Patents by Inventor Ernest Stepp

Ernest Stepp 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).

  • Method of encoding multiple languages in a video file for a gaming machine
    Patent number: 10334264
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of encoding multiple languages in a video file for use in a gaming machine, comprising encoding first video file segments in first language, encoding second video file segments in a second language and encoding one or more third video file segments that do not display any language. A first set of instructions is executable by a computing device of the gaming machine to combine the first and third video file segments into a video presentation in the first language to be displayed on a display of the gaming machine. A second set of instructions is executable by the computing device to combine the second and third video file segments into a video presentation in the second language to be displayed on the display. Related methods and systems are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Ainsworth Game Technology Limited
    Inventors: Lee Howard Weekes, Ernest Stepp, Robin Gonzales
  • Method of Encoding Multiple Languages in a Video File for a Gaming Machine
    Publication number: 20180146206
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of encoding multiple languages in a video file for use in a gaming machine, comprising encoding first video file segments in first language, encoding second video file segments in a second language and encoding one or more third video file segments that do not display any language. A first set of instructions is executable by a computing device of the gaming machine to combine the first and third video file segments into a video presentation in the first language to be displayed on a display of the gaming machine. A second set of instructions is executable by the computing device to combine the second and third video file segments into a video presentation in the second language to be displayed on the display. Related methods and systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Lee Howard Weekes, Ernest Stepp, Robin Gonzales