Patents by Inventor Kenneth Shawn Soong
Kenneth Shawn Soong 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).
-
Publication number: 20230154287Abstract: A gaming machine includes a display device and game-logic circuitry that causes the display device to: present cycle outcomes by populating a symbol array with randomly selected symbols; lock any trigger symbols from the randomly selected symbols in the symbol array; present a subset counter for an array subset with locked trigger symbols; in response to a modifier event associated with a first trigger symbol locked within the subset, present a first award value associated with the first trigger symbol; in response to a number of trigger symbols within the subset meeting a trigger amount, provide an award at least partially as a function of the first award value; and in response to the subset counter meeting a termination count, remove any locked trigger symbols from the subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2022Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: George BOUVIER, Richard MILOSEVICH, Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Publication number: 20230154285Abstract: There is provided a gaming system, gaming machine, and method that utilize an electronic display device configured to display a plurality of symbol-bearing reels and an indicator bearing a pay multiplier. For each spin outcome, the reels are spun and stopped to land symbols in an array. In response to the landed symbols including a catalyst symbol, the values on any value-bearing symbols in the array are multiplied by the pay multiplier and awarded, and the pay multiplier is then modified for a subsequent spin outcome(s) based on the type, e.g., color, of the catalyst symbol. In response to the landed symbols not including the catalyst symbol, no awards are provided for any value-bearing symbols in the array, and the pay multiplier stays the same for a subsequent spin outcome(s) until a catalyst symbol lands in the array.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Inventors: Kimberly COHN, George BOUVIER, Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Publication number: 20230103663Abstract: A gaming machine includes an electronic display device configured to display an array of symbol positions and registers. The registers are associated with respective subsets of the symbol positions of the array. Game-logic circuitry directs the display device to animate a plurality of spins of symbol-bearing reels wherein, in each spin, the reels are spun and stopped to land symbols in the array. For each landed value-bearing symbol, the symbol value is added to the applicable register, and the landing position is tagged. In response to tagging all the symbol positions in a subset, that subset's register value is awarded and that subset's tags are cleared. In response to no value-bearing symbols landing in a subset during a reel spin, that subset's register and tags are cleared.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2022Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Richard MILOSEVICH, George BOUVIER, Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Publication number: 20230085652Abstract: There is provided a gaming system, gaming machine, and method that utilize an electronic display device configured to display a set of symbol-bearing reels. In a reel spin, the set of reels are spun and stopped to randomly place symbols in an array. In response to one or more triggering conditions, game-logic circuitry performs a replay or rewind operation. In one type of replay operation, a subset of the reels are held while the remaining reels are respun to potentially improve the outcome of that spin. In another type of replay operation, the game-logic circuitry conducts a series of initial spins and then conducts an additional spin for each initial spin that yielded a losing outcome.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Namitha NAGESH KALYANPUR, Joel JAFFE, Richard MILOSEVICH, Kenneth Shawn SOONG, Michael W. TUCKER
-
Publication number: 20230065904Abstract: A gaming system comprises a gaming machine and game-logic circuitry. The gaming machine comprises a display device that presents a symbol array. The game-logic circuitry presents a first outcome by populating the symbol array with a plurality of symbols, locks, in response to the first outcome including at least one value-bearing symbol in a subset of the array, the value-bearing symbol in the subset, initiates a subset counter associated with the subset in response to the first outcome, presents at least one subsequent outcome by populating the array with another plurality of randomly selected symbols, locks any additional value-bearing symbols populating the subset, provides, in response to a number of value-bearing symbols meeting a trigger amount, an award as a function of values indicated by the locked value-bearing symbols, and, in response to the subset counter meeting a termination count, removes any locked value-bearing symbols from the subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: George BOUVIER, Richard MILOSEVICH, Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Patent number: 11594106Abstract: A gaming system comprises a gaming machine and game-logic circuitry. The gaming machine comprises a display device that presents a symbol array. The game-logic circuitry presents a first outcome by populating the symbol array with a plurality of symbols, locks, in response to the first outcome including at least one value-bearing symbol in a subset of the array, the value-bearing symbol in the subset, initiates a subset counter associated with the subset in response to the first outcome, presents at least one subsequent outcome by populating the array with another plurality of randomly selected symbols, locks any additional value-bearing symbols populating the subset, provides, in response to a number of value-bearing symbols meeting a trigger amount, an award as a function of values indicated by the locked value-bearing symbols, and, in response to the subset counter meeting a termination count, removes any locked value-bearing symbols from the subset.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SG Gaming, Inc.Inventors: George Bouvier, Richard Milosevich, Kenneth Shawn Soong
-
Patent number: 11587403Abstract: A gaming system includes at least one input device adapted to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance for a wagering game, and a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance. In response to a wager input, a wagering game is initiated that includes the spinning and stopping of a set of bonus reels through a plurality of bonus spins populating a bonus array with bonus symbols. The bonus reels comprise a combination of symbols reducing display processing requirements and improve mapping random numbers to displayed symbols for display during bonus spins having reduced durations. When completed, an award is determined based according to values associated with less than all of the bonus symbols displayed in a bonus outcome array.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: SG Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Jack Chesworth, George Napoleon Bouvier, Kimberly Cohn, Daniel P. Louie, Kenneth Shawn Soong
