Patents by Inventor Dinesh Dua

Dinesh Dua 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).

  • Patent number: 11990007
    Abstract: A gaming machine provides a base game, from which a hold and spin feature game is triggered when a determined number of configurable symbols are displayed in a base game outcome. When the feature game is triggered, the configurable symbols are held in place on the display one or more spins are provided during the feature game in which to collect additional configurable symbols. Any additional configurable symbols are retained on the display during subsequent spins until the feature game is completed. The player is awarded a prize based on the values carried by the configurable symbols. The gaming machine includes one or more progressive play meters that are incremented when spin award symbols are displayed in base game outcomes. When the feature game is triggered, the number of spins provided in the feature game is determined based on the value carried by one of the progressive play meters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Hua Xu, Dinesh Dua
  • Publication number: 20240112527
    Abstract: In one aspect, an electronic gaming system that includes at least one memory device with instructions stored thereon, and at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory device, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to display a game interface including a game matrix and generate a game outcome of a base game comprising a plurality of displayed symbols within the game matrix. The displayed symbols include at least a first symbol and a second symbol. If a wild symbol is displayed on a spin, a counter configured to track a number of displayed wild symbols over a predetermined period of time is incremented. If the number of counted wild symbols satisfies a threshold within the predetermined period of time, the second symbol is converted to or replaced by the first symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Hua Xu, John Milliner, III, Dinesh Dua, Sean Davis
  • Publication number: 20240112524
    Abstract: An electronic gaming system including a memory with instructions stored thereon and a processor in communication with the memory is described. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to cause display of an electronic game with a first theme, receive an input associated with a second theme, and transmit an identifier associated with the second theme to a host component. The instructions also cause the processor to receive content associated with the second theme and cause display of the electronic game with the second theme. The instructions further cause the processor to cause a game outcome for the electronic game to be stored in a game log wherein upon generation of a replay of the game outcome the replay includes the at least one symbol, and cause display of the game outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Dinesh Dua, Daniel Marks, John Milliner, III
  • Publication number: 20240112545
    Abstract: In one aspect, an electronic gaming system that includes at least one memory device with instructions stored thereon, and at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory device, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to display a game interface including a game matrix and generate a game outcome of a base game comprising a plurality of displayed symbols within the game matrix. The displayed symbols include at least a first symbol and a second symbol. If a wild symbol is displayed on a spin, a counter configured to track a number of displayed wild symbols over a predetermined period of time is incremented. If the number of counted wild symbols satisfies a threshold within the predetermined period of time, the second symbol is converted to or replaced by the first symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Hua Xu, John Milliner, III, Dinesh Dua, Sean Davis
  • Publication number: 20240033649
    Abstract: Multi-player games in which players cooperate and/or compete with one another over the course of several rounds of the game are disclosed. A controller may synchronize gaming devices used by the players during the multi-player games. The controller may send sync commands to the gaming devices. In response to the sync commands, the gaming devices may start a sync timer which defines a window in which certain guarded operations may be accepted by the gaming devices. The controller may send periodic sync update commands to the gaming devices which cause the gaming devices to update their respect sync timers to a time remaining of a master sync timer or window maintained by the controller. The controller may ensure that play of the multi-player game proceeds in a relatively lock-step manner across the gaming devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Hua Xu, Dinesh Dua
  • Publication number: 20230290215
    Abstract: A multi-cabinet game build is disclosed. The multi-cabinet game build includes common game play assets and tailored game play assets. The common game play assets are shared by gaming machines across multiple cabinet types. The tailored game play assets are used by gaming machines of a certain cabinet type. A configuration tool is also disclosed which permits a technician to specify a game build configuration for a gaming machine, which configures the gaming machine to present a game of a multi-cabinet game build using the common game play assets and appropriate tailored game play assets for the gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Dinesh Dua
  • Patent number: 11715344
    Abstract: A multi-cabinet game build is disclosed. The multi-cabinet game build includes common game play assets and tailored game play assets. The common game play assets are shared by gaming machines across multiple cabinet types. The tailored game play assets are used by gaming machines of a certain cabinet type. A configuration tool is also disclosed which permits a technician to specify a game build configuration for a gaming machine, which configures the gaming machine to present a game of a multi-cabinet game build using the common game play assets and appropriate tailored game play assets for the gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Dinesh Dua
  • Publication number: 20230009111
    Abstract: An electronic gaming system including a plurality of electronic gaming devices and a progressive controller in communication with the plurality of electronic gaming devices is described. The progressive controller causes display of a number of linked progressive free spins at each electronic gaming device of the plurality of electronic gaming devices and determines, during an electronic game, that a progressive symbol is displayed on a display device of at least one electronic gaming device of the plurality of electronic gaming devices. The progressive controller also causes the number of linked progressive free spins to be increased to an updated number of linked progressive free spins and, based upon the updated number of linked progressive free spins, causes display of the updated number of linked progressive free spins at each electronic gaming device of the plurality of electronic gaming devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Hua Xu, Dinesh Dua, Haolin Ma, Nan Lu, T. Grant Bolling, JR.
