Patents by Inventor Peter Leslie Walker
Peter Leslie Walker 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: 10373446Abstract: A gaming machine including a display, a game controller, and a selector. A player operates the selector to enable the player to place one of a plurality of possible wagers on a play of the game comprising at least a first wager consisting of a base wager, and second and third wagers each consisting of a base wager portion and an additional wager portion. There is no guarantee that the at least one added feature will eventuate in a specific play of the game as a result of the player having staked the additional wager portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITEDInventors: Natalie Bryant, Nicholas Luke Bennett, Peter Leslie Walker
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Patent number: 9978222Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed that comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display in a respective plurality of display positions in a plurality of display position groups, a condition determiner arranged to determine whether a defined condition exists based on the displayed symbols, and a special symbol determiner arranged to determine whether a special symbol is displayed. The gaming system is arranged to add at least one display position to at least one display position group in response to existence of the defined condition. The gaming system is also arranged to cause a particular symbol to be displayed in all display positions of a display position group when the special symbol is displayed in the display position group.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Peter Leslie Walker
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Patent number: 9685046Abstract: A gaming system comprising an input device for placing wagers. The wagers include a first wager consisting of a base wager, and second and third wagers, each consisting of a base wager portion and an additional wager portion. The third wager has a higher ratio of the additional wager portion to the base wager portion than the second wager. An outcome is based on the first, second or third wager, such that upon said second wager being made and an designated event associated with the second wager occurring, a first additional benefit relative to when the first wager is made is provided, and upon said third wager being made and a designated event associated with the third wager occurring, a second additional benefit relative to when the first wager is made is provided. The second additional benefit is a greater benefit than the first additional benefit.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2012Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Peter Leslie Walker
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Publication number: 20170053499Abstract: A gaming machine including a display, a game controller, and a selector. A player operates the selector to enable the player to place one of a plurality of possible wagers on a play of the game comprising at least a first wager consisting of a base wager, and second and third wagers each consisting of a base wager portion and an additional wager portion. There is no guarantee that the at least one added feature will eventuate in a specific play of the game as a result of the player having staked the additional wager portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Natalie Bryant, Nicholas Luke Bennett, Peter Leslie Walker
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Publication number: 20170004681Abstract: A gaming system comprises a display controlled by the gaming system to display a prior jackpot value of a jackpot corresponding to a value of the jackpot when a previous jackpot trigger event occurred. The gaming system is arranged to receive wagers on one or more games playable in the gaming system, increment a current value of the jackpot pool in memory of the gaming system based on the wagers, determine a jackpot event value of the jackpot responsive to a jackpot event occurring, the jackpot event value being the current value of the jackpot upon the jackpot event occurring and the jackpot event being independent of incrementing the jackpot, upon the player winning the jackpot responsive to the jackpot event, make an award to the player of the jackpot event value, and upon the player not winning the jackpot responsive to the jackpot event, set the jackpot event value as a new prior jackpot value and control the display to display the new prior jackpot value until the next jackpot event.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventor: Peter Leslie Walker
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Patent number: 9449463Abstract: A gaming system comprises a display controlled by the gaming system to display a prior jackpot value of a jackpot corresponding to a value of the jackpot when a previous jackpot trigger event occurred. The gaming system is arranged to receive wagers on one or more games playable in the gaming system, increment a current value of the jackpot pool in memory of the gaming system based on the wagers, determine a jackpot event value of the jackpot responsive to a jackpot event occurring, the jackpot event value being the current value of the jackpot upon the jackpot event occurring and the jackpot event being independent of incrementing the jackpot, upon the player winning the jackpot responsive to the jackpot event, make an award to the player of the jackpot event value, and upon the player not winning the jackpot responsive to the jackpot event, set the jackpot event value as a new prior jackpot value and control the display to display the new prior jackpot value until the next jackpot event.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: September 20, 2016Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Peter Leslie Walker
