Patents by Inventor Andrew Landsman

Andrew Landsman 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).

  • Interaction with 3D space in a gaming system
    Patent number: 10235827
    Abstract: A gaming system for interacting with a wagering game in 3D space includes sensors positioned to define a 3D volume within which things may be introduced to make gestures that are detected in the 3D volume and associated with wagering-game functions Different 3D gestures cause different wagering-game functions to be earned out One gesture browses among selections involved in the game outcome while another gesture selects a wagering-game element 3D gestures change virtual camera angles to view hidden surfaces 3D wagering-game objects Gestures include throwing physical dice that transition to virtual dice whereupon the game software takes over to depict a randomly selected game outcome RFID-tagged chips are placed on tables to determine their value and location A fishing game detects a hook attached to a fishing rod held by the player and displays a virtual representation of the hook on four video displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Ball Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Jacob C. Greenberg, Mark Johnson, Andrew Landsman, Eleobardo Moreno, Larry J. Pacey
  • Gaming apparatus with cooling of certain components
    Patent number: 8303419
    Abstract: A system includes a gaming machine, one or more heat generating components within the gaming machine, and a thermoelectric cooler apparatus located within the gaming machine to draw heat from the one or more heat generating components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Landsman
  • INTERACTION WITH 3D SPACE IN A GAMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100234094
    Abstract: A gaming system for interacting with a wagering game in 3D space includes sensors positioned to define a 3D volume within which things may be introduced to make gestures that are detected in the 3D volume and associated with wagering-game functions Different 3D gestures cause different wagering-game functions to be earned out One gesture browses among selections involved in the game outcome while another gesture selects a wagering-game element 3D gestures change virtual camera angles to view hidden surfaces 3D wagering-game objects Gestures include throwing physical dice that transition to virtual dice whereupon the game software takes over to depict a randomly selected game outcome RFID-tagged chips are placed on tables to determine their value and location A fishing game detects a hook attached to a fishing rod held by the player and displays a virtual representation of the hook on four video displays
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Jacob C. Greenberg, Mark Johnson, Andrew Landsman, Eleobardo Moreno, Larry J. Pacey
  • GAMING APPARATUS WITH COOLING OF CERTAIN COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20100160018
    Abstract: A system includes a gaming machine, one or more heat generating components within the gaming machine, and a thermoelectric cooler apparatus located within the gaming machine to draw heat from the one or more heat generating components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventor: Andrew Landsman