Patents by Inventor Eldon Ideus, II
Eldon Ideus, II 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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Publication number: 20260045147Abstract: An electronic gaming system is provided. The electronic gaming system may include at least one memory with instructions stored thereon and at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, may cause the at least one processor to, in response to receiving a user input, randomly provide an electronic adaptable bingo card for display on a display device as part of the base game, provide a base game ball call, prompt a user selection of a position of the electronic adaptable bingo card displayed on the display device to designate as a free space, and determine that at least one winning pattern is included on the electronic adaptable bingo card by evaluating the electronic adaptable bingo card based on the base game ball call, the free space, and an award pattern table.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2024Publication date: February 12, 2026Inventors: Eldon Ideus, II, Gwen Vulich
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Publication number: 20260038347Abstract: A system for manipulating bingo cards in electronic wagering games may include a display device and/or circuitry. In one example, the circuitry may be configured to receive user input for manipulating a bingo card associated with an electronic wagering game presented via the display device. In this example, the circuitry may also be configured to manipulate an order of one or more tiles on the bingo card based at least in part on the user input. The circuitry may be further configured to award an interim win to a user based at least in part on the manipulation of the order of the tiles. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2024Publication date: February 5, 2026Inventors: Eldon Ideus, II, Gwen Vulich
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Publication number: 20240371235Abstract: A system and method for evaluating a persistent bonus game jackpot includes providing a persistent bonus game jackpot including an amount that defines a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, storing, within a memory, a plurality of paytables, each paytable of the plurality of paytables associated with a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot and including a probability of awarding the persistent bonus game jackpot at the associated state, determining a current state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, dynamically selecting, based upon the determined current state, a paytable from the plurality of paytables stored in the memory, evaluating a bingo card provided in association with the persistent bonus game jackpot against the dynamically selected paytable and a ball call, and determining, in response to the evaluating, to credit the amount of the persistent bonus game jackpot to a player credit balance associated with the evaluated bingo card.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: Eldon Ideus, II, Michael Casey, Kevin Walsh
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Patent number: 12073691Abstract: A system and method for evaluating a persistent bonus game jackpot includes providing a persistent bonus game jackpot including an amount that defines a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, storing, within a memory, a plurality of paytables, each paytable of the plurality of paytables associated with a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot and including a probability of awarding the persistent bonus game jackpot at the associated state, determining a current state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, dynamically selecting, based upon the determined current state, a paytable from the plurality of paytables stored in the memory, evaluating a bingo card provided in association with the persistent bonus game jackpot against the dynamically selected paytable and a ball call, and determining, in response to the evaluating, to credit the amount of the persistent bonus game jackpot to a player credit balance associated with the evaluated bingo card.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2023Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eldon Ideus, II, Michael Casey, Kevin Walsh
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Publication number: 20240242570Abstract: An electronic gaming system includes a processor configured to execute instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to at least receive a wager amount from an electronic gaming machine (EGM), where the wager amount is associated with a player wager in a base bingo game played by a player of the EGM. The instructions also cause the processor to receive a bingo card parameter from the EGM, where the received bingo card parameter is associated with a bingo card provided to the player in the base bingo game, determine, based upon the wager amount, an award eligibility probability, and determine, based at least in part upon the award eligibility probability, whether the player is eligible to receive an award, and in response, compare the received bingo card parameter to a plurality of bingo card parameters, the plurality of bingo card parameters defining a paytable. Moreover, the instructions may cause the processor to determine, based upon the comparison, whether to provide the award to the player.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2024Publication date: July 18, 2024Inventors: Michael Casey, Shawn Lyons, Eldon Ideus, II, Eric Telaak, Alok Trivedi, Shailendra Tomar, Rakesh Mehta, Jitin Garg
