Patents by Inventor Carmen DiMichele
Carmen DiMichele 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).
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Publication number: 20140244826Abstract: A system and method for enabling one network to use the functionality of another network is provided. The system comprises a first network system having a first network functionality and a second network system having a second network functionality. A server connected to the second network system passes directions through the first network to enable a component connected to both the first network system and the second network system to perform a second network functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Carmen DiMichele, Russell Ristine, James W. Morrow
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Publication number: 20140235324Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which may receive wagers. The systems and methods may include scrape away functionality. The system, device, and/or method may include a plurality of reels with one or more paylines formed on at least a portion of the plurality of reels. The system, device, and/or method may include a memory which may include a plurality of scrape away structures. The system, device, and/or method may include a processor which may generate one or more areas where each area may cover one or more symbols. Further, the processor may remove the one or more areas to reveal one or more covered symbols based on a selected tool and a selected area.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: CADILLAC JACKInventors: Timothy Ryan, Carmen DiMichele, Jared Torres, Roman Souza, Simone Leo, Eric Boese, Brendan Mullins
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Patent number: 8784215Abstract: A system and method for enabling one network to use the functionality of another network is provided. The system comprises a first network system having a first network functionality and a second network system having a second network functionality. A server connected to the second network system passes directions through the first network to enable a component connected to both the first network system and the second network system to perform a second network functionality.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Carmen DiMichele, Russell Ristine, James W. Morrow
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Publication number: 20140179394Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which may receive wagers on one or more paylines. The systems and methods may utilize one or more tournament game structures. The systems and methods may utilize one or more power-up cards in the one or more tournament game structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: CADILLAC JACKInventors: Scott Melnick, Carmen DiMichele
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Publication number: 20140179395Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods, which may receive wagers on one or more paylines. The systems and methods may utilize one or more tournament game structures. The systems and methods may utilize one or more power-up cards in the one or more tournament game structures.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: CADILLAC JACKInventors: Scott Melnick, Carmen DiMichele
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Patent number: 8684822Abstract: Bonus gaming systems for monitoring and controlling one or more gaming devices in a gaming system on at least one gaming floor are disclosed herein. The system includes one or more gaming devices interconnected via a network, a player tracking system in communication with the gaming devices, and a bonus gaming system in communication with the gaming devices. The bonus gaming system monitors and controls bonus sessions presented on the gaming devices, wherein the bonus sessions includes a plurality of bonus levels, wherein the bonus levels increase in bonus value in response to duration of game play by a player in order to maintain continued play by the player.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2005Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Ronald C. Gallaway, Carmen DiMichele, Melissa Juenger, William Decoux
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Patent number: 8641532Abstract: A gaming device includes a housing and a game display carried by the housing for displaying one or more games. The gaming device further includes two card readers carried by the housing: a first card reader to read information indicative of a player identity from a player club card issued by a casino, and a second card reader to read information indicative of a financial account from a financial card issued by a financial institution.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2008Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: James W. Morrow, Carmen DiMichele, Lars A. Perry, Michael M. LeStrange, Robert Luciano, Lawrence McAllister
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Publication number: 20130310135Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for delivering game play, which may include providing wagering game options that may include a two-dimensional option, a three-dimensional option, and/or a combination of both.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: CADILLAC JACKInventors: Scott Andrew Melnick, Carmen DiMichele, Donald James Rollo, III, Enock Etienne
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Publication number: 20130310140Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for delivering game play, which may include providing wagering game options that may include a two-dimensional option, a three-dimensional option, and/or a combination of both.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: CADILLAC JACKInventors: Scott Melnick, Carmen Dimichele, Donald Rollo, III, Enock Etienne
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Patent number: 8568225Abstract: An embedded additional user interface 10 includes a web page display screen 20 and an embedded processor 30, and is incorporated into a gaming machine 40 that in turn includes a gaming screen 50 and a gaming processor 60. Because of security procedures applied for digital signing and certification of user selectable programming elements, the embedded additional user interface 10 employs an interface build application 79 such that the user can select and modify the look and feel of the web page display screen content. The interface build application enables content to be presented on a web page display screen that can track to an individual player. The interface build application also enables a casino user to update current casino promotions for its players in a timely manner, as well as present customized marketing messages, which can even be targeted to individual players.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2005Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: James W. Morrow, Carmen DiMichele, Daniel D. Kopycienski
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Patent number: 8517830Abstract: An embedded user interface includes a display screen and an embedded processor, and is incorporated into a gaming machine that in turn includes a gaming screen and a gaming processor. The embedded processor employs an internal operating system and communicates with the gaming processor. The embedded processor reads incoming data, translates the data into a web authoring language, and maps the data to the web page display screen. The display screen presents web page information to a user via the display screen, thereby increasing user excitement by providing a richer gaming experience. This provides a dramatic improvement over traditional system components (input/output peripherals) that have been used in the past to access service and system information, such as a 2-line, 20-character VF display and a 12-digit keypad.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2011Date of Patent: August 27, 2013Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: James W. Morrow, Carmen DiMichele