-
Publication number: 20220327894Abstract: A gaming system comprises a gaming machine and game-logic circuitry. The gaming machine includes an electronic display device configured to display an array of symbol positions. The game-logic circuitry is configured to perform the operations of: spinning and stopping symbol-bearing reels to land one or more first value-bearing symbols borne by the reels in the array; animating the array to tag the symbol positions in which the first value-bearing symbols land; again spinning and stopping the symbol-bearing reels to land a second value-bearing symbol borne by the reels in one of the tagged symbol positions; awarding an award based on the value borne by the second value-bearing symbol; and animating the array to untag the one of the tagged symbol positions and any other ones of the tagged symbol positions that are in a cluster with the one of the tagged symbol positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: October 13, 2022Inventor: Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Publication number: 20220277613Abstract: A gaming machine comprising a display device and game-logic circuitry is provided. The display device presents a plurality of symbol positions and a plurality of symbol reels, each symbol reel comprising symbols and associated with at least one symbol position. The game-logic circuitry causes the display device to present a first game outcome by populating each symbol position with a symbol from the symbol reels; causes, in response to a trigger event, the display device to lock at least one symbol reel; causes the display device to present an unlocked symbol reel incrementing through at least a majority of its symbols by populating the associated symbol positions with a respective new symbol for each increment; determines, for each increment, a game outcome based on the symbols currently populating the symbol positions; and causes the display device to present an award animation for any winning game outcomes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2021Publication date: September 1, 2022Inventors: Richard MILOSEVICH, George BOUVIER, Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Publication number: 20220165132Abstract: A gaming system includes at least one input device adapted to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance for a wagering game, and a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance. In response to a wager input, a wagering game is initiated that includes the spinning and stopping of a set of bonus reels through a plurality of bonus spins populating a bonus array with bonus symbols. The bonus reels comprise a combination of symbols reducing display processing requirements and improve mapping random numbers to displayed symbols for display during bonus spins having reduced durations. When completed, an award is determined based according to values associated with less than all of the bonus symbols displayed in a bonus outcome array.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2022Publication date: May 26, 2022Inventors: Jack CHESWORTH, George Napoleon BOUVIER, Kimberly COHN, Daniel P. LOUIE, Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Publication number: 20220028220Abstract: A gaming machine comprises game-logic circuitry and a display device that presents a plurality of symbol positions and modifier positions. The game-logic circuitry causes the display device to present (i) a modifier outcome by populating one or more modifier positions with modifier symbols, and (ii) an animation of one or more symbol positions being populated with value-bearing symbols having award indicia in response to the modifier outcome including a first modifier symbol at a first modifier position. The game-logic circuitry increases, for a preexisting value-bearing symbol prior to the modifier outcome, the award value of the preexisting value-bearing symbol, wherein the display device presents an updated award indicia based on the increased award value, removes, in response to a termination condition, any locked value-bearing symbols from the symbol positions, and provides an aggregated award as a function of the award values of the locked value-bearing symbols occupying the symbol positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Richard MILOSEVICH, Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Publication number: 20210375098Abstract: A gaming system includes at least one input device adapted to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance for a wagering game, and a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance. In response to a wager input, a wagering game is initiated that includes the spinning and stopping of a set of bonus reels through a plurality of bonus spins populating a bonus array with bonus symbols. The bonus reels comprise a combination of symbols reducing display processing requirements and improve mapping random numbers to displayed symbols for display during bonus spins having reduced durations. When completed, an award is determined based according to values associated with less than all of the bonus symbols displayed in a bonus outcome array.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventors: Jack CHESWORTH, George Napoleon BOUVIER, Kimberly COHN, Daniel P. LOUIE, Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Publication number: 20210366237Abstract: A gaming system comprises a gaming machine and game-logic circuitry. The gaming machine comprises a display device that presents a symbol array. The game-logic circuitry presents a first outcome by populating the symbol array with a plurality of symbols, locks, in response to the first outcome including at least one value-bearing symbol in a subset of the array, the value-bearing symbol in the subset, initiates a subset counter associated with the subset in response to the first outcome, presents at least one subsequent outcome by populating the array with another plurality of randomly selected symbols, locks any additional value-bearing symbols populating the subset, provides, in response to a number of value-bearing symbols meeting a trigger amount, an award as a function of values indicated by the locked value-bearing symbols, and, in response to the subset counter meeting a termination count, removes any locked value-bearing symbols from the subset.