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Patent number: 11978315Abstract: An electronic gaming system includes a processor configured to execute instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to at least receive a wager amount from an electronic gaming machine (EGM), where the wager amount is associated with a player wager in a base bingo game played by a player of the EGM. The instructions also cause the processor to receive a bingo card parameter from the EGM, where the received bingo card parameter is associated with a bingo card provided to the player in the base bingo game, determine, based upon the wager amount, an award eligibility probability, and determine, based at least in part upon the award eligibility probability, whether the player is eligible to receive an award, and in response, compare the received bingo card parameter to a plurality of bingo card parameters, the plurality of bingo card parameters defining a paytable. Moreover, the instructions may cause the processor to determine, based upon the comparison, whether to provide the award to the player.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Michael Casey, Shawn Lyons, Eldon Ideus, II, Eric Telaak, Alok Trivedi, Shailendra Tomar, Rakesh Mehta, Jitin Garg
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Publication number: 20230343176Abstract: A system and method for evaluating a persistent bonus game jackpot includes providing a persistent bonus game jackpot including an amount that defines a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, storing, within a memory, a plurality of paytables, each paytable of the plurality of paytables associated with a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot and including a probability of awarding the persistent bonus game jackpot at the associated state, determining a current state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, dynamically selecting, based upon the determined current state, a paytable from the plurality of paytables stored in the memory, evaluating a bingo card provided in association with the persistent bonus game jackpot against the dynamically selected paytable and a ball call, and determining, in response to the evaluating, to credit the amount of the persistent bonus game jackpot to a player credit balance associated with the evaluated bingo card.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Eldon Ideus, II, Michael Casey, Kevin Walsh
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Patent number: 11776358Abstract: A system and method for evaluating a persistent bonus game jackpot includes providing a persistent bonus game jackpot including an amount that defines a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, storing, within a memory, a plurality of paytables, each paytable of the plurality of paytables associated with a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot and including a probability of awarding the persistent bonus game jackpot at the associated state, determining a current state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, dynamically selecting, based upon the determined current state, a paytable from the plurality of paytables stored in the memory, evaluating a bingo card provided in association with the persistent bonus game jackpot against the dynamically selected paytable and a ball call, and determining, in response to the evaluating, to credit the amount of the persistent bonus game jackpot to a player credit balance associated with the evaluated bingo card.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2022Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eldon Ideus, II, Michael Casey, Kevin Walsh
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Publication number: 20230274613Abstract: A system and method for evaluating a persistent bonus game jackpot includes providing a persistent bonus game jackpot including an amount that defines a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, storing, within a memory, a plurality of paytables, each paytable of the plurality of paytables associated with a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot and including a probability of awarding the persistent bonus game jackpot at the associated state, determining a current state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, dynamically selecting, based upon the determined current state, a paytable from the plurality of paytables stored in the memory, evaluating a bingo card provided in association with the persistent bonus game jackpot against the dynamically selected paytable and a ball call, and determining, in response to the evaluating, to credit the amount of the persistent bonus game jackpot to a player credit balance associated with the evaluated bingo card.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2023Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: Eldon Ideus, II, Michael Casey, Kevin Walsh
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Publication number: 20220165130Abstract: A system and method for evaluating a persistent bonus game jackpot includes providing a persistent bonus game jackpot including an amount that defines a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, storing, within a memory, a plurality of paytables, each paytable of the plurality of paytables associated with a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot and including a probability of awarding the persistent bonus game jackpot at the associated state, determining a current state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, dynamically selecting, based upon the determined current state, a paytable from the plurality of paytables stored in the memory, evaluating a bingo card provided in association with the persistent bonus game jackpot against the dynamically selected paytable and a ball call, and determining, in response to the evaluating, to credit the amount of the persistent bonus game jackpot to a player credit balance associated with the evaluated bingo card.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Eldon Ideus, II, Michael Casey, Kevin Walsh
