Patents by Inventor Philip Jeffrey Anderson

Philip Jeffrey Anderson 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).

  • Publication number: 20190272706
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a verification system including a processor adapted to generate a glyph for at least one component of a computing system, a display adapted to display the glyph, and a scanner adapted to scan the glyph from the display. The computing system includes the processor and the display. The scanner is adapted to verify the at least one component of the computing system based at least in part on the glyph.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Jeffrey Anderson
  • Patent number: 9865140
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which includes a plurality of spinners, each spinner being associated with a plurality of display positions and having a plurality of symbols disposable at the display positions. A spinner controller is arranged to select the symbols to appear at the display positions for each spinner, and an outcome evaluator is arranged to determine whether the symbols shown at the display positions correspond to at least one winning outcome by reference to at least one defined win condition. Each win condition comprises a win line having at least three display positions from two adjacent spinners. A corresponding method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Bond, Stephen C. Jones, Philip Jeffrey Anderson, Scott Monroe Stewart, Gary Frerking
  • Patent number: 9767637
    Abstract: A gaming device repetitively generating an outcome display, for each play, is positioned relative to a companion complementary display. The symbols dominant to a winning outcome, which are displayed after a play, are used to control the characteristic of the complementary display. Several symbols may be displayed to indicate a game outcome in association with color characteristics. In an embodiment, a color of light is associated with a particular game symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Philip Jeffrey Anderson
  • Publication number: 20170032628
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which includes a plurality of spinners, each spinner being associated with a plurality of display positions and having a plurality of symbols disposable at the display positions. A spinner controller is arranged to select the symbols to appear at the display positions for each spinner, and an outcome evaluator is arranged to determine whether the symbols shown at the display positions correspond to at least one winning outcome by reference to at least one defined win condition. Each win condition comprises a win line having at least three display positions from two adjacent spinners. A corresponding method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Bond, Stephen C. Jones, Philip Jeffrey Anderson, Scott Monroe Stewart, Gary Frerking
  • Patent number: 9466184
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which includes a plurality of spinners, each spinner being associated with a plurality of display positions and having a plurality of symbols disposable at the display positions. A spinner controller is arranged to select the symbols to appear at the display positions for each spinner, and an outcome evaluator is arranged to determine whether the symbols shown at the display positions correspond to at least one winning outcome by reference to at least one defined win condition. Each win condition comprises a win line having at least three display positions from two adjacent spinners. A corresponding method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Bond, Stephen C. Jones, Philip Jeffrey Anderson, Scott Monroe Stewart, Gary Frerking
  • Publication number: 20150287288
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which includes a plurality of spinners, each spinner being associated with a plurality of display positions and having a plurality of symbols disposable at the display positions. A spinner controller is arranged to select the symbols to appear at the display positions for each spinner, and an outcome evaluator is arranged to determine whether the symbols shown at the display positions correspond to at least one winning outcome by reference to at least one defined win condition. Each win condition comprises a win line having at least three display positions from two adjacent spinners. A corresponding method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Bond, Stephen C. Jones, Philip Jeffrey Anderson, Scott Monroe Stewart, Gary Frerking
  • Patent number: 8753201
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and displays are disclosed for logging a player at a gaming table having a plurality of player positions for the purpose of tracking the play of the player. System can include a processor; a data structure storing account data for each player, the data including at least player identification data; a display configured to display a depiction of the gaming table, a plurality of player positions and a position locator, the locator positioned apart from the depicted player positions; a data input device to input data to position the locator to identify a player position; and a device to access the player account data, the processor associating player identification data with the identified player position. The locator can be configured as a pointer, e.g., a pointer and slide. The processor can be configured to highlight the position identified by the locator. Related methods and apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty, Ltd.
