Patents by Inventor Jonathan Bruce Wortmann

Jonathan Bruce Wortmann 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: 12125338
    Abstract: An example method includes determining, for a first outcome event, a first symbol set to display within a symbol-display-portion of a display of the machine; displaying, by the display for the first outcome event, the first symbol set; determining, by the machine for a second outcome event occurring after the first outcome event, a second symbol set to display within the symbol-display-portion of the display; determining, by the machine for the second outcome event, for each instance of the particular symbol in the first symbol set, a corresponding second symbol position in the symbol-display-portion of the display; and displaying, by the display for the second outcome event, each instance of the particular symbol in the first symbol set randomly selected for the first outcome event at the corresponding second symbol position and each symbol of the second symbol set within the symbol-display-portion of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Games Global Operations Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann, Richard Vermaak, Terence Igesund
  • Publication number: 20220197597
    Abstract: A remote device may include a random number generator, a ruleset defining random number modifications, a processor, and a memory. The memory may contain program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the remote device to perform operations comprising: receiving, from an electronic device, a single message including a request for a plurality of random numbers; obtaining, from the random number generator, the plurality of random numbers; applying, to the plurality of random numbers, the random number modifications; and transmitting, to the electronic device, the plurality of random numbers as modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Rory Angus Harpur, Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Patent number: 11132867
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a software application executed on behalf of a client machine with a graphical display unit, the software application graphically displaying animations that simulate spinning a plurality of reels. A set of symbols may be selected, including first and second trigger symbols in a third position a fourth position, respectively, adjacent to one another. The embodiment may involve determining a third set of symbols identical to the second set of symbols except that: when the third and fourth positions are vertically adjacent on a particular reel, all symbols on the particular reel are wild, when the third and fourth positions are horizontally adjacent on a pair of adjacent reels, all symbols on the pair of adjacent reels are wild, (iii) when the third and fourth positions are diagonally adjacent to one another, a 2×2 grid of symbols are wild.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Fusion Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Patent number: 11062553
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a software application executed on behalf of a client machine with a graphical display unit, where the software application involves graphically displaying, on vertical symbol display segments of the graphical display unit, animations that simulate spinning a plurality of reels, and where each reel contains a respective plurality of symbols, subsets of which are displayable in a respective vertical symbol display segment corresponding to the reel. The embodiment may further involve selecting a first set of symbols defining respective positions of each of the reels, and causing the graphical display unit to display an animation that simulates spinning of the reels resulting in the vertical symbol display segments displaying the first set of symbols. The embodiment may further involve determining that the first set of symbols includes exactly one or two trigger symbols, and replacing each of the trigger symbols with a replacement symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Fusion Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Publication number: 20200219359
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a software application executed on behalf of a client machine with a graphical display unit, where the software application involves graphically displaying, on vertical symbol display segments of the graphical display unit, animations that simulate spinning a plurality of reels, and where each reel contains a respective plurality of symbols, subsets of which are displayable in a respective vertical symbol display segment corresponding to the reel. The embodiment may further involve selecting a first set of symbols defining respective positions of each of the reels, and causing the graphical display unit to display an animation that simulates spinning of the reels resulting in the vertical symbol display segments displaying the first set of symbols. The embodiment may further involve determining that the first set of symbols includes exactly one or two trigger symbols, and replacing each of the trigger symbols with a replacement symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventor: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Patent number: 10685530
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a software application executed on behalf of a client machine with a graphical display unit, where the software application involves graphically displaying, on vertical symbol display segments of the graphical display unit, animations that simulate spinning a plurality of reels, and where each reel contains a respective plurality of symbols, subsets of which are displayable in a respective vertical symbol display segment corresponding to the reel. The embodiment may also involve iterations of: selecting a set of symbols including a locking symbol when (i) the locking symbol was locked in place from a previous spin and has been used in fewer than 3 winning combinations, or (ii) the locking symbol was initially selected during the spin of the reels; and causing the graphical display unit to display an animation of the spin of the reels in which the instance of the locking symbol remains in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Pridefield Limited
    Inventor: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Patent number: 10636242
