Patents Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
  • Accessory connection assembly and method for an electronic gaming machine
    Patent number: 11721162
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a housing defining an internal cavity. The housing includes an exterior surface at least partially defining an opening extending through the housing and connecting with the cavity. The gaming machine also includes a main display coupled to the housing and configured to display a wagering game. A button deck assembly is removably coupled to the housing and includes a frame sized to extend at least partially through the opening and into the cavity when the button deck assembly is coupled to the housing. A connection assembly extends between the frame and the housing and includes a latch fixably mounted to one of the frame and the housing. The latch is configured to removably engage the other of the frame and the housing when the button deck assembly is coupled to the housing to secure the button deck assembly to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Victor McClearen
  • Systems and methods for providing a pattern multiplier feature game
    Patent number: 11715351
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a game controller configured to (a) determine, during a base game, that a feature game trigger condition is satisfied; (b) activate a feature game within the base game; (c) display, a feature game play area associated with the feature game, the feature game play area including a plurality of zone patterns overlaid on the symbol display positions; (d) convert the symbol display positions into independent feature game reels; (e) generate a first game outcome by (i) holding a first set of feature game reels displaying the prize symbols while (ii) selecting and displaying a symbol for a second set of feature game reels; (f) determine that at least one zone pattern is complete with prize symbols; (g) apply a zone multiplier associated with the zone pattern to credit values within the zone pattern; and (h) award the incremented credit values to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hanna Sanborn, Chad La Guardia, Erick Ching, Rogelio Decasa, Jr.
  • Integrated jackpot gaming systems and methods
    Patent number: 11715349
    Abstract: A bonusing system for gaming devices provides a bonus award eligible to be won via participating gaming devices. A messaging application programming interface (API) receives wagering event messages in a first message format from third-party servers. A message queue receives wagering event messages from the messaging API in a second message format. A bonusing system server manages award determination for the bonus award.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin McPhail, Rajneesh Sharma, Mohit Churiyal, Joshua Adams, Michael Smith, Samarth Raman
  • Electronic gaming machine with dynamic display
    Patent number: 11710368
    Abstract: Gaming systems, methods, and machines provided herein may include dynamic displays in which sets of movable display units are arranged such that movable display units of each set are translatable along corresponding non-parallel first axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Winston, Craig Paulsen, Rajendrasinh Jadeja, Eric Taylor
  • Slot machine with reel-based persistence-of-vision effects
    Patent number: 11710369
    Abstract: A gaming device in accordance with some implementations includes a housing, a reel-spin initiation member, and a reel configured to spin in response to a user actuation of the reel-spin initiation member, the reel including a peripheral member having a plurality of symbols thereon and an array of light-emitting elements coupled to the reel. The gaming device also includes a controller coupled to the array of light-emitting elements and configured to selectively illuminate respective light-emitting elements of the array of light-emitting elements while the reel is rotating to produce an animated visual element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Shaffer, Jr., Frank Rodriguez, Joseph Masinter, II, Alfred Thomas
  • Gaming system supporting data distribution to gaming devices
    Patent number: 11704971
    Abstract: In one aspect, gaming machines and systems are configured to distribute of viral events, such as viral gaming events, amongst devices. The devices can, for example, be gaming machines and/or mobile devices. According to one embodiment, once a viral event is triggered, it is presented at one or more first devices at a first time. The viral event spreads to other devices, such as one or more second devices where it can be presented at a later time. The viral event may continue to spread to numerous other devices. In another aspect, an apparatus, method, and system to acquire and display casino data on a portable electronic device may include a portable electronic device operative with a real-time location based data application to transmit the location of the portable electronic device and acquire, prioritize, store and display real-time casino data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (ATI)
    Inventor: Binh T. Nguyen
  • Bonus round for video keno game
    Patent number: 11704978
