Patents by Inventor Ernest W. Moody

Ernest W. Moody 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 SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRAW POKER GAME (DREAM CARD)
    Publication number: 20170162002
    Abstract: A gaming system, a gaming machine and a method is provided having a Five Card Video Draw poker game with a single hand or multiple hands. The gaming system or gaming machine first determines whether a dream card is going to be used in a particular round of play or a dream card is used on every hand. If the dream card is going to be used, then the last card of the initial hand is chosen so that, when the last card is combined with the other randomly selected cards of the initial hand, the initial starting hand will have the highest possible expected value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Ernest W. Moody, Michael W. Wood
  • Gaming system, gaming device and method for draw poker game (dream card)
    Patent number: 9589424
    Abstract: A gaming system, a gaming machine and a method is provided having a Five Card Video Draw poker game with a single hand or multiple hands. The gaming system or gaming machine first determines whether a dream card is going to be used in a particular round of play or a dream card is used on every hand. If the dream card is going to be used, then the last card of the initial hand is chosen so that, when the last card is combined with the other randomly selected cards of the initial hand, the initial starting hand will have the highest possible expected value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Ernest W. Moody, Michael W. Wood
  • GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL AWARD OPPORTUNITY TRIGGERABLE BASED ON THE INITIALLY DEALT CARDS OF A PLAY OF A CARD GAME
    Publication number: 20170061742
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing an additional award opportunity triggerable based on the initially dealt cards of a card game. Generally, for a play of the card game, the gaming system randomly determines and displays an initial hand of cards. If the initial hand of cards satisfies an additional award opportunity condition, the gaming system provides an additional award opportunity by randomly determining and providing one of a plurality of bonus awards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody, JR.
  • CASINO GAME WITH NEXT ROUND MULTIPLIERS
    Publication number: 20160358423
    Abstract: A player plays a first round of a casino slot machine game. If the player achieves a winning outcome on the first round of play, the payouts for the next round of play of the casino game will be increased. The amount of the increase is based on the category of the winning outcome on the first round of play. Each subsequent round of play continues to have increased payouts if the player continues to achieve winning outcomes. When the player has a losing outcome, the payouts revert to the base level. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of the casino game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody
  • Electronic video poker games
    Patent number: 9495832
    Abstract: A video poker machine configured to allow a player to play a card game includes at least one display device, at least one input device, and at least one computer configured to display at least a first hand and a second hand of at least five cards all face up, each hand including the same five cards. A player is provided an option to play a hand by selecting none, one or more than one of the face up cards from the first hand and the second hand and any additional hands as cards to be held. Each of the cards not selected to be held are discarded from each hand and replaced with a face up card. The player is provided a pre-established amount based on the amount of a wager made on the hand if the resulting cards of the hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody
  • CASINO GAME WITH PAY LINE MULTIPLIERS
    Publication number: 20160328916
    Abstract: A poker machine apparatus has a pay line multiplier that is randomly selected for each active pay line. The pay line multiplier varies for each round of play. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of a casino game. A player makes a wager to activate at least two pay lines to be played in the casino game. For each active pay line, a multiplier is randomly selected from a group of various multipliers and the selected multiplier is assigned to the activated pay line. The casino game is then played to achieve an outcome on each pay line. Each pay line that has a winning outcome has any associated award increased by the multiplier for that pay line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody
  • GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRAW POKER GAME (DREAM CARD)
    Publication number: 20160267748
    Abstract: A gaming system, a gaming machine and a method is provided having a Five Card Video Draw poker game with a single hand or multiple hands. The gaming system or gaming machine first determines whether a dream card is going to be used in a particular round of play or a dream card is used on every hand. If the dream card is going to be used, then the last card of the initial hand is chosen so that, when the last card is combined with the other randomly selected cards of the initial hand, the initial starting hand will have the highest possible expected value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Ernest W. Moody, Michael W. Wood
  • Casino game with next round multipliers
    Patent number: 9424714
    Abstract: A player plays a first round of a casino slot machine game. If the player achieves a winning outcome on the first round of play, the payouts for the next round of play of the casino game will be increased. The amount of the increase is based on the category of the winning outcome on the first round of play. Each subsequent round of play continues to have increased payouts if the player continues to achieve winning outcomes. When the player has a losing outcome, the payouts revert to the base level. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of the casino game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody
  • Casino game with pay line multipliers
    Patent number: 9401071
    Abstract: A poker machine apparatus has a pay line multiplier that is randomly selected for each active pay line. The pay line multiplier varies for each round of play. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of a casino game. A player makes a wager to activate at least two pay lines to be played in the casino game. For each active pay line, a multiplier is randomly selected from a group of various multipliers and the selected multiplier is assigned to the activated pay line. The casino game is then played to achieve an outcome on each pay line. Each pay line that has a winning outcome has any associated award increased by the multiplier for that pay line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody
  • Gaming system, gaming device and method for draw poker game (dream card)
    Patent number: 9349257
    Abstract: A gaming system, a gaming machine and a method is provided having a Five Card Video Draw poker game with a single hand or multiple hands. The gaming system or gaming machine first determines whether a dream card is going to be used in a particular round of play or a dream card is used on every hand. If the dream card is going to be used, then the last card of the initial hand is chosen so that, when the last card is combined with the other randomly selected cards of the initial hand, the initial starting hand will have the highest possible expected value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Ernest W. Moody, Michael W. Wood
  • ELECTRONIC VIDEO POKER GAMES
    Publication number: 20160098897