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Publication number: 20140302908Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed that comprises a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display in a respective plurality of display positions in a plurality of display position groups, a condition determiner arranged to determine whether a defined condition exists based on the displayed symbols, and a special symbol determiner arranged to determine whether a special symbol is displayed. The gaming system is arranged to add at least one display position to at least one display position group in response to existence of the defined condition. The gaming system is also arranged to cause a particular symbol to be displayed in all display positions of a display position group when the special symbol is displayed in the display position group.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Peter Leslie Walker
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Publication number: 20140295953Abstract: A gaming system comprises a display controlled by the gaming system to display a prior jackpot value of a jackpot corresponding to a value of the jackpot when a previous jackpot trigger event occurred. The gaming system is arranged to receive wagers on one or more games playable in the gaming system, increment a current value of the jackpot pool in memory of the gaming system based on the wagers, determine a jackpot event value of the jackpot responsive to a jackpot event occurring, the jackpot event value being the current value of the jackpot upon the jackpot event occurring and the jackpot event being independent of incrementing the jackpot, upon the player winning the jackpot responsive to the jackpot event, make an award to the player of the jackpot event value, and upon the player not winning the jackpot responsive to the jackpot event, set the jackpot event value as a new prior jackpot value and control the display to display the new prior jackpot value until the next jackpot event.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Peter Leslie Walker
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Publication number: 20140094282Abstract: A gaming machine including a display, a game controller, and a selector. A player operates the selector to enable the player to place one of a plurality of possible wagers on a play of the game comprising at least a first wager consisting of a base wager, and second and third wagers each consisting of a base wager portion and an additional wager portion. There is no guarantee that the at least one added feature will eventuate in a specific play of the game as a result of the player having staked the additional wager portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2013Publication date: April 3, 2014Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd.Inventors: Natalie Bryant, Nicholas Luke Bennett, Peter Leslie Walker
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Patent number: 8562408Abstract: A gaming machine including a display, a game controller, and a selector. A player operates the selector to enable the player to place one of a plurality of possible wagers on a play of the game comprising at least a first wager consisting of a base wager, and second and third wagers each consisting of a base wager portion and an additional wager portion. There is no guarantee that the at least one added feature will eventuate in a specific play of the game as a result of the player having staked the additional wager portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: Natalie Bryant, Nicholas Luke Bennett, Peter Leslie Walker
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Publication number: 20130072284Abstract: Gaming systems, controllers, and associated methods are provided. An example gaming system includes a game controller arranged to control play of a game. The game includes a plurality of selectable game play characteristics. The game controller is arranged to control play of the game such that one or more of the selectable game play characteristics are played in the game.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY LimitedInventors: Colin Fong, Peter Leslie Walker
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Publication number: 20120202586Abstract: A gaming system comprising an input device for placing wagers. The wagers include a first wager consisting of a base wager, and second and third wagers, each consisting of a base wager portion and an additional wager portion. The third wager has a higher ratio of the additional wager portion to the base wager portion than the second wager. An outcome is based on the first, second or third wager, such that upon said second wager being made and an designated event associated with the second wager occurring, a first additional benefit relative to when the first wager is made is provided, and upon said third wager being made and a designated event associated with the third wager occurring, a second additional benefit relative to when the first wager is made is provided. The second additional benefit is a greater benefit than the first additional benefit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2012Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventor: Peter Leslie Walker
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Publication number: 20120004024Abstract: A gaming machine including a display, a game controller, and a selector. A player operates the selector to enable the player to place one of a plurality of possible wagers on a play of the game comprising at least a first wager consisting of a base wager, and second and third wagers each consisting of a base wager portion and an additional wager portion. There is no guarantee that the at least one added feature will eventuate in a specific play of the game as a result of the player having staked the additional wager portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: January 5, 2012Applicant: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD.Inventors: Natalie Bryant, Nicholas Luke Bennett, Peter Leslie Walker
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Publication number: 20110086700Abstract: A system, and a method of gaming on the system. The method includes conducting a progressive jackpot game comprising a plurality of separate progressive jackpot prizes stored in respective ones of a plurality of jackpot meters, obtaining a jackpot increment; and updating the jackpot meters by selectively incrementing one of the jackpot prizes with the jackpot increment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Inventors: Peter Leslie Walker, Paul Davis