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Patent number: 11250667Abstract: A system and method for evaluating a persistent bonus game jackpot includes providing a persistent bonus game jackpot including an amount that defines a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, storing, within a memory, a plurality of paytables, each paytable of the plurality of paytables associated with a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot and including a probability of awarding the persistent bonus game jackpot at the associated state, determining a current state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, dynamically selecting, based upon the determined current state, a paytable from the plurality of paytables stored in the memory, evaluating a bingo card provided in association with the persistent bonus game jackpot against the dynamically selected paytable and a ball call, and determining, in response to the evaluating, to credit the amount of the persistent bonus game jackpot to a player credit balance associated with the evaluated bingo card.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Eldon Ideus, II, Michael Casey, Kevin Walsh
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Publication number: 20210304561Abstract: An electronic gaming system includes a processor configured to execute instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to at least receive a wager amount from an electronic gaming machine (EGM), where the wager amount is associated with a player wager in a base bingo game played by a player of the EGM. The instructions also cause the processor to receive a bingo card parameter from the EGM, where the received bingo card parameter is associated with a bingo card provided to the player in the base bingo game, determine, based upon the wager amount, an award eligibility probability, and determine, based at least in part upon the award eligibility probability, whether the player is eligible to receive an award, and in response, compare the received bingo card parameter to a plurality of bingo card parameters, the plurality of bingo card parameters defining a paytable. Moreover, the instructions may cause the processor to determine, based upon the comparison, whether to provide the award to the player.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Michael Casey, Shawn Lyons, Eldon Ideus, II, Eric Telaak, Alok Trivedi, Shailendra Tomar, Rakesh Mehta, Jitin Garg
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Patent number: 11037403Abstract: An electronic gaming system includes a processor configured to execute instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to at least receive a wager amount from an electronic gaming machine (EGM), where the wager amount is associated with a player wager in a base bingo game played by a player of the EGM. The instructions also cause the processor to receive a bingo card parameter from the EGM, where the received bingo card parameter is associated with a bingo card provided to the player in the base bingo game, determine, based upon the wager amount, an award eligibility probability, and determine, based at least in part upon the award eligibility probability, whether the player is eligible to receive an award, and in response, compare the received bingo card parameter to a plurality of bingo card parameters, the plurality of bingo card parameters defining a paytable. Moreover, the instructions may cause the processor to determine, based upon the comparison, whether to provide the award to the player.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Michael Casey, Shawn Lyons, Eldon Ideus, II, Eric Telaak, Alok Trivedi, Shailendra Tomar, Rakesh Mehta, Jitin Garg
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Publication number: 20210012616Abstract: An electronic gaming system includes a processor configured to execute instructions, which when executed, cause the processor to at least receive a wager amount from an electronic gaming machine (EGM), where the wager amount is associated with a player wager in a base bingo game played by a player of the EGM. The instructions also cause the processor to receive a bingo card parameter from the EGM, where the received bingo card parameter is associated with a bingo card provided to the player in the base bingo game, determine, based upon the wager amount, an award eligibility probability, and determine, based at least in part upon the award eligibility probability, whether the player is eligible to receive an award, and in response, compare the received bingo card parameter to a plurality of bingo card parameters, the plurality of bingo card parameters defining a paytable. Moreover, the instructions may cause the processor to determine, based upon the comparison, whether to provide the award to the player.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2019Publication date: January 14, 2021Inventors: Michael Casey, Shawn Lyons, Eldon Ideus, II, Eric Telaak, Alok Trivedi, Shailendra Tomar, Rakesh Mehta, Jitin Garg
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Publication number: 20200250931Abstract: A system and method for evaluating a persistent bonus game jackpot includes providing a persistent bonus game jackpot including an amount that defines a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, storing, within a memory, a plurality of paytables, each paytable of the plurality of paytables associated with a state of the persistent bonus game jackpot and including a probability of awarding the persistent bonus game jackpot at the associated state, determining a current state of the persistent bonus game jackpot, dynamically selecting, based upon the determined current state, a paytable from the plurality of paytables stored in the memory, evaluating a bingo card provided in association with the persistent bonus game jackpot against the dynamically selected paytable and a ball call, and determining, in response to the evaluating, to credit the amount of the persistent bonus game jackpot to a player credit balance associated with the evaluated bingo card.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Inventors: Eldon Ideus, II, Michael Casey, Kevin Walsh