Patents by Inventor Russ Frederick Marsden
Russ Frederick Marsden 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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Publication number: 20120071233Abstract: A method is shown for enhancing game play on a gaming machine. In one embodiment, the gaming machine may include a processor, a memory, and program logic stored in the memory that may be executable to play a base game in exchange for a wager. The method includes receiving a Newprom award that is not issued by the gaming machine. The method may include altering, using the processor, the base game to an enhanced base game state in response to the Newprom award. The Newprom award may be configured to add one or more base game play enhancements available to a player only by way of the Newprom award to the base game. This may alter the base game to the enhanced base game state so that the base game is played with the one or more game play enhancements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2011Publication date: March 22, 2012Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.Inventors: Robert Anthony Luciano, JR., Robert William Crowder, Russ Frederick Marsden
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Patent number: 8062125Abstract: A system and method for determined, issuing, and using promotion based awards and games based on those awards that encompass granularity and diversity of individually enforceable options, such as individual games at specified locations, heretofore not achievable in a gaming environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2010Date of Patent: November 22, 2011Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Robert Anthony Luciano, Jr., Robert William Crowder, Russ Frederick Marsden
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Publication number: 20110081957Abstract: A system and method for adding a bonus round to any poker-style card game on a Nevada-style gaming machine. The bonus round is characterized by the existence of a match card. The match card is not part of the traditional poker hand (the “in-hand” cards) of the player, and only comes into play during a bonus round. The suit and value of the match card may be generated by the game machine or a remote game controller or backend server. The match card is then displayed in a manner visually associating the match card with one of the player's “in-hand” cards. A bonus is determined by evaluating the associated pair. Alternatively a bonus may be determined first, in which case the game machine determines a match card and associated card from the player's in-hand cards that is the equivalent of the predetermined bonus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: April 7, 2011Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.Inventors: Warren Rapelye White, Loren Travis Nelson, Dimo Dinkov Ditchev, Russ Frederick Marsden
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Publication number: 20100151936Abstract: A system and method for determined, issuing, and using promotion based awards and games based on those awards that encompass granularity and diversity of individually enforceable options, such as individual games at specified locations, heretofore not achievable in a gaming environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: June 17, 2010Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.Inventors: Robert Anthony Luciano, JR., Robert William Crowder, Russ Frederick Marsden
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Patent number: 7682244Abstract: A system and method for determined, issuing, and using promotion based awards and games based on those awards that encompass granularity and diversity of individually enforceable options, such as individual games at specified locations, heretofore not achievable in a gaining environment.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2001Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Robert Anthony Luciano, Jr., Robert William Crowder, Russ Frederick Marsden
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Publication number: 20070066378Abstract: A system and method for adding a bonus round to any poker-style card game on a Nevada-style gaming machine. The bonus round is characterized by the existence of a match card. The match card is not part of the traditional poker hand (the “in-hand” cards) of the player, and only comes into play during a bonus round. The suit and value of the match card may be generated by the game machine or a remote game controller or backend server. The match card is then displayed in a manner visually associating the match card with one of the player's “in-hand” cards. A bonus is determined by evaluating the associated pair. Alternatively a bonus may be determined first, in which case the game machine determines a match card and associated card from the player's in-hand cards that is the equivalent of the predetermined bonus.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2006Publication date: March 22, 2007Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.Inventors: Warren Rapelye White, Loren Travis Nelson, Dimo Dinkov Ditchev, Russ Frederick Marsden
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Patent number: 7128645Abstract: A system and method for adding a bonus round to any poker-style card game on a Nevada-style gaming machine. The bonus round is characterized by the existence of a match card. The match card is not part of the traditional poker hand (the “in-hand” cards) of the player, and only comes into play during a bonus round. The suit and value of the match card may be generated by the game machine or a remote game controller or backend server. The match card is then displayed in a manner visually associating the match card with one of the player's “in-hand” cards. A bonus is determined by evaluating the associated pair. Alternatively a bonus may be determined first, in which case the game machine determines a match card and associated card from the player's in-hand cards that is the equivalent of the predetermined bonus.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2002Date of Patent: October 31, 2006Assignee: Sierra Design GroupInventors: Warren Rapelye White, Loren Travis Nelson, Dimo Dinkov Ditchev, Russ Frederick Marsden
