Patents by Inventor Robert K. Mills

Robert K. Mills 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).

  • Amusement device having time-based operating modes
    Patent number: 9403091
    Abstract: An amusement device has a display and an input device and includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores a plurality of games and a system control program. The controller is operatively coupled to the memory, the input device and the display. The controller controls the display based upon the system control program retrieved from the memory and based upon inputs from the input device. The controller is configured to grant a user a block of time for accessing the amusement device; permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play a first game from the plurality of games during the block of time; and permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play a second game from the plurality of games that is different than the first game during the block of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: AMI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC
    Inventors: David S. Logan, James R. Stelzer, Robert K. Mills, Thomas J. Kane
  • AMUSEMENT DEVICE HAVING TIME-BASED OPERATING MODES
    Publication number: 20150165314
    Abstract: An amusement device has a display and an input device and includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores a plurality of games and a system control program. The controller is operatively coupled to the memory, the input device and the display. The controller controls the display based upon the system control program retrieved from the memory and based upon inputs from the input device. The controller is configured to grant a user a block of time for accessing the amusement device; permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play a first game from the plurality of games during the block of time; and permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play a second game from the plurality of games that is different than the first game during the block of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: David S. LOGAN, James R. STELZER, Robert K. MILLS, Thomas J. KANE
  • Amusement device having time-based operating modes
    Patent number: 8986113
    Abstract: An amusement device has a display and an input device and includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores a plurality of games and a system control program. The controller is operatively coupled to the memory, the input device and the display. The controller controls the display based upon the system control program retrieved from the memory and based upon inputs from the input device. The controller is configured to grant a user a block of time for accessing the amusement device; permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play a first game from the plurality of games during the block of time; and permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play a second game from the plurality of games that is different than the first game during the block of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: AMI Entertainment Network, LLC
    Inventors: David S. Logan, James R. Stelzer, Robert K. Mills, Thomas J. Kane
  • AMUSEMENT DEVICE HAVING TIME-BASED OPERATING MODES
    Publication number: 20100113141
    Abstract: An amusement device has a display and an input device and includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores a plurality of games and a system control program. The controller is operatively coupled to the memory, the input device and the display. The controller controls the display based upon the system control program retrieved from the memory and based upon inputs from the input device. The controller is configured to grant a user a block of time for accessing the amusement device; permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play a first game from the plurality of games during the block of time; and permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play a second game from the plurality of games that is different than the first game during the block of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: AMI Entertainment Network, Inc.
    Inventors: David S. Logan, James R. Stelzer, Robert K. Mills, Thomas J. Kane