    Abstract: A bonus round of a video keno game may consist of a series of bonus game instances. During a bonus game instance, a game controller may identify a set of bonus game pieces and select a set of bonus outcome identifiers from a bonus outcome pool. A win amount may be determined based on the number of matches between the set of bonus outcome identifiers and the set of bonus game pieces. The bonus outcome identifiers may include persistent identifiers and non-persistent identifiers. Persistent identifiers may be removed from the bonus outcome pool for subsequent bonus game instances in the series. Additionally or alternatively, the bonus game pieces corresponding to the persistent identifiers may continue to be matches for the subsequent bonus game instances in the series.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Mirjavadi, John Daley, Christopher Brune, David Kaminkow
  • Button deck with non-penetrating pushbutton
    Patent number: 11699560
    Abstract: A button deck includes a substrate and a two-part non-penetrating pushbutton assembly with an upper portion positioned on an upper surface of the substrate and a lower portion positioned on a lower surface of the substrate. The upper portion includes a button face positioned in a button frame that is coupled to the upper surface of the substrate. The button face is configured to be pressed to move within the button frame toward the upper surface of the substrate. The upper portion and the lower portion are configured to work together to provide a signal to an EGM that the button face has been pressed. The pushbutton assembly is non-penetrating because it does not provide any penetration points through the substrate of the button deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett Hill, Samuel Villanueva, Donald Redding, Steven Santisi
  • Mechanisms that enable a user configurable slot type concatenation game
    Patent number: 11688246
    Abstract: Rather than typical slot type games where specific matching combinations of symbols along paylines through a row-by-column grid or matrix indicate the outcome of the game, a slot type concatenation game concatenates value symbols along a payline to form a numerical outcome. Non-value symbols may be omitted and/or ignored. Further, the payline may be indicated by the presence of a trigger symbol, which may allow the payline to change between different plays of the slot type concatenation game. Further, the slot type concatenation game may be user-configurable. Users may be allowed to indicate the number of the symbol reels that may include value symbols that will be concatenated along a payline defined by the trigger symbol. Users may be allowed indicate the denomination set that is used to configure the symbol reels with value symbols, such as from one or more value symbol tables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Marks, John Milliner, III, Hua Xu
  • Metamorphic persistent symbols using random probability distribution
    Patent number: 11688247
    Abstract: According to some implementations, when a triggering symbol lands in a defined area of a slot game display during an instance of a base game, there is a chance that the triggering symbol may change to a new symbol. If so, the new symbol may be held in the defined area and may persist during one or more additional purchased base game instances. The new symbol may persist if at least one additional triggering symbol lands in the defined area in subsequent bought games. Each additional triggering symbol may automatically change to a new symbol as the additional triggering symbol lands in the defined area of the slot game display. Whether the triggering symbol will change to a new symbol may involve a random component. In some examples, the greater the number of triggering symbols, the greater the probability the triggering symbol will change to the new symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Honeycutt, Ryan Hawkins, Yanis Tsombanidis, Emily Ross
  • System and method of providing a hold and spin game with player selected volatility
    Patent number: 11688245
    Abstract: A gaming machine provides a spinning reel game having a base game, from which a hold and spin game is triggered when a determined quantity of configurable symbols are displayed in a base game outcome. When the feature game is triggered, volatility options are presented to the player. After receiving a volatility selection that specifies a first control factor for a hold and spin game, the gaming machine conducts the hold and spin game per the specified first control factor while using at least another control factor to maintain a same return-to-player across the volatility options.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Hua Xu, John Marcus Milliner, III
  • Electronic gaming machine having a variable position gaming display and a flexible gaming display responsive to gaming conditions
    Patent number: 11688231
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system and method providing variable position display capable of display movement and an extendable screen responsive to gaming conditions. The gaming machine includes a cabinet, a variable position display, an extendable display screen, and a controller. The variable position display rotates, tilts, pans, or some combination of translation, rotation, tilting and panning, in relation to the cabinet and in response to at least one or more predefined gaming conditions. The controller initiates a movement sequence movement of the variable position display, from a first position to a second position, and initiates the game program tailored to retractably extend the extendable display screen with respect to the cabinet relatively to the movement of the variable position display, and present the game and game outcomes of the game on the variable position display in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (ATI)
    Inventors: Bruce Urban, Rajendrasinh Jadeja, Roberto Coppola, Craig Paulsen
