Patents by Inventor Kieran Power
Kieran Power 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: 11928932Abstract: A gaming machine comprises memory storing a pay table comprising a plurality of pay table items, each item defining a prize and a required winning combination of symbols to achieve the respective prize, a pay table modifier configured to modify the pay table to apply to at least one game outcome by changing the required winning combination of symbols associated with a first prize such that a lower number of symbols are required to achieve the first prize, an outcome generator configured to generate each at least one game outcome by selecting symbols for display in a plurality of columns of symbol display positions on a display of the gaming machine, and an outcome evaluator configured to evaluate the selected symbols based on the modified pay table upon the pay table being modified.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Christian James Salmon, Kieran Power
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Patent number: 11830322Abstract: An electronic gaming machine for conducting an electronic game includes a player input interface configured to receive player credit inputs. A gaming data recording device is configured to record gaming related to the player credit inputs. A gaming machine controller configured to query the gaming data recording device and compute a first total game payout rate based upon the recorded player credit inputs for a first number of rounds of play and compute a second total game payout rate different than the first total game payout rate based on the recorded player credit inputs for a second number of rounds of play. The gaming machine is configured to award the second total game payout rate for a next round of play of the electronic game.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Gary Joseph Penacho, Kieran Power
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Publication number: 20220309872Abstract: A gaming machine comprises memory storing a pay table comprising a plurality of pay table items, each item defining a prize and a required winning combination of symbols to achieve the respective prize, a pay table modifier configured to modify the pay table to apply to at least one game outcome by changing the required winning combination of symbols associated with a first prize such that a lower number of symbols are required to achieve the first prize, an outcome generator configured to generate each at least one game outcome by selecting symbols for display in a plurality of columns of symbol display positions on a display of the gaming machine, and an outcome evaluator configured to evaluate the selected symbols based on the modified pay table upon the pay table being modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Christian James Salmon, Kieran Power
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Publication number: 20220284764Abstract: An electronic gaming machine for conducting an electronic game includes a player input interface configured to receive player credit inputs. A gaming data recording device is configured to record gaming related to the player credit inputs. A gaming machine controller configured to query the gaming data recording device and compute a first total game payout rate based upon the recorded player credit inputs for a first number of rounds of play and compute a second total game payout rate different than the first total game payout rate based on the recorded player credit inputs for a second number of rounds of play. The gaming machine is configured to award the second total game payout rate for a next round of play of the electronic game.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Inventors: Gary Joseph Penacho, Kieran Power
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Patent number: 11361623Abstract: A gaming machine comprises memory storing a pay table comprising a plurality of pay table items, each item defining a prize and a required winning combination of symbols to achieve the respective prize, a pay table modifier configured to modify the pay table to apply to at least one game outcome by changing the required winning combination of symbols associated with a first prize such that a lower number of symbols are required to achieve the first prize, an outcome generator configured to generate each at least one game outcome by selecting symbols for display in a plurality of columns of symbol display positions on a display of the gaming machine, and an outcome evaluator configured to evaluate the selected symbols based on the modified pay table upon the pay table being modified.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Christian James Salmon, Kieran Power
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Patent number: 11341816Abstract: An electronic gaming machine for conducting an electronic game includes a player input interface configured to receive player credit inputs. A gaming data recording device is configured to record gaming related to the player credit inputs. A gaming machine controller configured to query the gaming data recording device and compute a first total game payout rate based upon the recorded player credit inputs for a first number of rounds of play and compute a second total game payout rate different than the first total game payout rate based on the recorded player credit inputs for a second number of rounds of play. The gaming machine is configured to award the second total game payout rate for a next round of play of the electronic game.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Gary Joseph Penacho, Kieran Power
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Publication number: 20210074123Abstract: An electronic gaming machine for conducting an electronic game includes a player input interface configured to receive player credit inputs. A gaming data recording device is configured to record gaming related to the player credit inputs. A gaming machine controller configured to query the gaming data recording device and compute a first total game payout rate based upon the recorded player credit inputs for a first number of rounds of play and compute a second total game payout rate different than the first total game payout rate based on the recorded player credit inputs for a second number of rounds of play. The gaming machine is configured to award the second total game payout rate for a next round of play of the electronic game.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Gary Joseph Penacho, Kieran Power
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Patent number: 10878658Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) is described. The EGM includes a memory storing a first return-to-player (RTP) rate as a current RTP rate and a second RTP rate as an inactive RTP rate, and a game controller configured to conduct the electronic game at the first RTP rate, reconfigure the current RTP rate to be the second RTP rate based on a scheduled timing, and conduct the electronic game at the second RTP rate during the scheduled timing. The EGM may also include a memory storing multiple tiers of wager amounts and a current RTP rate, and a game controller configured to receive a current wager amount for a current round of play, determine a first tier from the tiers of wager amounts based on the current wager amount, and reconfigure the current RTP rate for the current round of play as the RTP rate of the first tier.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Gary Joseph Penacho, Kieran Power
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Patent number: 10777039Abstract: A gaming machine comprises a display and an electronic controller for playing a game. A prize table is displayed adjacent to the game on the display, the prize table having a plurality of table positions. One or more bonus prizes are displayed in a corresponding one or more of the table positions. A plurality of bonus configurations of game symbols activate the prize table to award of one or more of the bonus prizes displayed in the prize table. The bonus prizes in the prize table depend on the amount of a bet made by the player to initiate the play of the game.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Ainsworth Game Technology LimitedInventors: Pairatch Paotrakul, Melinda Parr, Sarvana Vadivale, Ozbay Djemal, Kieran Power
