Patents by Inventor Malcolm John Layton

Malcolm John Layton 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).

  • Gaming system and a method of gaming
    Patent number: 10713881
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, a symbol position modifier operable by a player to modify the display position of at least one symbol, and an outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on the displayed symbols after modification by a player of the display position of at least one symbol. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Malcolm John Layton
  • GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING
    Publication number: 20170076537
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, a symbol position modifier operable by a player to modify the display position of at least one symbol, and an outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on the displayed symbols after modification by a player of the display position of at least one symbol. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventor: Malcolm John Layton
  • GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING
    Publication number: 20090111563
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, an outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on the displayed symbols and to provide a player reward when the displayed symbols corresponds to a win outcome, and a symbol position modifier arranged to automatically modify the display position of at least one symbol so that the display positions of the displayed symbols after modification of the display position of the at least one symbol corresponds to a win outcome. The display position of the at least one symbol is only modified if a win outcome is available by modifying the display position of the at least one symbol. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventor: Malcolm John Layton
  • GAMING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF GAMING
    Publication number: 20080234030
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols from a set of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, a symbol position modifier operable by a player to modify the display position of at least one symbol, and an outcome generator arranged to determine a game outcome based on the displayed symbols after modification by a player of the display position of at least one symbol. A corresponding method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 25, 2008
    Inventor: Malcolm John Layton