  • Rendering pipeline for electronic games
    Patent number: 11688226
    Abstract: An electronic gaming device provides a rendering pipeline for an electronic game. The rendering pipeline includes a client component and a native component of the rendering pipeline, where the client component is configured to: initiate a rendering operations pipe between the client component and the native component; convert display commands from a source language of the electronic game into rendering operations of an intermediate rendering language; and transmit the rendering operations through the rendering operations pipe to the native component. The native component is configured to: receive the rendering operations via the rendering operations pipe; translate the rendering operations from the intermediate rendering language into rendering operations of the native component; and perform the rendering operations of the native component on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jody Brown, Joseph Bibbo
  • Gaming systems including viral benefit distribution
    Patent number: 11682266
    Abstract: Gaming machines and systems are configured to distribute of viral events, such as viral gaming events, amongst devices. The devices can present the viral events. The devices can, for example, be gaming machines and/or mobile devices. According to one embodiment, once a viral event is triggered, it is presented at one or more first devices at a first time. The viral event spreads to other devices, such as one or more second devices where it can be presented at a later time. The viral event may continue to spread to numerous other devices. Feedback or metrics may be used to control the devices to which the viral event spreads and/or the rate of spread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (ATI)
    Inventor: Binh T. Nguyen
  • Credit-substitution symbol mechanics for random based game outcomes
    Patent number: 11676454
    Abstract: A credit-substitution symbol mechanic for a gaming device is described. The credit-substitution symbol mechanic randomly triggers an add-substitution symbol feature and randomly determines a number of substitution symbols to add to a first reel to be displayed in a reel area. The credit-substitution symbol mechanic randomly determines a substitution symbol from the number of substitution symbols added to the first reel is a credit-substitution symbol and determines that the credit-substitution symbol is part of a payline. The credit-substitution symbol substitutes as a different symbol type when forming the payline. The credit-substitution symbol mechanic performs a first payout for the payline that pays out a payline award and performs a second payout for the payline that pays out a credit value of the credit-substitution symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Penacho, Allon Englman
  • Adaptive mobile device gaming system
    Patent number: 11670134
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein concern mobile gaming environments. Portable electronic devices can be supported by the mobile gaming environments. The locations of the portable electronic device can influence how the portable electronic devices operate or what services or features are available to the portable electronic device or their users. According to one embodiment, a mobile gaming system can concern gaming/betting opportunities that can be secured using a portable electronic device even when an individual is located in a location where betting or games of chance are not permitted. According to another embodiment, a mobile gaming system can concern an application program operating on a portable electronic device that supports multiple modes of operation depending upon whether the portable electronic device is in a location where betting or games of chance are permitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (ATI)
    Inventors: Binh T. Nguyen, C. Douglass Thomas
  • Systems and methods for controlling electronic gaming machine usage
    Patent number: 11670132
    Abstract: An electronic gaming system is described. The electronic gaming system includes a management server including a processor and a memory device storing computer-readable instructions. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to receive player identification data and game data. The instructions also cause the processor to request and receive, based upon the player identification data and from a player tracking server, player data associated with the player account, cause display, on a host device associated with a casino host, of at least a portion of the player data and the game data, and determine that the EGM should be disabled for a predetermined amount of time. The instructions further cause the processor to cause display of a message indicating that the EGM will be disabled and disable the EGM for the predetermined amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Cleveland, Angelo Palmisano, Patrick Rufatt, Paul Barnes, Andrew Wyllie, Mary Cievidence, Sina Miri
  • Display screen or portion thereof with transitional graphical user interface
    Patent number: D987665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Gary Penacho, Allon Englman, Patrick Finch
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D992559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Tsung-Cheng Lin, Laura Bardin, Harvey Duenas, Nikolas Lürken, Jeffrey Uss
  • Gaming machine divider
    Patent number: D993320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce Urban, Joseph Kaminkow, Rajendrasinh Jadeja, Alfred Thomas, Daniel Harden