    Inventors: Christine Denlay, Philip Jeffrey Anderson
  • Publication number: 20130316780
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which includes a plurality of spinners, each spinner being associated with a plurality of display positions and having a plurality of symbols disposable at the display positions. A spinner controller is arranged to select the symbols to appear at the display positions for each spinner, and an outcome evaluator is arranged to determine whether the symbols shown at the display positions correspond to at least one winning outcome by reference to at least one defined win condition. Each win condition comprises a win line having at least three display positions from two adjacent spinners. A corresponding method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Bond, Stephen C. Jones, Philip Jeffrey Anderson, Scott Monroe Stewart, Gary Frerking
  • Patent number: 8517815
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which includes a plurality of spinners, each spinner being associated with a plurality of display positions and having a plurality of symbols disposable at the display positions. A spinner controller is arranged to select the symbols to appear at the display positions for each spinner, and an outcome evaluator is arranged to determine whether the symbols shown at the display positions correspond to at least one winning outcome by reference to at least one defined win condition. Each win condition comprises a win line having at least three display positions from two adjacent spinners. A corresponding method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Bond, Stephen C. Jones, Philip Jeffrey Anderson, Scott Monroe Stewart, Gary Frerking
  • Publication number: 20120184348
    Abstract: A gaming device repetitively generating an outcome display, for each play, is positioned relative to a companion complementary display. The symbols dominant to a winning outcome, which are displayed after a play, are used to control the characteristic of the complementary display. Several symbols may be displayed to indicate a game outcome in association with color characteristics. In an embodiment, a color of light is associated with a particular game symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventor: Philip Jeffrey Anderson
  • Publication number: 20100144423
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which includes a plurality of spinners, each spinner being associated with a plurality of display positions and having a plurality of symbols disposable at the display positions. A spinner controller is arranged to select the symbols to appear at the display positions for each spinner, and an outcome evaluator is arranged to determine whether the symbols shown at the display positions correspond to at least one winning outcome by reference to at least one defined win condition. Each win condition comprises a win line having at least three display positions from two adjacent spinners. A corresponding method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Anthony Wayne Bond, Stephen C. Jones, Philip Jeffrey Anderson, Scott Monroe Stewart, Gary Frerking
  • Publication number: 20090036203
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure present systems, methods, and apparatus for server-based gaming. Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to systems and methods that include gaming system functionality on a host computer that provides such to individual player-operated electronic gaming machines as thin clients in thin-client architecture. Embodiments of the disclosure can provide systems and methods for tracking and/or downloading a downloadable game, and may include royalty calculation functionality for the use of proprietary gaming software at one or more electronic gaming machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Philip Jeffrey Anderson, Kent Young, Jeffrey S. Topham
  • Publication number: 20080261690
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and displays are disclosed for logging a player at a gaming table having a plurality of player positions for the purpose of tracking the play of the player. System can include a processor; a data structure storing account data for each player, the data including at least player identification data; a display configured to display a depiction of the gaming table, a plurality of player positions and a position locator, the locator positioned apart from the depicted player positions; a data input device to input data to position the locator to identify a player position; and a device to access the player account data, the processor associating player identification data with the identified player position. The locator can be configured as a pointer, e.g., a pointer and slide. The processor can be configured to highlight the position identified by the locator. Related methods and apparatus are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY, LTD.
    Inventors: Christine Denlay, Philip Jeffrey Anderson
  • Publication number: 20080200246
    Abstract: A gaming device repetitively generating an outcome display, for each play, is positioned relative to a companion complementary display. The symbols dominant to a winning outcome, which are displayed after a play, are used to control the characteristic of the complementary display. Several symbols may be displayed to indicate a game outcome in association with color characteristics. In an embodiment, a color of light is associated with a particular game symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventor: Philip Jeffrey Anderson
  • Publication number: 20080146324
    Abstract: A gaming device and method that can determine and display at least one or more complementary colors or images in non-game symbol areas of the display of the gaming device such as in borders, as a background, or “wallpaper” color or image, based on the characteristics of the game symbols selected, displayed, or to be displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Philip Jeffrey Anderson
  • Publication number: 20080113777
    Abstract: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for bulk game play a gaming environment. Certain embodiments allow a player to place a bulk play wager in a gaming environment. Certain embodiments generate game play results in accordance with the bulk play wager. Certain embodiments generate an identification of the game play results. Certain embodiments provide the game play results for later replay based on the identification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventor: Philip Jeffrey Anderson