of game modifiers between game stages of a game played on a gaming device. According to some embodiments, a gaming device is configured to play a multi-stage game of chance. After a first stage is completed and a result for the first stage is determined, a game modifier is altered and applied to a second stage of the game when a predefined criterion is satisfied. The game modifier may modify prizes associated with the second stage of the game by, for example, applying a multiplier to prizes associated with a second stage result, the modifier may alter an aspect of the second stage of the game by, for example, adding or replacing one or more game elements used in evaluating the second stage outcome for prizes, or the modifier may trigger a bonus event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Bradley BERMAN, Jacob LAMB, Yehia AWADA
  • GAMING DEVICE HAVING CARD GAME
    Publication number: 20200066102
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an apparatus, system, computer readable storage media, and/or method that involve or otherwise facilitate a card game or secondary card game played on a gaming device. The card game may be structured to use similar rules to a blackjack-styled card game. The card game may be played against an opponent, such as a computer, dealer, or another player. Alternatively, the card game may include the display of one or more cards and a process to determine if a total value of the cards meets a predefined criterion. A win against an opponent or satisfaction of the predefined criterion may progress the card game to another round of play. These rounds of play may continue until an opponent wins, or until the predefined criterion is not satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley BERMAN
  • Systems, apparatuses and methods for enhancing gaming experiences
    Patent number: 10553081
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for enhancing winning result opportunities in poker gaming activities. Embodiments involve identifying award-enhancing opportunities using dice to determine award-enhancing opportunities based on the dice results for a poker game played on a gaming device. Award-enhancing opportunities can be accumulated during multiple bonus rounds, or single bonus rolls of dice may be used to determine multipliers or other modifiers to enhance awards received in the poker games.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventor: Bradley Berman