  • Publication number: 20210366242
    Abstract: A gaming machine provides a base game, from which a hold and spin feature game is triggered when a determined number of configurable symbols are displayed in a base game outcome. When the feature game is triggered, the configurable symbols are held in place on the display one or more spins are provided during the feature game in which to collect additional configurable symbols. Any additional configurable symbols are retained on the display during subsequent spins until the feature game is completed. The player is awarded a prize based on the values carried by the configurable symbols. The gaming machine includes one or more progressive play meters that are incremented when spin award symbols are displayed in base game outcomes. When the feature game is triggered, the number of spins provided in the feature game is determined based on the value carried by one of the progressive play meters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Hua Xu, Dinesh Dua
  • Patent number: 11069199
    Abstract: A gaming machine provides a base game, from which a hold and spin feature game is triggered when a determined number of configurable symbols are displayed in a base game outcome. When the feature game is triggered, the configurable symbols are held in place on the display one or more spins are provided during the feature game in which to collect additional configurable symbols. Any additional configurable symbols are retained on the display during subsequent spins until the feature game is completed. The player is awarded a prize based on the values carried by the configurable symbols. The gaming machine includes one or more progressive play meters that are incremented when spin award symbols are displayed in base game outcomes. When the feature game is triggered, the number of spins provided in the feature game is determined based on the value carried by one of the progressive play meters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Hua Xu, Dinesh Dua
  • Publication number: 20210142614
    Abstract: A multi-cabinet game build is disclosed. The multi-cabinet game build includes common game play assets and tailored game play assets. The common game play assets are shared by gaming machines across multiple cabinet types. The tailored game play assets are used by gaming machines of a certain cabinet type. A configuration tool is also disclosed which permits a technician to specify a game build configuration for a gaming machine, which configures the gaming machine to present a game of a multi-cabinet game build using the common game play assets and appropriate tailored game play assets for the gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Dinesh Dua
  • Patent number: 10930110
    Abstract: A multi-cabinet game build is disclosed. The multi-cabinet game build includes common game play assets and tailored game play assets. The common game play assets are shared by gaming machines across multiple cabinet types. The tailored game play assets are used by gaming machines of a certain cabinet type. A configuration tool is also disclosed which permits a technician to specify a game build configuration for a gaming machine, which configures the gaming machine to present a game of a multi-cabinet game build using the common game play assets and appropriate tailored game play assets for the gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Dinesh Dua
  • Publication number: 20200074814
    Abstract: A gaming machine provides a base game, from which a hold and spin feature game is triggered when a determined number of configurable symbols are displayed in a base game outcome. When the feature game is triggered, the configurable symbols are held in place on the display one or more spins are provided during the feature game in which to collect additional configurable symbols. Any additional configurable symbols are retained on the display during subsequent spins until the feature game is completed. The player is awarded a prize based on the values carried by the configurable symbols. The gaming machine includes one or more progressive play meters that are incremented when spin award symbols are displayed in base game outcomes. When the feature game is triggered, the number of spins provided in the feature game is determined based on the value carried by one of the progressive play meters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Hua Xu, Dinesh Dua
  • Publication number: 20190318570
    Abstract: A multi-cabinet game build is disclosed. The multi-cabinet game build includes common game play assets and tailored game play assets. The common game play assets are shared by gaming machines across multiple cabinet types. The tailored game play assets are used by gaming machines of a certain cabinet type. A configuration tool is also disclosed which permits a technician to specify a game build configuration for a gaming machine, which configures the gaming machine to present a game of a multi-cabinet game build using the common game play assets and appropriate tailored game play assets for the gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, Dinesh Dua