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a software application executed on behalf of a client machine with a graphical display unit, where the software application involves graphically displaying, on vertical symbol display segments of the graphical display unit, animations that simulate spinning a plurality of reels, and where each reel contains a respective plurality of symbols, subsets of which are displayable in a respective vertical symbol display segment corresponding to the reel. The embodiment may further involve selecting a first set of symbols defining respective positions of each of the reels, and causing the graphical display unit to display an animation that simulates spinning of the reels resulting in the vertical symbol display segments displaying the first set of symbols. The embodiment may further involve determining that the first set of symbols includes exactly one or two trigger symbols, and replacing each of the trigger symbols with a replacement symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Pridefield Limited
    Inventor: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Publication number: 20200051396
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a software application executed on behalf of a client machine with a graphical display unit, the software application graphically displaying animations that simulate spinning a plurality of reels. A set of symbols may be selected, including first and second trigger symbols in a third position a fourth position, respectively, adjacent to one another. The embodiment may involve determining a third set of symbols identical to the second set of symbols except that: when the third and fourth positions are vertically adjacent on a particular reel, all symbols on the particular reel are wild, when the third and fourth positions are horizontally adjacent on a pair of adjacent reels, all symbols on the pair of adjacent reels are wild, (iii) when the third and fourth positions are diagonally adjacent to one another, a 2×2 grid of symbols are wild.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventor: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Patent number: 10522005
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a software application executed on behalf of a client machine with a graphical display unit, the software application graphically displaying animations that simulate spinning a plurality of reels. A set of symbols may be selected, including first and second trigger symbols in a third position a fourth position, respectively, adjacent to one another. The embodiment may involve determining a third set of symbols identical to the second set of symbols except that: when the third and fourth positions are vertically adjacent on a particular reel, all symbols on the particular reel are wild, when the third and fourth positions are horizontally adjacent on a pair of adjacent reels, all symbols on the pair of adjacent reels are wild, (iii) when the third and fourth positions are diagonally adjacent to one another, a 2×2 grid of symbols are wild.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Fusion Holdings Limited
    Inventor: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Publication number: 20180225926
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a software application executed on behalf of a client machine with a graphical display unit, the software application graphically displaying animations that simulate spinning a plurality of reels. A set of symbols may be selected, including first and second trigger symbols in a third position a fourth position, respectively, adjacent to one another. The embodiment may involve determining a third set of symbols identical to the second set of symbols except that: when the third and fourth positions are vertically adjacent on a particular reel, all symbols on the particular reel are wild, when the third and fourth positions are horizontally adjacent on a pair of adjacent reels, all symbols on the pair of adjacent reels are wild, (iii) when the third and fourth positions are diagonally adjacent to one another, a 2×2 grid of symbols are wild.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventor: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Patent number: 10019866
    Abstract: Machines and methods are described for displaying a predetermined symbol and a set of symbols selected from a global symbol set. A first symbol position can be randomly selected for displaying the predetermined symbol, which can include a multiplier meter to display a multiplier value randomly selectable from multiple multiplier values. A second symbol position can be randomly selected for displaying the predetermined symbol after moving along a path from the first symbol position. The predetermined symbol can be displayed as part of a predetermined number of outcome events earned upon determination that a trigger event occurred. A server machine can select symbol positions, multiplier values and symbol sets and provide data indicating the symbol positions, multiplier values and symbol sets to a client machine. The client machine can include a display to display the symbol sets, and multiplier values within a predetermined symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Pridefield Limited
    Inventors: Richard Vermaak, Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Publication number: 20180122183
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a software application executed on behalf of a client machine with a graphical display unit, where the software application involves graphically displaying, on vertical symbol display segments of the graphical display unit, animations that simulate spinning a plurality of reels, and where each reel contains a respective plurality of symbols, subsets of which are displayable in a respective vertical symbol display segment corresponding to the reel. The embodiment may also involve iterations of: selecting a set of symbols including a locking symbol when (i) the locking symbol was locked in place from a previous spin and has been used in fewer than 3 winning combinations, or (ii) the locking symbol was initially selected during the spin of the reels; and causing the graphical display unit to display an animation of the spin of the reels in which the instance of the locking symbol remains in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Publication number: 20180122182
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a software application executed on behalf of a client machine with a graphical display unit, where the software application involves graphically displaying, on vertical symbol display segments of the graphical display unit, animations that simulate spinning a plurality of reels, and where each reel contains a respective plurality of symbols, subsets of which are displayable in a respective vertical symbol display segment corresponding to the reel. The embodiment may further involve selecting a first set of symbols defining respective positions of each of the reels, and causing the graphical display unit to display an animation that simulates spinning of the reels resulting in the vertical symbol display segments displaying the first set of symbols. The embodiment may further involve determining that the first set of symbols includes exactly one or two trigger symbols, and replacing each of the trigger symbols with a replacement symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Publication number: 20180122184
