Patents by Inventor Gary Frerking
Gary Frerking 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: 11830316Abstract: An integrated active control system includes gaming devices, a server, and a network connecting the server and gaming devices. The gaming devices include gaming terminals and gaming tables. The integrated active control system aggregates gaming transaction information from the gaming devices and determines, for example, the effectiveness of the gaming establishment's floor configuration. Based on this effectiveness determination, at least one of the gaming devices are instructed to change their configuration. Staffing information may also be considered and reconfigured. The integrated active control system further monitors and configures gaming chips. The gaming chips are programmable, and may store monetary chip value and chip identification information. The programmable gaming chips are monitored for tracking the wagers made with the chips as well as for detecting their location.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gareth Stuart Phillips, Kent Reisdorph, Lattamore D. Osburn, Scott Olive, Gary Frerking, Jeffrey S. Topham, Michael Dugan, John Denlay, Christine Judith Denlay
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Publication number: 20190371111Abstract: An integrated active control system includes gaming devices, a server, and a network connecting the server and gaming devices. The gaming devices include gaming terminals and gaming tables. The integrated active control system aggregates gaming transaction information from the gaming devices and determines, for example, the effectiveness of the gaming establishment's floor configuration. Based on this effectiveness determination, at least one of the gaming devices are instructed to change their configuration. Staffing information may also be considered and reconfigured. The integrated active control system further monitors and configures gaming chips. The gaming chips are programmable, and may store monetary chip value and chip identification information. The programmable gaming chips are monitored for tracking the wagers made with the chips as well as for detecting their location.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: December 5, 2019Inventors: Gareth Stuart Phillips, Kent Reisdorph, Lattamore D. Osburn, Scott Olive, Gary Frerking, Jeffrey S. Topham, Michael Dugan, John Denlay, Christine Judith Denlay
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Publication number: 20190362587Abstract: An integrated active control system includes gaming devices, a server, and a network connecting the server and gaming devices. The gaming devices include gaming terminals and gaming tables. The integrated active control system aggregates gaming transaction information from the gaming devices and determines, for example, the effectiveness of the gaming establishment's floor configuration. Based on this effectiveness determination, at least one of the gaming devices are instructed to change their configuration. Staffing information may also be considered and reconfigured. The integrated active control system further monitors and configures gaming chips. The gaming chips are programmable, and may store monetary chip value and chip identification information. The programmable gaming chips are monitored for tracking the wagers made with the chips as well as for detecting their location.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2019Publication date: November 28, 2019Inventors: Gareth Stuart Phillips, Kent Reisdorph, Lattamore D. Osburn, Scott Olive, Gary Frerking, Jeffrey S. Topham, Michael Dugan, John Denlay, Christine Judith Denlay
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Patent number: 10360754Abstract: An integrated active control system includes gaming devices, a server, and a network connecting the server and gaming devices. The gaming devices include gaming terminals and gaming tables. The integrated active control system aggregates gaming transaction information from the gaming devices and determines, for example, the effectiveness of the gaming establishment's floor configuration. Based on this effectiveness determination, at least one of the gaming devices are instructed to change their configuration. Staffing information may also be considered and reconfigured. The integrated active control system further monitors and configures gaming chips. The gaming chips are programmable, and may store monetary chip value and chip identification information. The programmable gaming chips are monitored for tracking the wagers made with the chips as well as for detecting their location.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2012Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gareth Stuart Phillips, Kent Reisdorph, Lattamore D. Osburn, Scott Olive, Gary Frerking, Jeffrey S. Topham, Michael Dugan, John Denlay, Christine Judith Denlay
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Publication number: 20190172300Abstract: An integrated active control system includes gaming devices, a server, and a network connecting the server and gaming devices. The gaming devices include gaming terminals and gaming tables. The integrated active control system aggregates gaming transaction information from the gaming devices and determines, for example, the effectiveness of the gaming establishment's floor configuration. Based on this effectiveness determination, at least one of the gaming devices are instructed to change their configuration. Staffing information may also be considered and reconfigured. The integrated active control system further monitors and configures gaming chips. The gaming chips are programmable, and may store monetary chip value and chip identification information. The programmable gaming chips are monitored for tracking the wagers made with the chips as well as for detecting their location.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Gareth Stuart Phillips, Kent Reisdorph, Lattamore D. Osburn, Scott Olive, Gary Frerking, Jeffrey S. Topham, Michael Dugan, John Denlay, Christine Judith Denlay
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Patent number: 10241529Abstract: An example environment control system for a venue includes a controllable device arranged to perform at least one of heating, cooling or ventilation of the venue so as to affect the environment of the venue; a plurality of input devices disposed throughout the venue, each input device operable by a user to input environment feedback; and an environment controller arranged to control the at least one controllable device based on the environment feedback.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventor: Gary Frerking