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Publication number: 20200286337Abstract: A gaming machine comprises memory storing a pay table comprising a plurality of pay table items, each item defining a prize and a required winning combination of symbols to achieve the respective prize, a pay table modifier configured to modify the pay table to apply to at least one game outcome by changing the required winning combination of symbols associated with a first prize such that a lower number of symbols are required to achieve the first prize, an outcome generator configured to generate each at least one game outcome by selecting symbols for display in a plurality of columns of symbol display positions on a display of the gaming machine, and an outcome evaluator configured to evaluate the selected symbols based on the modified pay table upon the pay table being modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2020Publication date: September 10, 2020Inventors: Christian James Salmon, Kieran Power
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Patent number: 10672230Abstract: A gaming machine comprises memory storing a pay table comprising a plurality of pay table items, each item defining a prize and a required winning combination of symbols to achieve the respective prize, a pay table modifier configured to modify the pay table to apply to at least one game outcome by changing the required winning combination of symbols associated with a first prize such that a lower number of symbols are required to achieve the first prize, an outcome generator configured to generate each at least one game outcome by selecting symbols for display in a plurality of columns of symbol display positions on a display of the gaming machine, and an outcome evaluator configured to evaluate the selected symbols based on the modified pay table upon the pay table being modified.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2018Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Christian James Salmon, Kieran Power
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Publication number: 20190147697Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) is described. The EGM includes a memory storing a first return-to-player (RTP) rate as a current RTP rate and a second RTP rate as an inactive RTP rate, and a game controller configured to conduct the electronic game at the first RTP rate, reconfigure the current RTP rate to be the second RTP rate based on a scheduled timing, and conduct the electronic game at the second RTP rate during the scheduled timing. The EGM may also include a memory storing multiple tiers of wager amounts and a current RTP rate, and a game controller configured to receive a current wager amount for a current round of play, determine a first tier from the tiers of wager amounts based on the current wager amount, and reconfigure the current RTP rate for the current round of play as the RTP rate of the first tier.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2019Publication date: May 16, 2019Inventors: Gary Joseph Penacho, Kieran Power
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Patent number: 10210706Abstract: A gaming machine is provided, including a meter and a game controller. The meter is coupled to the game controller. The meter is configured to record gaming data for a plurality of rounds of play of an electronic game. The game controller is configured to gain access to the gaming data. The game controller is further configured to configure a return-to-player (RTP) rate for a next round of play of the electronic game. The RTP rate is configured according to the gaming data.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2016Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventors: Gary Joseph Penacho, Kieran Power
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Publication number: 20180197378Abstract: A gaming machine comprises memory storing a pay table comprising a plurality of pay table items, each item defining a prize and a required winning combination of symbols to achieve the respective prize, a pay table modifier configured to modify the pay table to apply to at least one game outcome by changing the required winning combination of symbols associated with a first prize such that a lower number of symbols are required to achieve the first prize, an outcome generator configured to generate each at least one game outcome by selecting symbols for display in a plurality of columns of symbol display positions on a display of the gaming machine, and an outcome evaluator configured to evaluate the selected symbols based on the modified pay table upon the pay table being modified.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2018Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Christian James Salmon, Kieran Power
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Publication number: 20180089941Abstract: A gaming machine is provided, including a meter and a game controller. The meter is coupled to the game controller. The meter is configured to record gaming data for a plurality of rounds of play of an electronic game. The game controller is configured to gain access to the gaming data. The game controller is further configured to configure a return-to-player (RTP) rate for a next round of play of the electronic game. The RTP rate is configured according to the gaming data.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Gary Joseph PENACHO, Kieran POWER
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Publication number: 20080096635Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method of displaying an outcome of a game to a player comprising obtaining a stop position for each of a plurality of reels, each reel having a plurality of symbols, each stop position specifying which symbol or symbols of each reel will correspond to a win line, displaying spinning of each reel to the reel's stop position, determining whether a prize threshold condition is met, and making the display of the spinning of at least one subsequent reel different to the display of at least a first reel if the prize threshold condition is met.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Kieran Power
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Publication number: 20080096634Abstract: A method of displaying an outcome of a game to a player comprising obtaining a stop position for each of a plurality of reels, each reel having a plurality of symbols at least one reel having a special symbol, each stop position specifying which symbol or symbols of each reel will correspond to a win line, displaying spinning of each reel to the reel's stop position, determining whether a special symbol condition is met, and making the display of the spinning of at least one subsequent reel different to display of at least the first reel if the special symbol condition is met.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Kieran Power
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Publication number: 20080096633Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method of displaying an outcome of a game to a player comprising obtaining a stop position for each of a plurality of reels, each reel having a plurality of symbols, each stop position specifying which symbols of the reel will correspond to respective ones of a plurality of win lines, obtaining a player selection of one or more win lines of the plurality of win lines, determining whether a suspense condition is met in respect of at least one player selected win line, displaying spinning of each reel to the reel's stop position, and making the display of the spinning of at least one reel different to the display of at least one other reel if it is determined that a suspense condition is met in respect of at least one player selected win line.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Kieran Power
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Publication number: 20080096636Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a method of displaying an outcome of a game to a player comprising obtaining a stop position for each of a plurality of reels, each reel having a plurality of symbols, each stop position specifying which symbol or symbols of each reel will correspond to a win line, displaying spinning of each reel to the reel's stop position with at least the first reel being spun normally to the first reel's stop position, making the display of the spinning of at least one subsequent reel different to the normal spinning if it is determined that at least one first suspense condition is met, and making the display of at least one later reel different to at least one intervening reel displayed as spun to a stop after the first reel, if at least one second suspense condition is met.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 17, 2007Publication date: April 24, 2008Inventor: Kieran Power