Patents by Inventor Michael A. Shai-Hee
Michael A. Shai-Hee 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: 20120178520Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, each display position including at least two symbols, and an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether symbol combinations defined by the displayed symbols correspond to one or more winning outcomes. Each symbol combination includes one symbol from each display position used to form the symbol combination. A corresponding method is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2012Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventor: Michael A. Shai-Hee
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Patent number: 8187081Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display at a corresponding plurality of display positions, an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether the selected symbols correspond to a winning symbol combination by evaluating symbols disposed in defined win lines, and a prize allocator arranged to allocate a prize to a player when a winning symbol combination exists in a defined win line. At least one display position is of different size to at least one other display position and the defined win lines are dependent on the respective sizes of and locations of the display positions. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Michael A. Shai-Hee
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Patent number: 8162749Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, each display position including at least two symbols, and an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether symbol combinations defined by the displayed symbols correspond to one or more winning outcomes. Each symbol combination includes one symbol from each display position used to form the symbol combination. A corresponding method is also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2008Date of Patent: April 24, 2012Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Austrailia PTY LimitedInventor: Michael A. Shai-Hee
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Publication number: 20120004021Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a display, a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions on the display, and a display modifier arranged to modify the displayed symbols such that after modification of the symbols the locations of the symbols in the display positions are a mirror image of the locations of the symbols before modification of the symbols. The gaming system also comprises an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether symbol combinations defined by the displayed symbols after modification correspond to one or more winning outcomes. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Michael A. Shai-Hee
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Patent number: 8033908Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a display, a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions on the display, and a display modifier arranged to modify the displayed symbols such that after modification of the symbols the locations of the symbols in the display positions are a mirror image of the locations of the symbols before modification of the symbols. The gaming system also comprises an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether symbol combinations defined by the displayed symbols after modification correspond to one or more winning outcomes. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2008Date of Patent: October 11, 2011Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Michael A. Shai-Hee
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Publication number: 20090325675Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display at a corresponding plurality of display positions, an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether the selected symbols correspond to a winning symbol combination by evaluating symbols disposed in defined win lines, and a prize allocator arranged to allocate a prize to a player when a winning symbol combination exists in a defined win line. At least one display position is of different size to at least one other display position and the defined win lines are dependent on the respective sizes of and locations of the display positions. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2009Publication date: December 31, 2009Inventor: Michael A. Shai-Hee
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Publication number: 20090291745Abstract: A gaming system comprises a game controller and a memory storage device comprising game data, the game controller and the memory storage device being arranged such that the game controller can process the game data to effect play of a game. In this gaming system, the play of a game comprises selecting a plurality of symbols and presenting the selected symbols in a plurality of symbol positions that are generally arranged in a plurality of columns, to provide a plurality of game combinations, and wherein the game play comprises a first game component in the form of a line game and a second game component in the form of a game in which for at least one column a plurality of the display positions are designated and the combinations of the game include every possible combination of the designated symbol positions when taking one designated symbol position from each column and wherein less than all of the symbol positions are designated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Inventor: Michael A. SHAI-HEE
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Publication number: 20090247270Abstract: A method of populating symbol spaces on a gaming device includes providing a plurality of designated spaces arranged to display a plurality of symbols, wherein one of the designated spaces is populated with a symbol from the plurality of symbols by moving the symbol from an initial location, to a final location within the designated space, wherein the game outcome is at least partly dependent on the final location of the symbol.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2009Publication date: October 1, 2009Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Michael A. Shai-Hee
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Publication number: 20090233684Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: selecting a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions; displaying a modifying symbol as moving relative to a plurality of the display positions; determining a stop display position at which the modifying symbol is to stop; modifying the displayed symbol at the stop display position with the modifying symbol; and determining whether the displayed symbols at the display positions after modification by the modifying symbol correspond to a win outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2008Publication date: September 17, 2009Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Michael A. Shai-Hee
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Publication number: 20090227337Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions in a game display array to define game winning or losing symbol arrangements, and a symbol position modifier arranged to modify the display position of at least one symbol so that the at least one symbol rotates around at least one symbol in the array to define at least one different winning or losing symbol arrangement. The gaming system also comprises an outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on the displayed symbol arrangements and to provide a player reward when the displayed symbols correspond to a winning outcome. A corresponding method of gaming is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: September 10, 2009Inventors: Jamie K. Langille, Patrick A. Finch, Steven D. Rood, Michael A. Shai-Hee
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Publication number: 20090191950Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, each display position including at least two symbols, and an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether symbol combinations defined by the displayed symbols correspond to one or more winning outcomes. Each symbol combination includes one symbol from each display position used to form the symbol combination. A corresponding method is also described.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Michael A. Shai-Hee
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Publication number: 20090191949Abstract: A gaming system comprising a selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display in a display area at a plurality of display positions and to select a plurality of win line elements. The gaming system is arranged to define a special win line when a plurality of win line elements are contiguously displayed across the display area, and an outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on symbols displayed along the special win line if a special win line is defined. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Michael A. Shai-Hee
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Publication number: 20090176553Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a display, a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions on the display, and a display modifier arranged to modify the displayed symbols such that after modification of the symbols the locations of the symbols in the display positions are a mirror image of the locations of the symbols before modification of the symbols. The gaming system also comprises an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether symbol combinations defined by the displayed symbols after modification correspond to one or more winning outcomes. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2008Publication date: July 9, 2009Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Michael A. Shai-Hee