Patents by Inventor Eric F. Taylor

Eric F. Taylor 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: 11790723
    Abstract: Gaming systems, methods, and machines provided herein may include dynamic displays in which one or more first display panels are arranged around an opening to provide a display frame, and a plurality of second display panels, each part of a different movable display unit, are arranged within the opening. A plurality of linear drive mechanisms may be configured to cause the movable display units to translate inward and outward relative to the display frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Eric F. Taylor, Eric P. Winston, Timothy William Seckel, Steven M. Santisi
  • Publication number: 20220172557
    Abstract: Gaming systems, methods, and machines provided herein may include dynamic displays in which one or more first display panels are arranged around an opening to provide a display frame, and a plurality of second display panels, each part of a different movable display unit, are arranged within the opening. A plurality of linear drive mechanisms may be configured to cause the movable display units to translate inward and outward relative to the display frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Eric F. Taylor, Eric P. Winston, Timothy William Seckel, Steven M. Santisi
  • Patent number: 11270550
    Abstract: Gaming systems, methods, and machines provided herein may include dynamic displays in which one or more first display panels are arranged around an opening to provide a display frame, and a plurality of second display panels, each part of a different movable display unit, are arranged within the opening. A plurality of linear drive mechanisms may be configured to cause the movable display units to translate inward and outward relative to the display frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Eric F. Taylor, Eric P. Winston, Timothy William Seckel, Steven M. Santisi
  • Publication number: 20200250920
    Abstract: Gaming systems, methods, and machines provided herein may include dynamic displays in which one or more first display panels are arranged around an opening to provide a display frame, and a plurality of second display panels, each part of a different movable display unit, are arranged within the opening. A plurality of linear drive mechanisms may be configured to cause the movable display units to translate inward and outward relative to the display frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Eric F. Taylor, Eric P. Winston, Timothy William Seckel, Steven M. Santisi
  • Patent number: 10713880
    Abstract: Gaming systems, methods, and machines provided herein may include dynamic displays in which one or more first display panels are arranged around an opening to provide a display frame, and a plurality of second display panels, each part of a different movable display unit, are arranged within the opening. A plurality of linear drive mechanisms may be configured to cause the movable display units to translate inward and outward relative to the display frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Eric F. Taylor, Eric P. Winston, Timothy William Seckel, Steven M. Santisi
  • Publication number: 20200090454
    Abstract: Gaming systems, methods, and machines provided herein may include dynamic displays in which one or more first display panels are arranged around an opening to provide a display frame, and a plurality of second display panels, each part of a different movable display unit, are arranged within the opening. A plurality of linear drive mechanisms may be configured to cause the movable display units to translate inward and outward relative to the display frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Eric F. Taylor, Eric P. Winston, Timothy William Seckel, Steven M. Santisi
  • Publication number: 20110212761
    Abstract: A wager gaming machine includes a graphics processing unit (“GPU”) configured to perform graphics processing tasks to control a display system. The machine also includes a central processing unit (“CPU”) comprising at least one central processor and configured to control the wager gaming machine to provide at least one wagering game, make a delegation determination regarding when to delegate a non-graphics processing task to the GPU, and send delegation instructions to the GPU after making the delegation determination, wherein the GPU is further configured to receive delegation instructions from the CPU and to perform the non-graphics processing task according to the delegation instructions. The non-graphics task may be, for example, a communication task, a security task, or a compute-intensive task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Craig A. Paulsen, Eric F. Taylor
  • Patent number: 7979740
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a processor adapted to execute a program of a game; a biometric reader configured to capture first biometric data from the player, and a trusted cache. The trusted cache includes a nonvolatile memory that is configured to store the first biometric data; a context data save engine configured to save the context of the program to the nonvolatile memory and to associate the stored first biometric data with the saved context of the program upon the processor receiving a request from the player to suspend game play, and a context data recovery engine configured to recover the saved context from the nonvolatile memory and to cause continued execution of the program from the recovered saved context upon the biometric reader capturing second biometric data from the player that matches the stored first biometric data and receiving a request from the player to resume game play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Mudalla Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric F. Taylor, Jean-Marie Gatto, Thierry Brunet de Courssou
  • Publication number: 20100299556
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a processor adapted to execute a program of a game; a biometric reader configured to capture first biometric data from the player, and a trusted cache. The trusted cache includes a nonvolatile memory that is configured to store the first biometric data; a context data save engine configured to save the context of the program to the nonvolatile memory and to associate the stored first biometric data with the saved context of the program upon the processor receiving a request from the player to suspend game play, and a context data recovery engine configured to recover the saved context from the nonvolatile memory and to cause continued execution of the program from the recovered saved context upon the biometric reader capturing second biometric data from the player that matches the stored first biometric data and receiving a request from the player to resume game play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Mudalla Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric F. TAYLOR, Jean-Marie Gatto, Thierry Brunet de Courssou