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventors: George BOUVIER, Richard MILOSEVICH, Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Publication number: 20210366236Abstract: A gaming system comprises a gaming machine and game-logic circuitry. The gaming machine includes an electronic display device configured to display an array of symbol positions. The game-logic circuitry is configured to perform the operations of: spinning and stopping symbol-bearing reels to land one or more first value-bearing symbols borne by the reels in the array; animating the array to tag the symbol positions in which the first value-bearing symbols land; again spinning and stopping the symbol-bearing reels to land a second value-bearing symbol borne by the reels in one of the tagged symbol positions; awarding an award based on the value borne by the second value-bearing symbol; and animating the array to untag the one of the tagged symbol positions and any other ones of the tagged symbol positions that are in a cluster with the one of the tagged symbol positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventor: Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Publication number: 20210327219Abstract: A gaming system includes at least one input device adapted to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance for a wagering game, and a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance. In response to a wager input, a wagering game is initiated that includes the spinning and stopping of a set of bonus reels through a plurality of bonus spins populating a bonus array with bonus symbols. The bonus reels comprise a combination of symbols reducing display processing requirements and improve mapping random numbers to displayed symbols for display during bonus spins having reduced durations. When completed, an award is determined based according to values associated with less than all of the bonus symbols displayed in a bonus outcome array.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Jack CHESWORTH, George Napoleon BOUVIER, Kimberly COHN, Daniel P. LOUIE, Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Patent number: 11094170Abstract: A gaming system includes at least one input device adapted to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance for a wagering game, and a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance. In response to a wager input, a wagering game is initiated that includes the spinning and stopping of a set of bonus reels through a plurality of bonus spins populating a bonus array with bonus symbols. The bonus reels comprise a combination of symbols reducing display processing requirements and improve mapping random numbers to displayed symbols for display during bonus spins having reduced durations. When completed, an award is determined based according to values associated with less than all of the bonus symbols displayed in a bonus outcome array.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: SG Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Jack Chesworth, George Napoleon Bouvier, Kimberly Cohn, Daniel P. Louie, Kenneth Shawn Soong
-
Patent number: 11017638Abstract: A gaming system includes at least one input device adapted to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance for a wagering game, and a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance. In response to a wager input, a wagering game is initiated that includes the spinning and stopping of a set of bonus reels through a plurality of bonus spins populating a bonus array with bonus symbols. The bonus reels comprise a combination of symbols reducing display processing requirements and improve mapping random numbers to displayed symbols for display during bonus spins having reduced durations. When completed, an award is determined based according to values associated with less than all of the bonus symbols displayed in a bonus outcome array.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: SG Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Jack Chesworth, George Napoleon Bouvier, Kimberly Cohn, Daniel P. Louie, Kenneth Shawn Soong
-
Patent number: 10957161Abstract: A gaming system includes at least one input device adapted to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance for a wagering game, and a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance. In response to a wager input, a wagering game is initiated that includes the spinning and stopping of a set of bonus reels through a plurality of bonus spins populating a bonus array with bonus symbols. The bonus reels comprise a combination of symbols reducing display processing requirements and improve mapping random numbers to displayed symbols for display during bonus spins having reduced durations. When completed, an award is determined based according to values associated with less than all of the bonus symbols displayed in a bonus outcome array.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: SG Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Jack Chesworth, George Napoleon Bouvier, Kimberly Cohn, Daniel P. Louie, Kenneth Shawn Soong
-
Publication number: 20200279457Abstract: A gaming system includes at least one input device adapted to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance for a wagering game, and a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance. In response to a wager input, a wagering game is initiated that includes the spinning and stopping of a set of bonus reels through a plurality of bonus spins populating a bonus array with bonus symbols. The bonus reels comprise a combination of symbols reducing display processing requirements and improve mapping random numbers to displayed symbols for display during bonus spins having reduced durations. When completed, an award is determined based according to values associated with less than all of the bonus symbols displayed in a bonus outcome array.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Jack CHESWORTH, George Napoleon BOUVIER, Kimberly COHN, Daniel P. LOUIE, Kenneth Shawn SOONG
-
Publication number: 20200193778Abstract: A gaming system includes at least one input device adapted to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, an input indicative of a wager drawn on the credit balance for a wagering game, and a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance. In response to a wager input, a wagering game is initiated that includes the spinning and stopping of a set of bonus reels through a plurality of bonus spins populating a bonus array with bonus symbols. The bonus reels comprise a combination of symbols reducing display processing requirements and improve mapping random numbers to displayed symbols for display during bonus spins having reduced durations. When completed, an award is determined based according to values associated with less than all of the bonus symbols displayed in a bonus outcome array.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Jack CHESWORTH, George Napoleon BOUVIER, Kimberly COHN, Daniel P. LOUIE, Kenneth Shawn SOONG