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Patent number: 8500556Abstract: A two-wire exchange system is disclosed that enables a gaming device having one communication port to function as a gaming device having a plurality of communication ports. The two-wire exchange system allows a gaming device having only a single communication port to connect to two or more system hosts simultaneously. The two-wire exchange system is an intelligent multiplexer that communicates using the same protocol as the system hosts to which it is connected. The two-wire exchange system has the ability to respond to a poll from the system host by indicating that the gaming device is busy, and that the system host should poll the gaming device again. This is provided to avoid and to prevent data collisions. The two-wire exchange system is also able to directly arbitrate and facilitate the communication between one or more peripheral hosts and the system hosts.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2007Date of Patent: August 6, 2013Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: James W. Morrow, Carmen DiMichele
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Patent number: 8376846Abstract: An embedded additional user interface configured as a kiosk for use in a gaming machine includes a multimedia display screen, wherein the display screen presents kiosk functionality data to a user via the display screen. A network connection connects the embedded additional user interface to a gaming network. An embedded processor employs an internal operating system and communicates with one or more kiosk data servers through the gaming network. The embedded processor reads incoming kiosk data, and maps the data to the multimedia display screen. The embedded processor further sends input kiosk data received from a user to the one or more kiosk data servers through the gaming network. In one embodiment, the gaming network connects to a wide area network for connection to the one or more kiosk data servers.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2006Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Carmen DiMichele, James W. Morrow, Michael M. LeStrange
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Patent number: 8348759Abstract: An embedded additional user interface is equipped with a touch screen and audio device to operate as a user interface (UI) terminal to provide a gaming machine with the capability of executing applications from one or more web servers, and local applications executing in the gaming machine, simultaneously. The UI comprises a touch controlled web-browser rendering information from the local gaming machine, and interconnected web servers, providing the user with game data, local player session data, and back-end casino management data in a single interface.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2005Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Carmen DiMichele, James Morrow, Michael M. LeStrange
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Publication number: 20120244931Abstract: Various methods of promoting responsible gaming are disclosed herein. According to one method, a communication unit is connected to each gaming device for providing communication between the gaming devices and a back-end server over a communication network and with networks providing one or more of Internet or cellular phone communication. Play at the gaming device is monitored and when a responsible message trigger condition occurs, a message is sent over one more of the cellular telephone or Internet communication networks to one or more recipients. The unit may be enabled to receive input from a player's cellular telephone or PDA.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2012Publication date: September 27, 2012Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INCInventors: Carmen DiMichele, James W. Morrow
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Publication number: 20120235918Abstract: The device and method of the present invention includes an operating system that operates on an operating system level and one or more software applications that operate at an application level above the operating system level. Applications are configured to, when running at the application level, present at said display one or more display locations each associated with a user input event selection. Soft keys adjacent to said display are configured to be acted upon by a user to generate input signals to the operating system level independent of any one application configured to run at said application level. A control module is configured to receive said input signals from said one or more soft keys, map and transmit said input signals to a corresponding user selected display location of an application running at the application level to provide an application-related input.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventors: Brahmandam Kiran, Vijay Kompella, James M. Morrow, Carmen DiMichele
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Publication number: 20120094772Abstract: A system and method for enabling one network to use the functionality of another network is provided. The system comprises a first network system having a first network functionality and a second network system having a second network functionality. A server connected to the second network system passes directions through the first network to enable a component connected to both the first network system and the second network system to perform a second network functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: April 19, 2012Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.Inventors: Carmen DiMichele, Russell Ristine, James Morrow
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Patent number: 8090772Abstract: A system and method for enabling one network to use the functionality of another network is provided. The system comprises a first network system having a first network functionality and a second network system having a second network functionality. A server connected to the second network system passes directions through the first network to enable a component connected to both the first network system and the second network system to perform a second network functionality.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2010Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Carmen DiMichele, Russell Ristine, James W. Morrow
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Publication number: 20110294575Abstract: A configuration and management system monitors and controls one or more gaming devices in a gaming system on at least one gaming floor. The system includes one or more gaming devices in a gaming system, wherein the gaming devices are interconnected via a network; a processing and control system; and a back-end, graphical user interface. The processing and control system is interconnected to the gaming devices via the network. Further, the processing and control system acquires gaming performance data from the gaming devices in the gaming system. The back-end, graphical user interface includes an interactive map of the gaming floor. Additionally, graphical user interface enables monitoring and configuration of multiple gaming platform capabilities, multiple game titles, and multiple gaming parameters for each gaming devices on the gaming floor, and is interconnected to the processing and control system.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.Inventors: James W. Morrow, Carmen DiMichele, Paul R. Osgood
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Publication number: 20110218040Abstract: An embedded user interface includes a display screen and an embedded processor, and is incorporated into a gaming machine that in turn includes a gaming screen and a gaming processor. The embedded processor employs an internal operating system and communicates with the gaming processor. The embedded processor reads incoming data, translates the data into a web authoring language, and maps the data to the web page display screen. The display screen presents web page information to a user via the display screen, thereby increasing user excitement by providing a richer gaming experience. This provides a dramatic improvement over traditional system components (input/output peripherals) that have been used in the past to access service and system information, such as a 2-line, 20-character VF display and a 12-digit keypad.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.Inventors: James Morrow, Carmen Dimichele