Patents by Inventor Dinh Toan Tran

Dinh Toan Tran 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: 11908282
    Abstract: A gaming device having a plurality of reel strips, each reel strip corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of columns of symbol positions. When the instructions are executed, the gaming device determines if a selection condition is met, randomly selects the number of game instances, randomly selects a subset of the columns of symbol positions to be populated by a defined symbol, randomly selects symbols to populate the columns of symbols not populated by the defined symbol, control the display to display the plurality of columns of symbol positions populated by the defined symbol and the symbols selected, and evaluates symbols displayed for winning combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Dinh Toan Tran, Hanson Santoso, Erika Degens
  • Publication number: 20240013629
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a display, a processor, and a memory storing a plurality of sets of reel strips which include configurable and non-configurable symbols. A free game series is initiated responsive to a trigger condition being met in a base game. A player selects from among a plurality of options defining a number of free games and a threshold number of configurable symbols that sets an additional feature trigger condition. The options are arranged such that for relatively more free games, the threshold number of configurable symbols increases. When the additional feature trigger condition is met, a plurality of additional feature game instances are initiated. The configurable symbols are held in place for feature game instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Alessandro Sidoti, Dinh Toan Tran, Xin Liu, Nicholas O'Sullivan
  • Patent number: 11798368
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a display, a processor, and a memory storing a plurality of sets of reel strips which include configurable and non-configurable symbols. A free game series is initiated responsive to a trigger condition being met in a base game. A player selects from among a plurality of options defining a number of free games and a threshold number of configurable symbols that sets an additional feature trigger condition. The options are arranged such that for relatively more free games, the threshold number of configurable symbols increases. When the additional feature trigger condition is met, a plurality of additional feature game instances are initiated. The configurable symbols are held in place for feature game instances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Alessandro Sidoti, Dinh Toan Tran, Xin Liu, Nicholas O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20230334955
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a game controller that executes instructions stored in a memory which cause the game controller to display a plurality of jackpots and a plurality of bonus meters. The instructions also cause the game controller to display a plurality of player selectable symbols and to receive a player selection of at least one of the player selectable symbols. In response to receiving the player selection, the selected a jackpot symbol is revealed in place of the selected player selectable symbol, and the game controller adds a prize amount to the bonus meter of the jackpot corresponding to the revealed jackpot symbol. When at least a predefined number of jackpot symbols are revealed, both of a value of the jackpot corresponding to the jackpot symbols and an accumulated value of the associated bonus meter are awarded to a player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Dinh Toan Tran, Oliver Crispino, Upinder Dhaliwal, Nicholas O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20230267799
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a display, a processor, and a memory storing a plurality of sets of reel strips which include configurable and non-configurable symbols. The gaming device provides hold and spin feature games that hold the configurable symbols if selected. Additional game windows can be activated enabling configurable symbols to be added. Only one of multiple versions of the hold and spin feature game may be triggered from any base game depending on which set of reel strips is used, and its respective version of triggering symbols. In one example, a fixed number of multiple game windows are always activated if the hold and spin feature is a first version while only one game window is initially active if the hold and spin feature is a second version. In the second version, more game windows can be activated if sufficient configurable symbols are held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Dinh Toan Tran, Romit Aggarwal, Nicholas O'Sullivan, Alessandro Sidoti, Xin Liu
  • Patent number: 11721173
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a game controller that executes instructions stored in a memory which cause the game controller to display, on a display of the gaming machine, a plurality of jackpots and a plurality of bonus meters. The instructions also cause the game controller to display, on the display, a plurality of player selectable symbols and to receive a player selection of at least one of the player selectable symbols. In response to receiving the player selection, the selected a jackpot symbol is revealed in place of the selected player selectable symbol, and the game controller adds a prize amount to the bonus meter of the jackpot corresponding to the revealed jackpot symbol. When at least a predefined number of jackpot symbols are revealed, both of a value of the jackpot corresponding to the jackpot symbols and an accumulated value of the associated bonus meter are awarded to a player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Dinh Toan Tran, Oliver Crispino, Upinder Dhaliwal, Nicholas O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20230122122
