Patents by Inventor Steven Rood

Steven Rood 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: 10692327
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming system including a display and a game controller, the game controller being arranged to identify a player from received player identification data, receive associated player game data of the identified player, and control the display of one or more characteristics of, or associated with, an avatar such that the player is provided with a graphical representation of the player game data. A method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Samuel Barbalet, Peter Jude Mastera, Lattamore Osburn, Mark Hripko, Steven Rood
  • Publication number: 20190066432
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming system comprising a display and a game controller, the game controller being arranged to identify a player from received player identification data, receive associated player game data of the identified player, and control the display of one or more characteristics of, or associated with, an avatar such that the player is provided with a graphical representation of the player game data. A method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Samuel Barbalet, Peter Jude Mastera, Lattamore Osburn, Mark Hripko, Steven Rood
  • Patent number: 10147273
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming system comprising a display and a game controller, the game controller being arranged to identify a player from received player identification data, receive associated player game data of the identified player, and control the display of one or more characteristics of, or associated with, an avatar such that the player is provided with a graphical representation of the player game data. A method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Thomas Samuel Barbalet, Peter Jude Mastera, Lattamore Osburn, Mark Hripko, Steven Rood
  • Publication number: 20170178448
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming system comprising a display and a game controller, the game controller being arranged to identify a player from received player identification data, receive associated player game data of the identified player, and control the display of one or more characteristics of, or associated with, an avatar such that the player is provided with a graphical representation of the player game data. A method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas Samuel Barbalet, Peter Jude Mastera, Lattamore Osburn, Mark Hripko, Steven Rood
  • Patent number: 9592449
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming system comprising a display and a game controller, the game controller being arranged to identify a player from received player identification data, receive associated player game data of the identified player, and control the display of one or more characteristics of, or associated with, an avatar such that the player is provided with a graphical representation of the player game data. A method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Samuel Barbalet, Peter Jude Mastera, Lattamore Osburn, Mark Hripko, Steven Rood
  • Patent number: 9142099
    Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: selecting a set of symbols for display to a player in a set of display positions corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of reels; determining a game round outcome based on the selected symbols; determining that a feature game round should occur; and determining a feature game round outcome by determining an optimal winning combination of symbols from a feature subset of the set of symbols comprising more symbols than the number of reels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Austrailia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Steven Rood
  • Patent number: 8882583
    Abstract: An electronic method of gaming. The method includes determining that one or more players of a plurality of linked gaming devices are to participate in a game having a plurality of possible outcomes, receiving at least one player predicted outcome of the possible outcomes from a non-participating player of the plurality of linked gaming devices, conducting the game for each participating player, determining an actual outcome of the game; and determining whether to make an award to one or more non-participating players based on each player predicted outcome and the actual outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Artistocrat Technologies Autralia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Samuel Barbalet, Peter Jude Mastera, Lattamore Osburn, Mark Hripko, Steven Rood
  • Publication number: 20140011576
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming system comprising a display and a game controller, the game controller being arranged to identify a player from received player identification data, receive associated player game data of the identified player, and control the display of one or more characteristics of, or associated with, an avatar such that the player is provided with a graphical representation of the player game data. A method of gaming is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Thomas Samuel Barbalet, Peter Jude Mastera, Osburn Lattamore, Mark Hripko, Steven Rood
  • Patent number: 8287356
    Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: selecting a set of symbols for display to a player in a set of display positions corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of reels; determining a game round outcome based on the selected symbols; determining that a feature game round should occur; and determining a feature game round outcome by determining an optimal winning combination of symbols from a feature subset of the set of symbols comprising more symbols than the number of reels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Steven Rood
  • Publication number: 20120077568
    Abstract: An electronic method of gaming. The method includes determining that one or more players of a plurality of linked gaming devices are to participate in a game having a plurality of possible outcomes, receiving at least one player predicted outcome of the possible outcomes from a non-participating player of the plurality of linked gaming devices, conducting the game for each participating player, determining an actual outcome of the game; and determining whether to make an award to one or more non-participating players based on each player predicted outcome and the actual outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Thomas Samuel Barbalet, Peter Jude Mastera, Lattamore Osburn, Mark Hripko, Steven Rood
  • Publication number: 20090239637
    Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: selecting a set of symbols for display to a player in a set of display positions corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of reels; determining a game round outcome based on the selected symbols; determining that a feature game round should occur; and determining a feature game round outcome by determining an optimal winning combination of symbols from a feature subset of the set of symbols comprising more symbols than the number of reels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Steven Rood