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Patent number: 9990800Abstract: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for multi-tiered gaming data download. The system includes a gaming device for local play of a game. The gaming device includes a communication interface receiving and transmitting data to download a game for play at the gaming device. The system also includes a plurality of download servers communicating with the gaming device to provide game data for download to and play at the gaming device. The system further includes a middle tier server acting as a hub to communicate with the plurality of download servers to provide game data from one or more of the plurality of download servers. The middle tier server allocates download server resources and schedules a download of game data from one or more download servers to the gaming device based on resource constraints at the plurality of download servers and availability for download at the gaming device.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Jeffrey S. Topham, David Lawdensky, David Salour, Jeff C. Himmelright, Gary Frerking
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Patent number: 9865140Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which includes a plurality of spinners, each spinner being associated with a plurality of display positions and having a plurality of symbols disposable at the display positions. A spinner controller is arranged to select the symbols to appear at the display positions for each spinner, and an outcome evaluator is arranged to determine whether the symbols shown at the display positions correspond to at least one winning outcome by reference to at least one defined win condition. Each win condition comprises a win line having at least three display positions from two adjacent spinners. A corresponding method of gaming is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Anthony Wayne Bond, Stephen C. Jones, Philip Jeffrey Anderson, Scott Monroe Stewart, Gary Frerking
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Patent number: 9846991Abstract: A gaming machine is disclosed which comprises at least one meter arranged to generate game meter data. The gaming machine is arranged to forward meter data generated by the at least one meter to a remote data storage device arranged to store meter data associated with a plurality of games. The gaming machine is also arranged to retrieve meter data associated with a game from the remote data storage device when the gaming machine is requested to provide the meter data associated with the game. An associated gaming system and method of gaming are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventors: Jeff Himmelright, David Lawdensky, Gary Frerking, Jeffrey Topham, David Salour
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Publication number: 20170206738Abstract: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for multi-tiered gaming data download. The system includes a gaming device for local play of a game. The gaming device includes a communication interface receiving and transmitting data to download a game for play at the gaming device. The system also includes a plurality of download servers communicating with the gaming device to provide game data for download to and play at the gaming device. The system further includes a middle tier server acting as a hub to communicate with the plurality of download servers to provide game data from one or more of the plurality of download servers. The middle tier server allocates download server resources and schedules a download of game data from one or more download servers to the gaming device based on resource constraints at the plurality of download servers and availability for download at the gaming device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2017Publication date: July 20, 2017Inventors: Jeffrey S. Topham, David Lawdensky, David Salour, Jeff C. Himmelright, Gary Frerking
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Patent number: 9697692Abstract: A gaming system includes a bonus server and an initial gaming machine having a processor. The bonus server is configured to transmit an initial token including a first parameter relating to the gaming system. The processor of the initial gaming machine is configured to receive the initial token. The processor is further configured to translate a plurality of parameters relating to the gaming system to a plurality of translated values. The plurality of parameters includes the first parameter. The processor is further configured to sum the plurality of translated values to an accumulated value. The processor is configured to receive a random number and determine a bonus game outcome based on a comparison of the random number and the accumulated value. The processor is further configured to transmit a quantity of scatter tokens to the bonus server, where the quantity is determined based on a value of the random number.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventor: Gary Frerking
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Patent number: 9604138Abstract: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for multi-tiered gaming data download. The system includes a gaming device for local play of a game. The gaming device includes a communication interface receiving and transmitting data to download a game for play at the gaming device. The system also includes a plurality of download servers communicating with the gaming device to provide game data for download to and play at the gaming device. The system further includes a middle tier server acting as a hub to communicate with the plurality of download servers to provide game data from one or more of the plurality of download servers. The middle tier server allocates download server resources and schedules a download of game data from one or more download servers to the gaming device based on resource constraints at the plurality of download servers and availability for download at the gaming device.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventors: Jeffrey S. Topham, David Lawdensky, David Salour, Jeff C. Himmelright, Gary Frerking
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Publication number: 20170046916Abstract: A gaming machine is disclosed which comprises at least one meter arranged to generate game meter data. The gaming machine is arranged to forward meter data generated by the at least one meter to a remote data storage device arranged to store meter data associated with a plurality of games. The gaming machine is also arranged to retrieve meter data associated with a game from the remote data storage device when the gaming machine is requested to provide the meter data associated with the game. An associated gaming system and method of gaming are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Inventors: Jeff Himmelright, David Lawdensky, Gary Frerking, Jeffrey Topham, David Salour
