Patents by Inventor Christopher Michael Stevens
Christopher Michael Stevens 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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Patent number: 9984532Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a game implementer arranged to implement a game and to produce a game outcome, an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether the game outcome corresponds to a winning outcome, and a win modification selector. The win modification selector is arranged to select a win modification identifier when a winning outcome exists from a plurality of win modification identifiers including a plurality of win multiply identifiers and at least one win reduce identifier. The gaming system also comprises a prize allocator arranged to allocate a prize to a player when a winning outcome exists and to modify the allocated prize using the selected win modification identifier. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventor: Christopher Michael Stevens
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Publication number: 20170109968Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a game implementer arranged to implement a game and to produce a game outcome, an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether the game outcome corresponds to a winning outcome, and a win modification selector. The win modification selector is arranged to select a win modification identifier when a winning outcome exists from a plurality of win modification identifiers including a plurality of win multiply identifiers and at least one win reduce identifier. The gaming system also comprises a prize allocator arranged to allocate a prize to a player when a winning outcome exists and to modify the allocated prize using the selected win modification identifier. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2016Publication date: April 20, 2017Inventor: Christopher Michael Stevens
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Patent number: 9536381Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a game implementer arranged to implement a game and to produce a game outcome, an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether the game outcome corresponds to a winning outcome, and a win modification selector. The win modification selector is arranged to select a win modification identifier when a winning outcome exists from a plurality of win modification identifiers including a plurality of win multiply identifiers and at least one win reduce identifier. The gaming system also comprises a prize allocator arranged to allocate a prize to a player when a winning outcome exists and to modify the allocated prize using the selected win modification identifier. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventor: Christopher Michael Stevens
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Patent number: 9311768Abstract: Certain examples provide gaming systems and methods. An example gaming system includes a display and a game controller arranged to: cause the display to display a plurality of game displays in which a plurality of games will be carried out; receive a player selection of a game of the plurality of games; carry out the plurality of games in their respective game displays; and make an award upon a comparison of an outcome of the player selected game with an outcome of a non-selected game or games satisfying an award criteria.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2011Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Michael Stevens, Nicholas Luke Bennett, Philippa Alice Graham
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Patent number: 9117330Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which is arranged to randomly display a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols. The gaming system comprises a function allocator arranged to allocate a function to at least one symbol selected from the set of symbols, and a game outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on the displayed symbols and on the function allocated to the selected symbol. A corresponding method, computer program and computer readable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2007Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Christopher Michael Stevens, Ryan Paul Hawkins
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Patent number: 8740685Abstract: Certain examples provide gaming systems and methods. An example gaming system includes a display and a game controller arranged to: cause the display to display a plurality of game displays in which a plurality of games will be carried out; receive a player selection of a game of the plurality of games; carry out the plurality of games in their respective game displays; and make an award upon a comparison of an outcome of the player selected game with an outcome of a non-selected game or games satisfying an award criteria.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Christopher Michael Stevens, Nicholas Luke Bennett, Philippa Alice Graham
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Publication number: 20140100024Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a game implementer arranged to implement a game and to produce a game outcome, an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether the game outcome corresponds to a winning outcome, and a win modification selector. The win modification selector is arranged to select a win modification identifier when a winning outcome exists from a plurality of win modification identifiers including a plurality of win multiply identifiers and at least one win reduce identifier. The gaming system also comprises a prize allocator arranged to allocate a prize to a player when a winning outcome exists and to modify the allocated prize using the selected win modification identifier. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Applicant: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventor: Christopher Michael Stevens
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Patent number: 8616951Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a game implementer arranged to implement a game and to produce a game outcome, an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether the game outcome corresponds to a winning outcome, and a win modification selector. The win modification selector is arranged to select a win modification identifier when a winning outcome exists from a plurality of win modification identifiers including a plurality of win multiply identifiers and at least one win reduce identifier. The gaming system also comprises a prize allocator arranged to allocate a prize to a player when a winning outcome exists and to modify the allocated prize using the selected win modification identifier. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2009Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Christopher Michael Stevens