    Abstract: A video poker machine configured to allow a player to play a card game includes at least one display device, at least one input device, and at least one computer configured to display at least a first hand and a second hand of at least five cards all face up, each hand including the same five cards. A player is provided an option to play a hand by selecting none, one or more than one of the face up cards from the first hand and the second hand and any additional hands as cards to be held. Each of the cards not selected to be held are discarded from each hand and replaced with a face up card. The player is provided a pre-established amount based on the amount of a wager made on the hand if the resulting cards of the hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody
  • Electronic video poker games
    Patent number: 9235963
    Abstract: A video poker machine configured to allow a player to play a card game includes at least one display device, at least one input device, and at least one computer configured to display at least a first hand and a second hand of at least five cards all face up, each hand including the same five cards. A player is provided an option to play a hand by selecting none, one or more than one of the face up cards from the first hand and the second hand and any additional hands as cards to be held. Each of the cards not selected to be held are discarded from each hand and replaced with a face up card. The player is provided a pre-established amount based on the amount of a wager made on the hand if the resulting cards of the hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody
  • CASINO GAME WITH PAY LINE MULTIPLIERS
    Publication number: 20150364005
    Abstract: A poker machine apparatus has a pay line multiplier that is randomly selected for each active pay line. The pay line multiplier varies for each round of play. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of a casino game. A player makes a wager to activate at least two pay lines to be played in the casino game. For each active pay line, a multiplier is randomly selected from a group of various multipliers and the selected multiplier is assigned to the activated pay line. The casino game is then played to achieve an outcome on each pay line. Each pay line that has a winning outcome has any associated award increased by the multiplier for that pay line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody
  • GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRAW POKER GAME (DREAM CARD)
    Publication number: 20150364014
    Abstract: A gaming system, a gaming machine and a method is provided having a Five Card Video Draw poker game with a single hand or multiple hands. The gaming system or gaming machine first determines whether a dream card is going to be used in a particular round of play or a dream card is used on every hand. If the dream card is going to be used, then the last card of the initial hand is chosen so that, when the last card is combined with the other randomly selected cards of the initial hand, the initial starting hand will have the highest possible expected value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Ernest W. Moody, Michael W. Wood
  • CASINO GAME WITH NEXT ROUNG MULTIPLIERS
    Publication number: 20150364006
    Abstract: A player plays a first round of a casino slot machine game. If the player achieves a winning outcome on the first round of play, the payouts for the next round of play of the casino game will be increased. The amount of the increase is based on the category of the winning outcome on the first round of play. Each subsequent round of play continues to have increased payouts if the player continues to achieve winning outcomes. When the player has a losing outcome, the payouts revert to the base level. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of the casino game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody
  • ELECTRONIC VIDEO POKER GAMES
    Publication number: 20150332562
    Abstract: A video poker machine configured to allow a player to play a card game includes at least one display device, at least one input device, and at least one computer configured to display at least a first hand and a second hand of at least five cards all face up, each hand including the same five cards. A player is provided an option to play a hand by selecting none, one or more than one of the face up cards from the first hand and the second hand and any additional hands as cards to be held. Each of the cards not selected to be held are discarded from each hand and replaced with a face up card. The player is provided a pre-established amount based on the amount of a wager made on the hand if the resulting cards of the hand comprise a predetermined poker hand ranking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody
  • Casino game with next round multipliers
    Patent number: 9147321
    Abstract: A player plays a first round of a casino slot machine game. If the player achieves a winning outcome on the first round of play, the payouts for the next round of play of the casino game will be increased. The amount of the increase is based on the category of the winning outcome on the first round of play. Each subsequent round of play continues to have increased payouts if the player continues to achieve winning outcomes. When the player has a losing outcome, the payouts revert to the base level. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of the casino game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody
  • Casino game with next round multipliers
    Patent number: 9138634
    Abstract: A player plays a first round of a casino game. If the player achieves a winning outcome on the first round of play, the payouts for the next round of play of the casino game will be increased. The amount of the increase is based on the category of the winning outcome on the first round of play. Each subsequent round of play continues to have increased payouts if the player continues to achieve winning outcomes. When the player has a losing outcome, the payouts revert to the base level. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of the casino game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody
  • Gaming system, gaming device and method for draw poker game (dream card)
    Patent number: 9129485
    Abstract: A gaming system, a gaming machine and a method is provided having a Five Card Video Draw poker game with a single hand or multiple hands. The gaming system or gaming machine first determines whether a dream card is going to be used in a particular round of play or a dream card is used on every hand. If the dream card is going to be used, then the last card of the initial hand is chosen so that, when the last card is combined with the other randomly selected cards of the initial hand, the initial starting hand will have the highest possible expected value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Ernest W Moody, Michael W Wood, Maureen Wood
  • Casino game with pay line multipliers
    Patent number: 9126108
    Abstract: A poker machine apparatus has a pay line multiplier that is randomly selected for each active pay line. The pay line multiplier varies for each round of play. An extra wager may be required from the player to activate this feature during the play of a casino game. A player makes a wager to activate at least two pay lines to be played in the casino game. For each active pay line, a multiplier is randomly selected from a group of various multipliers and the selected multiplier is assigned to the activated pay line. The casino game is then played to achieve an outcome on each pay line. Each pay line that has a winning outcome has any associated award increased by the multiplier for that pay line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Ernest W. Moody