Patents by Inventor Lynne Cheryl Oldfield

Lynne Cheryl Oldfield 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
    Publication number: 20160307407
    Abstract: A ticket management system (10) for a gaming system is disclosed. The ticket management system comprises at least one gaming machine (12) and is arranged to allocate tickets (22) to at least one gaming machine (12) in accordance with at least one allocation criterion (36). An award is provided to a player of a gaming machine (12) when a ticket allocated to the gaming machine corresponds to a winning outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2016
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Ian Jones, Lynne Cheryl Oldfield
  • Gaming system
    Patent number: 9378623
    Abstract: A ticket management system (10) for a gaming system is disclosed. The ticket management system comprises at least one gaming machine (12) and is arranged to allocate tickets (22) to at least one gaming machine (12) in accordance with at least one allocation criterion (36). An award is provided to a player of a gaming machine (12) when a ticket allocated to the gaming machine corresponds to a winning outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Michael Ian Jones, Lynne Cheryl Oldfield
  • Method of gaming, a game controller and a gaming system including player selection of a symbol pattern
    Patent number: 8702491
    Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: generating a game outcome by selecting symbols for a plurality of symbol positions arranged in a plurality of columns, at least some of the selected symbols being displayed to a player; generating a win entitlement by selecting a symbol pattern to be evaluated in respect of the game outcome, the symbol pattern consisting of a subset of displayed symbol positions; and evaluating the win entitlement by determining the extent to which the subset of displayed symbol positions corresponds to one or more designated winning symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Hung Ngoc Nguyen, Lynne Cheryl Oldfield
  • GAMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140066160
    Abstract: A ticket management system (10) for a gaming system is disclosed. The ticket management system comprises at least one gaming machine (12) and is arranged to allocate tickets (22) to at least one gaming machine (12) in accordance with at least one allocation criterion (36). An award is provided to a player of a gaming machine (12) when a ticket allocated to the gaming machine corresponds to a winning outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Michael Ian Jones, Lynne Cheryl Oldfield
  • Gaming system
    Patent number: 8579691
    Abstract: A ticket management system (10) for a gaming system is disclosed. The ticket management system comprises at least one gaming machine (12) and is arranged to allocate tickets (22) to at least one gaming machine (12) in accordance with at least one allocation criterion (36). An award is provided to a player of a gaming machine (12) when a ticket allocated to the gaming machine corresponds to a winning outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Michael Ian Jones, Lynne Cheryl Oldfield
  • METHOD OF GAMING, A GAME CONTROLLER AND A GAMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130143637
    Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: generating a game outcome by selecting symbols for a plurality of symbol positions arranged in a plurality of columns, at least some of the selected symbols being displayed to a player; generating a win entitlement by selecting a symbol pattern to be evaluated in respect of the game outcome, the symbol pattern consisting of a subset of displayed symbol positions; and evaluating the win entitlement by determining the extent to which the subset of displayed symbol positions corresponds to one or more designated winning symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Inventors: Hung Ngoc Nguyen, Lynne Cheryl Oldfield
  • Method of gaming, a game controller and a gaming system a generation rule specifying when a new symbol pattern is selected
    Patent number: 8337290
    Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: generating a game outcome by selecting symbols for a plurality of symbol positions arranged in a plurality of columns, at least some of the selected symbols being displayed to a player; generating a win entitlement by selecting a symbol pattern to be evaluated in respect of the game outcome, the symbol pattern consisting of a subset of displayed symbol positions; and evaluating the win entitlement by determining the extent to which the subset of displayed symbol positions corresponds to one or more designated winning symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung Ngoc Nguyen, Lynne Cheryl Oldfield
  • METHOD OF GAMING, A GAME CONTROLLER AND A GAMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090191939
    Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: generating a game outcome by selecting symbols for a plurality of symbol positions arranged in a plurality of columns, at least some of the selected symbols being displayed to a player; generating a win entitlement by selecting a symbol pattern to be evaluated in respect of the game outcome, the symbol pattern consisting of a subset of displayed symbol positions; and evaluating the win entitlement by determining the extent to which the subset of displayed symbol positions corresponds to one or more designated winning symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Hung Ngoc Nguyen, Lynne Cheryl Oldfield
  • GAMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20090005160
    Abstract: A ticket management system (10) for a gaming system is disclosed. The ticket management system comprises at least one gaming machine (12) and is arranged to allocate tickets (22) to at least one gaming machine (12) in accordance with at least one allocation criterion (36). An award is provided to a player of a gaming machine (12) when a ticket allocated to the gaming machine corresponds to a winning outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2008
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Ian Jones, Lynne Cheryl Oldfield