Patents by Inventor Mark Anthony Strom

Mark Anthony Strom 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: 20230306817
    Abstract: A finite probability discount and cashback gaming system are provided. The gaming application includes discounting a point-of-sale and/or accumulative-sale on set limit parameter purchasing and wagering transactions. Tiered multiple discount percentage awards range from 0.2% to 100%. The method may include predetermined random selections from a plurality of discount percentage award options and total purchasing and/or wagering limits on a gaming communication device having a processor; the gaming communication device displaying game initiating inputs on virtual image or mechanical tilted scale. The processor determines and displays accumulative multiple discount percentage and/or cashback awards, counter-balancing the opposite side of the scale, resulting in display of the final payment and/or cashback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventor: Mark Anthony Strom
  • Patent number: 8876589
    Abstract: A wagering game and wagering apparatus has a processor and display system. The processor recognizes two wager segments to play a single round of the wagering game. The processor credits one wager segment to a first game and the processor credits a second wager segment to a second game. The processor resolves the first wager segment with respect to the random symbols used in the first game. The processor terminating the single round of play of the wagering game by resolving no additional wagering activity if the symbols provided in the first game do not trigger a bonus event for application to the second game in the two games further resolving the bonus event applied to the second game if the symbols provided in the first game do trigger a bonus event for application to the second game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Native Games Entertainment International Ltd.
    Inventor: Mark Anthony Strom
  • Publication number: 20140171173
    Abstract: A wagering game and wagering apparatus has a processor and display system. The processor recognizes two wager segments to play a single round of the wagering game. The processor credits one wager segment to a first game and the processor credits a second wager segment to a second game. The processor resolves the first wager segment with respect to the random symbols used in the first game. The processor terminating the single round of play of the wagering game by resolving no additional wagering activity if the symbols provided in the first game do not trigger a bonus event for application to the second game in the two games further resolving the bonus event applied to the second game if the symbols provided in the first game do trigger a bonus event for application to the second game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: NATIVEGAMES ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LTD.
    Inventor: Mark Anthony Strom
  • Patent number: 7575513
    Abstract: A method of playing a video wagering game and a video apparatus for that method are disclosed. The method may include a player placing a wager in a wagering machine having a processor; the wagering machine displaying at least a single payline of multiple frames influenced by at least two distinct indicators; the processor determining from one displayed distinct indicator on the payline whether the symbols provide at least one of at least two available different odds on the wager that are associated with an award; providing a second set of indicators associated with the payline, individual members of the second set of indicators associated with individual frames wherein predetermined combinations and/or orders of the second set of indicators are winning combinations and/or orders based on the wager; and providing the player with at least one award providing a specific multiple of at least some awards based upon the second set of indicators displayed on the payline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Native Games Entertainment International, Ltd
    Inventor: Mark Anthony Strom
  • Patent number: 7329180
    Abstract: A reel-type display wagering game is provided in which the symbols on the frames or positions of the pay line display are capable of having an ordered arrangement of separately provided and separately determined generic symbols and species symbols. The generic symbols may be provided in a number of ways. The generic symbols may be provided in a separate set of reels or frames, or may be added as subtext or supertext on the same frame or reel position as the species symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Assignee: NativeGames Entertainment International Ltd
    Inventor: Mark Anthony Strom