    Abstract: An electronic gaming device comprises a display and a controller. The controller may have a processor, and a memory that stores a symbol set and instructions. A base game instance and a feature game may be initiated. In the base game, reel strips for the base game are mapped for each configurable symbol. An indicator may form part of the respective configurable symbol. Upon the occurrence of threshold number of triggering configurable symbols in the base game, a feature game is triggered that converts a single game window to a plurality of game windows. The triggering configurable symbols of the first game window are replicated at corresponding symbol positions in each other game window displayed. Upon one or more triggering configurable symbols including a mystery indicator, a prize value indicator may be revealed. Until an end condition occurrence, game instances continue. An award outcome may be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Alessandro Sidoti, Dinh Toan Tran, Xin Liu, Nicholas O'Sullivan, Romit Aggarwal, Emma Mahr, Sunny Bansal, Chithra Pv
  • Patent number: 11625984
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a display, a processor, and a memory storing a plurality of sets of reel strips which include configurable and non-configurable symbols. The gaming device provides hold and spin feature games that hold the configurable symbols if selected. Additional game windows can be activated enabling configurable symbols to be added. Only one of multiple versions of the hold and spin feature game may be triggered from any base game depending on which set of reel strips is used, and its respective version of triggering symbols. In one example, a fixed number of multiple game windows are always activated if the hold and spin feature is a first version while only one game window is initially active if the hold and spin feature is a second version. In the second version, more game windows can be activated if sufficient configurable symbols are held.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Dinh Toan Tran, Romit Aggarwal, Nicholas O'Sullivan, Alessandro Sidoti, Xin Liu
  • Publication number: 20230093837
    Abstract: An electronic gaming device comprises a display and a game controller. The game controller sets a count limit for each reel bearing special symbols, the special symbols being borne by up to m?1 reels of a first set of reels. For each base game round, the game controller selects a plurality of symbols. For each occurrence of the special symbol within the displayed symbols, for the reel on which the special symbol appears, control the display to display an increment of a counter up to the count limit for the reel, wherein the count persists for the base game rounds. For a feature game round, the game controller further performs a wild reel substitution for each reel where the reel count satisfies an eligibility criterion to provide a second set of reels. A visual indicator of increased opportunities to win may be displayed for each established extended wild reel eligibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Claudia Rae, Dinh Toan Tran, Xin Liu, Antoon Visser, Harender Singh, Igor Suslik
  • Publication number: 20230065209
    Abstract: A gaming device having a plurality of reel strips, each reel strip corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of columns of symbol positions. When the instructions are executed, the gaming device determines if a selection condition is met, randomly selects the number of game instances, randomly selects a subset of the columns of symbol positions to be populated by a defined symbol, randomly selects symbols to populate the columns of symbols not populated by the defined symbol, control the display to display the plurality of columns of symbol positions populated by the defined symbol and the symbols selected, and evaluates symbols displayed for winning combinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Dinh Toan Tran, Hanson Santoso, Erika Degens
  • Patent number: 11488450
    Abstract: A gaming device having a plurality of reel strips, each reel strip corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of columns of symbol positions. When the instructions are executed, the gaming device determines if a selection condition is met, randomly selects the number of game instances, randomly selects a subset of the columns of symbol positions to be populated by a defined symbol, randomly selects symbols to populate the columns of symbols not populated by the defined symbol, control the display to display the plurality of columns of symbol positions populated by the defined symbol and the symbols selected, and evaluates symbols displayed for winning combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Dinh Toan Tran, Hanson Santoso, Erika Degens
  • Patent number: 11468732
    Abstract: A gaming machine having a game controller, a display, and a player interface. The game controller generates a game state to be displayed. The display also displays an object outside of the game state to be moved into a location within the game state. The player interface receives a player selection of a direction or a speed to move the object into the location to effect a change in the game state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Dinh Toan Tran, Oliver Crispino, Erika Degens
  • Patent number: 11250662