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a software application executed on behalf of a client machine with a graphical display unit, where the software application involves graphically displaying, on vertical symbol display segments of the graphical display unit, animations that simulate spinning a plurality of reels. The embodiment may also involve: selecting a first set of symbols associated with respective positions of each of the reels; determining that the first set of symbols includes exactly one or exactly two trigger symbols; locking in place all instances of the trigger symbols; selecting a second set of symbols associated with the respective positions of each of the reels, where the second set of symbols includes the locked-in-place trigger symbols; determining that the second set of symbols includes at least three trigger symbols; and providing an additional spin of the reels to the client machine, and unlocking all locked-in-place in place trigger symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Publication number: 20180122189
    Abstract: An embodiment may involve a software application executed on behalf of a client machine with a graphical display unit, the software application graphically displaying animations that simulate spinning a plurality of reels. The embodiment may involve determining that a trigger event occurred, and determining a number of spins of the reels, where a multiplier is set to an initial value. The embodiment may involve carrying out iterations of operations comprising: selecting a set of symbols associated with positions of each of the reels, where the multiplier is increased in response to any non-winning outcome, and the multiplier is reset to the initial value in response to a winning outcome; and causing the graphical display unit to display an animation that simulates a spin of the reels that results in displaying the set of symbols, and the win multiplier increasing when a non-winning outcome appears in the set of symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann
  • Patent number: 9355517
    Abstract: Machines and methods are described for displaying a particular symbol at a corresponding symbol position for multiple consecutive outcome events, such as outcome events including a wager game played on a stand-alone machine located within a casino or a machine within a client-server architecture. After displaying the particular symbol for a first outcome event, the particular symbol can be displayed at the same symbol position within a symbol-display-portion for one or more successive outcome events without the particular symbol being selected to be displayed at the same symbol position. Other symbols displayed within the symbol-display-portion for the first and successive outcome events can be determined or selected by a processor using a random selection process. The particular symbol can be a Wild symbol. A data structure can include data for tracking whether the particular symbol is locked down for an outcome event after the first outcome event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Pridefield Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann, Richard Vermaak, Terence Igesund
  • Publication number: 20150248810
    Abstract: Machines and methods are described for displaying a particular symbol at a corresponding symbol position for multiple consecutive outcome events, such as outcome events including a wager game played on a stand-alone machine located within a casino or a machine within a client-server architecture. After displaying the particular symbol for a first outcome event, the particular symbol can be displayed at the same symbol position within a symbol-display-portion for one or more successive outcome events without the particular symbol being selected to be displayed at the same symbol position. Other symbols displayed within the symbol-display-portion for the first and successive outcome events can be determined or selected by a processor using a random selection process. The particular symbol can be a Wild symbol. A data structure can include data for tracking whether the particular symbol is locked down for an outcome event after the first outcome event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann, Richard Vermaak, Terence Igesund
  • Publication number: 20150248811
    Abstract: An example method includes determining, for a first outcome event, a first symbol set to display within a symbol-display-portion of a display of the machine; displaying, by the display for the first outcome event, the first symbol set; determining, by the machine for a second outcome event occurring after the first outcome event, a second symbol set to display within the symbol-display-portion of the display; determining, by the machine for the second outcome event, for each instance of the particular symbol in the first symbol set, a corresponding second symbol position in the symbol-display-portion of the display; and displaying, by the display for the second outcome event, each instance of the particular symbol in the first symbol set randomly selected for the first outcome event at the corresponding second symbol position and each symbol of the second symbol set within the symbol-display-portion of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Inventors: Jonathan Bruce Wortmann, Richard Vermaak, Terence Igesund
  • Publication number: 20150199867
    Abstract: Machines and methods are described for displaying a predetermined symbol and a set of symbols selected from a global symbol set. A first symbol position can be randomly selected for displaying the predetermined symbol, which can include a multiplier meter to display a multiplier value randomly selectable from multiple multiplier values. A second symbol position can be randomly selected for displaying the predetermined symbol after moving along a path from the first symbol position. The predetermined symbol can be displayed as part of a predetermined number of outcome events earned upon determination that a trigger event occurred. A server machine can select symbol positions, multiplier values and symbol sets and provide data indicating the symbol positions, multiplier values and symbol sets to a client machine. The client machine can include a display to display the symbol sets, and multiplier values within a predetermined symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Richard Vermaak, Jonathan Bruce Wortmann