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Patent number: 8113937Abstract: An electronic gaming console is illustrated having a console cabinet 10 including a prize display 12, a coin entry slot 13, a payout tray 14 and internally mounted game control processor circuits. A video game is provided for play on the console in which mages of objects (balls) are dropped through a series of obstacles (pins) and eventually fill a number of containers. Prizes are paid according to either the number of balls which are in each container at the end of the ball drop and/or the manner in which the pins are hit.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2008Date of Patent: February 14, 2012Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd.Inventors: Nicholas Luke Bennett, David Villa, Christopher Michael Stevens
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Publication number: 20110183736Abstract: A gaming system comprising a clue entitlement mechanism arranged to determine based at least partly on a player's game play activity in respect of at least one primary game whether the player is entitled to a clue intended to assist the player in playing of a game, and a clue issuer arranged to issue a clue to a player entitled to a clue.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventors: Christopher Michael Stevens, Martin Kenneth Leach
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Publication number: 20110183743Abstract: Certain examples provide gaming systems and methods. An example gaming system includes a display and a game controller arranged to: cause the display to display a plurality of game displays in which a plurality of games will be carried out; receive a player selection of a game of the plurality of games; carry out the plurality of games in their respective game displays; and make an award upon a comparison of an outcome of the player selected game with an outcome of a non-selected game or games satisfying an award criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY LimitedInventors: Christopher Michael Stevens, Nicholas Luke Bennett, Philippa Alice Graham
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Publication number: 20110151961Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming machine and associated method in which a first and a second game event are provided. At least one characteristic of one or more symbols used in the second game event is variable dependent on the occurrence of one or more special symbols used in the first game event.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Christopher Michael Stevens, Jennifer Lorna Moroney
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Publication number: 20110143831Abstract: Certain examples provide gaming systems and methods. An example gaming system includes a display and a game controller arranged to: cause the display to display a plurality of game displays in which a plurality of games will be carried out; receive a player selection of a game of the plurality of games; carry out the plurality of games in their respective game displays; and make an award upon a comparison of an outcome of the player selected game with an outcome of a non-selected game or games satisfying an award criteria.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY LimitedInventors: Christopher Michael Stevens, Nicholas Luke Bennett, Philippa Alice Graham
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Publication number: 20090253496Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a game implementer arranged to implement a game and to produce a game outcome, an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether the game outcome corresponds to a winning outcome, and a win modification selector. The win modification selector is arranged to select a win modification identifier when a winning outcome exists from a plurality of win modification identifiers including a plurality of win multiply identifiers and at least one win reduce identifier. The gaming system also comprises a prize allocator arranged to allocate a prize to a player when a winning outcome exists and to modify the allocated prize using the selected win modification identifier. A corresponding method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Inventor: Christopher Michael Stevens
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Publication number: 20090239632Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: generating game outcomes for game rounds by selecting symbols for display at a plurality of display positions on a display, the display positions being divided into a plurality of subsets of display positions and the selection of symbols for each subset of display positions being made from different ones of a plurality of symbol sets; and making a modification to generation of the game outcome for at least one subsequent game round in response to determining that a condition is met, the modification comprising causing a designated set of symbols to be displayed for one of the subsets of display positions while continuing to select symbols for the other subsets.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2008Publication date: September 24, 2009Inventors: Jon McNair Leupp, Christopher Michael Stevens
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Publication number: 20090191947Abstract: A gaming system comprising: a display; and a game controller arranged to: carry out a first game during which play of the first game is displayed as a first game display on the display; add at least a second game display to the display in response to a trigger event; and carry out a second game during which play of the second game is displayed on the second game display.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2008Publication date: July 30, 2009Applicant: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Michael Stevens, Nicholas Luke Bennett, Philippa Alice Graham
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Patent number: 7534168Abstract: An electronic gaming console is illustrated having a console cabinet 10 including a prize display 12, a coin entry slot 13, a payout tray 14 and internally mounted game control processor circuits. A video game is provided for play on the console in which images of spinning reels spin and objects (balls) are dropped through a series of obstacles (pins) and eventually land in one or more of a set of containers. Prizes are paid according to either the state of the reels after spinning or the number of balls which are in each container at the end of the ball drop and/or the manner in which the pins are hit.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2001Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty, LimitedInventors: Nicholas Luke Bennett, David Villa, Christopher Michael Stevens
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Publication number: 20080113699Abstract: A gaming system comprising a clue entitlement mechanism arranged to determine based at least partly on a player's game play activity in respect of at least one primary game whether the player is entitled to a clue intended to assist the player in playing of a game, and a clue issuer arranged to issue a clue to a player entitled to a clue.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2007Publication date: May 15, 2008Inventors: Christopher Michael Stevens, Martin Kenneth Leach