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine comprising a display, a memory storing program instructions for each of a plurality of different games, a game controller for executing the program instructions, the game controller configured to conduct plural game instances in respective ones of a plurality of game areas on the display based on one or more player selections from among the different games, the game controller configured to operate in a first mode when conducting less than a defined number of game instances and a second mode when conducting a defined number of game instances, wherein when operating in the second mode, the game controller is configured to add at least one additional game feature to each of the defined game instances irrespective of the player game selections of games for the respective game areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Dinh Toan Tran
  • Publication number: 20210256815
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a display, a processor, and a memory storing a plurality of sets of reel strips which include configurable and non-configurable symbols. The gaming device provides hold and spin feature games that hold the configurable symbols if selected. Additional game windows can be activated enabling configurable symbols to be added. Only one of multiple versions of the hold and spin feature game may be triggered from any base game depending on which set of reel strips is used, and its respective version of triggering symbols. In one example, a fixed number of multiple game windows are always activated if the hold and spin feature is a first version while only one game window is initially active if the hold and spin feature is a second version. In the second version, more game windows can be activated if sufficient configurable symbols are held.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Dinh Toan Tran, Romit Aggarwal, Nicholas O'Sullivan, Alessandro Sidoti, Xin Liu
  • Publication number: 20210217276
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a display, a processor, and a memory storing a plurality of sets of reel strips which include configurable and non-configurable symbols. A free game series is initiated responsive to a trigger condition being met in a base game. A player selects from among a plurality of options defining a number of free games and a threshold number of configurable symbols that sets an additional feature trigger condition. The options are arranged such that for relatively more free games, the threshold number of configurable symbols increases. When the additional feature trigger condition is met, a plurality of additional feature game instances are initiated. The configurable symbols are held in place for feature game instances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Alessandro Sidoti, Dinh Toan Tran, Xin Liu, Nicholas O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20210183207
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a game controller that executes instructions stored in a memory which cause the game controller to display, on a display of the gaming machine, a plurality of jackpots and a plurality of bonus meters. The instructions also cause the game controller to display, on the display, a plurality of player selectable symbols and to receive a player selection of at least one of the player selectable symbols. In response to receiving the player selection, the selected a jackpot symbol is revealed in place of the selected player selectable symbol, and the game controller adds a prize amount to the bonus meter of the jackpot corresponding to the revealed jackpot symbol. When at least a predefined number of jackpot symbols are revealed, both of a value of the jackpot corresponding to the jackpot symbols and an accumulated value of the associated bonus meter are awarded to a player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Dinh Toan Tran, Oliver Crispino, Upinder Dhaliwal, Nicholas O'Sullivan
  • Publication number: 20210142613
    Abstract: A gaming machine having a game controller, a display, and a player interface. The game controller generates a game state to be displayed. The display also displays an object outside of the game state to be moved into a location within the game state. The player interface receives a player selection of a direction or a speed to move the object into the location to effect a change in the game state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Dinh Toan Tran, Oliver Crispino, Erika Degens
  • Publication number: 20210104126
    Abstract: A gaming device having a plurality of reel strips, each reel strip corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of columns of symbol positions. When the instructions are executed, the gaming device determines if a selection condition is met, randomly selects the number of game instances, randomly selects a subset of the columns of symbol positions to be populated by a defined symbol, randomly selects symbols to populate the columns of symbols not populated by the defined symbol, control the display to display the plurality of columns of symbol positions populated by the defined symbol and the symbols selected, and evaluates symbols displayed for winning combinations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Dinh Toan Tran, Hanson Santoso, Erika Degens
  • Patent number: D942466
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventors: Erika Degens, Dinh Toan Tran, Nicholas O'Sullivan, Hanson Santoso
  • Patent number: D971228
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Oliver Crispino, Upinder Dhaliwal, Nicholas O'Sullivan, Dinh Toan Tran, Paul Lombardo