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Patent number: 6758757Abstract: A system and method for maintaining player's game state (award credits, partial award states, and non-award or non-credit states) in a gaming environment is disclosed. In particular, the player may restore the game state from previously played games either from the same game device or from another game device. The invention also provides for award redemption of the award credits (or game pieces) earned by a player during game play.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2001Date of Patent: July 6, 2004Assignee: Sierra Design GroupInventors: Robert Anthony Luciano, Jr., Robert William Crowder, Russ Frederick Marsden
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Patent number: 6749500Abstract: A system and method for presenting a player with simulated poker play is disclosed, where the result is actually based on a predetermined outcome. In order to create a realistic play scenario, the present invention never corrects or overrides a player's choices during the play of a hand. Rather, a new solution which incorporates a specially indicated, separately drawn card is used. If a player makes choices while playing a hand that precludes the game machine from creating a final hand having a value equivalent to the predetermined amount of a win, a separate card from those in the hand is used to create a bonus award that makes up any difference. In addition, the way in which the separate card is implemented includes the issuance of seemingly random bonus awards, allowing both good and poor poker players to receive such bonuses. This further increases the realism of the play.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2001Date of Patent: June 15, 2004Assignee: Sierra Design GroupInventors: Loren Travis Nelson, Dimo Dinkov Ditchev, Russ Frederick Marsden
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Patent number: 6709333Abstract: A system and method for using two authenticators to identify a player in a gaming environment is disclosed, where the second authenticator is based on biometric data. The two authenticators allow a two-level authorization process providing very high assurance that a player at a gaming machine is who they claim to be, and where the second authenticator, being based on biometric data, enables a player to quickly and easily authenticate documents and/or authenticate age while continuing to play at game machines.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2003Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Assignee: Sierra Design GroupInventors: Russel Tower Bradford, Robert Anthony Luciano, Jr., Russ Frederick Marsden
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Patent number: 6637844Abstract: A new player footrest is disclosed, usable as part of a gaming machine. The new footrest is mounted higher on the gaming cabinetry than was previously known in the art, providing a new and invigorating way to make significant changes to foot position, and therefore body position, during long game play periods. Further, in one embodiment the footrests are adjustable, providing even more player comfort and positional diversity.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2001Date of Patent: October 28, 2003Assignee: Sierra Design GroupInventors: Robert Anthony Luciano, Jr., Robert Steven Anderson, Timothy Francis Kelley, Russ Frederick Marsden
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Patent number: 6612928Abstract: A system and method for using two authenticators to identify a player in a gaming environment is disclosed, where the second authenticator is based on biometric data. The two authenticators allow a two-level authorization process, where the second authenticator, being based on biometric data, allow a player to quickly and easily authenticate documents while remaining at game machines, authenticate electronically based transfers into and out of accounts at game machines, and further allow casinos and other establishments having age requirements and operating in an open environment to confirm that an underage person is not enabling the game play button (making use of the game machine thereby).Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2001Date of Patent: September 2, 2003Assignee: Sierra Design GroupInventors: Russel Tower Bradford, Robert Anthony Luciano, Jr., Russ Frederick Marsden
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Publication number: 20020111210Abstract: A system and method for using anonymous player identification in tracking and promoting game use in a casino is disclosed. The ability to track anonymous players, that is, players who do not have a traditional player ID as used in casinos, allows operators to do two new things. The first is to track game and casino services use by players not in the traditional player ID tracking system, yielding valuable marketing data not otherwise available. The second is to reward anonymous players, thereby increasing the likelihood they will come back the casino in the future.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2001Publication date: August 15, 2002Inventors: Robert Anthony Luciano, Robert William Crowder, Jonathan Tolentino Velasco, Russ Frederick Marsden
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Publication number: 20020094871Abstract: A system and method for maintaining player's game state (award credits, partial award states, and non-award or non-credit states) in a gaming environment is disclosed. In particular, the player may restore the game state from previously played games either from the same game device or from another game device. The invention also provides for award redemption of the award credits (or game pieces) earned by a player during game play.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2001Publication date: July 18, 2002Inventors: Robert Anthony Luciano, Robert William Crowder, Russ Frederick Marsden