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Publication number: 20170032628Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which includes a plurality of spinners, each spinner being associated with a plurality of display positions and having a plurality of symbols disposable at the display positions. A spinner controller is arranged to select the symbols to appear at the display positions for each spinner, and an outcome evaluator is arranged to determine whether the symbols shown at the display positions correspond to at least one winning outcome by reference to at least one defined win condition. Each win condition comprises a win line having at least three display positions from two adjacent spinners. A corresponding method of gaming is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Anthony Wayne Bond, Stephen C. Jones, Philip Jeffrey Anderson, Scott Monroe Stewart, Gary Frerking
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Patent number: 9483907Abstract: A gaming machine (12) is disclosed which comprises at least one meter (76) arranged to generate game meter data. The gaming machine (12) is arranged to forward meter data generated by the at least one meter (76) to a remote data storage device (26) arranged to store meter data associated with a plurality of games. The gaming machine (12) is also arranged to retrieve meter data associated with a game from the remote data storage device (27) when the gaming machine is requested to provide the meter data associated with the game. An associated gaming system and method of gaming are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2008Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventors: Jeff Himmelright, David Lawdensky, Gary Frerking, Jeffrey Topham, David Salour
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Patent number: 9466184Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which includes a plurality of spinners, each spinner being associated with a plurality of display positions and having a plurality of symbols disposable at the display positions. A spinner controller is arranged to select the symbols to appear at the display positions for each spinner, and an outcome evaluator is arranged to determine whether the symbols shown at the display positions correspond to at least one winning outcome by reference to at least one defined win condition. Each win condition comprises a win line having at least three display positions from two adjacent spinners. A corresponding method of gaming is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Anthony Wayne Bond, Stephen C. Jones, Philip Jeffrey Anderson, Scott Monroe Stewart, Gary Frerking
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Publication number: 20160214010Abstract: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for multi-tiered gaming data download. The system includes a gaming device for local play of a game. The gaming device includes a communication interface receiving and transmitting data to download a game for play at the gaming device. The system also includes a plurality of download servers communicating with the gaming device to provide game data for download to and play at the gaming device. The system further includes a middle tier server acting as a hub to communicate with the plurality of download servers to provide game data from one or more of the plurality of download servers. The middle tier server allocates download server resources and schedules a download of game data from one or more download servers to the gaming device based on resource constraints at the plurality of download servers and availability for download at the gaming device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2016Publication date: July 28, 2016Inventors: Jeffrey S. Topham, David Lawdensky, David Salour, Jeff C. Himmelright, Gary Frerking
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Publication number: 20160196712Abstract: A gaming system includes a bonus server and an initial gaming machine having a processor. The bonus server is configured to transmit an initial token including a first parameter relating to the gaming system. The processor of the initial gaming machine is configured to receive the initial token. The processor is further configured to translate a plurality of parameters relating to the gaming system to a plurality of translated values. The plurality of parameters includes the first parameter. The processor is further configured to sum the plurality of translated values to an accumulated value. The processor is configured to receive a random number and determine a bonus game outcome based on a comparison of the random number and the accumulated value. The processor is further configured to transmit a quantity of scatter tokens to the bonus server, where the quantity is determined based on a value of the random number.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Inventor: Gary Frerking
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Patent number: 9318001Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a distributed bonus scheme using simulated scatter reactions are disclosed. An example method of operating a gaming device in a gaming system includes receiving a trigger that initiates a first bonus decision in a first gaming device. Further, the example method includes calculating, using a programmed processor, an accumulated value that defines a range. Further, the example method includes generating a random number. Further, the example method includes, when the random number falls within the range, granting a bonus to the first gaming device. Further, the example method includes determining whether the first bonus decision is to initiate a second bonus decision in a second gaming device of the gaming system.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventor: Gary Frerking
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Patent number: 9308448Abstract: Certain embodiments provide systems and methods for multi-tiered gaming data download. The system includes a gaming device for local play of a game. The gaming device includes a communication interface receiving and transmitting data to download a game for play at the gaming device. The system also includes a plurality of download servers communicating with the gaming device to provide game data for download to and play at the gaming device. The system further includes a middle tier server acting as a hub to communicate with the plurality of download servers to provide game data from one or more of the plurality of download servers. The middle tier server allocates download server resources and schedules a download of game data from one or more download servers to the gaming device based on resource constraints at the plurality of download servers and availability for download at the gaming device.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES PTY LIMITEDInventors: Jeffrey S. Topham, David Lawdensky, David Salour, Jeff C. Himmelright, Gary Frerking