Patents by Inventor Ryan Antkowiak

Ryan Antkowiak 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).

  • Wagering game machine hibernation
    Patent number: 9098970
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive operational power from a primary power supply at a processor housed within a wagering game machine, where the processor is operable to present a wagering game. Further activities may include determining that the wagering game machine is currently in a hibernation state, authenticating at least one hibernation file, and resuming operation of the wagering game machine to a base operation state defined by the at least one hibernation file. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Antkowiak, Jesse Garvey, Damon E. Gura, Vernon W. Hamlin, Budyanto Himawan, Mahesh Lakshmanaperumal, Laurie Lasseter, Robert A. McPeak, Jorge Luis Shimabukuro, Craig J. Sylla, Anussorn Andy Veradej, Jun Wang
  • WAGERING GAME MACHINE HIBERNATION
    Publication number: 20120322537
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive operational power from a primary power supply at a processor housed within a wagering game machine, where the processor is operable to present a wagering game. Further activities may include determining that the wagering game machine is currently in a hibernation state, authenticating at least one hibernation file, and resuming operation of the wagering game machine to a base operation state defined by the at least one hibernation file. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Ryan Antkowiak, Jesse Garvey, Damon E. Gura, Vernon W. Hamlin, Budyanto Himawan, Mahesh Lakshmanaperumal, Laurie Lasseter, Robert A. McPeak, Jorge Luis Shimabukuro, Craig J. Sylla, Anussorn Andy Veradej, Jun Wang
  • Wagering game machine with a type driven interface
    Patent number: 8328625
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide a type driven interface for a wagering game machine. One aspect of the systems and methods includes providing a game framework including a game library manager that manages creation, update and deletion of multiple wagering games on a gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Antkowiak, Kevin Kahley