Patents by Inventor Scott Forbes
Scott Forbes 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: 11741789Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes one or more game displays, a user interface, at least one processor running executable instructions related to a game of chance and memory in communication with said at least one processor. The game of chance including a two-part game wherein at least one part of the two-part games includes a video reel game and includes the generation of random sub-events wherein two or more of said random sub-events are required to trigger another game part including a bonus game, a secondary game, a free game round, a “hold and spin” round, or other game event. The plurality of volatility stabilizing sub-events (VSS) required to trigger another game part serve to reduce the frequency of significant player “cold streaks” during game play.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Gaming Arts, LLCInventors: David Colvin, Scott Forbes Sims, Keith Matthew Kruczynski, Randy Tallon, Kritaya Kridakorn Na Ayuthaya, Eric Colvin
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Patent number: 11699328Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. A bonus trigger model also serves to reduce “cold streaks” during which players may lose interest.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Gaming Arts, LLCInventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Publication number: 20220172569Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes one or more game displays, a user interface, at least one processor running executable instructions related to a game of chance and memory in communication with said at least one processor. The game of chance including a two-part game wherein at least one part of the two-part games includes a video reel game and includes the generation of random sub-events wherein two or more of said random sub-events are required to trigger another game part including a bonus game, a secondary game, a free game round, a “hold and spin” round, or other game event. The plurality of volatility stabilizing sub-events (VSS) required to trigger another game part serve to reduce the frequency of significant player “cold streaks” during game play.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: David Colvin, Scott Forbes Sims, Keith Matthew Kruczynski, Randy Tallon, Kritaya Kridakorn Na Ayuthaya, Eric Colvin
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Publication number: 20220122420Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. A bonus trigger model also serves to reduce “cold streaks” during which players may lose interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Patent number: 11257328Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. A bonus trigger model also serves to reduce “cold streaks” during which players may lose interest.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Gaming Arts, LLCInventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Patent number: 11257329Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. A bonus trigger model also serves to reduce “cold streaks” during which players may lose interest.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: GAMING ARTS, LLCInventors: David Colvin, Scott Forbes Sims, Keith Matthew Kruczynski, Randy Tallon, Kritaya Kridakorn Na Ayuthaya, Eric Colvin
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Publication number: 20210343118Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. A bonus trigger model also serves to reduce “cold streaks” during which players may lose interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Publication number: 20210343119Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. A bonus trigger model also serves to reduce “cold streaks” during which players may lose interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: David Colvin, Scott Forbes Sims, Keith Matthew Kruczynski, Randy Tallon, Kritaya Kridakorn Na Ayuthaya
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Patent number: 11100756Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. One version of the system and method is facilitated by a slot-based primary game incorporating certain pre-established symbols (e.g., dice) that diminish (or increase) health values of the prize blocks.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Inventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Publication number: 20210090402Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. One version of the system and method is facilitated by a slot-based primary game incorporating certain pre-established symbols (e.g., dice) that diminish (or increase) health values of the prize blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Patent number: 10692329Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. One version of the system and method is facilitated by a slot-based primary game incorporating certain pre-established symbols (e.g., dice) that diminish (or increase) health values of the prize blocks.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Gaming Arts, LLCInventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Patent number: 8472430Abstract: A method and system for prioritizing data packets relating to a conversation over a VoIP communication channel is provided. An individual client or a service provider may specify priority information corresponding to incoming conversations. When several calling clients send data packets to one called client, the predefine priority information of the called client may be exchanged as part of contextual information. Based on the predefined priority information, priority levels are assigned to the received data packets. Subsequently, an existing communication channel may be terminated, interrupted, altered, and/or suspended in order to transmit data packets with higher priority than other data packets. A new communication channel may be established for a two-way communication, or a one-way communication between two clients.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2006Date of Patent: June 25, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Milstein, Linda Criddle, Scott Forbes
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Publication number: 20120321210Abstract: This invention relates generally to systems and methods thematic map creation. In one embodiment, a method includes, but is not limited to, receiving at least one indication of at least one region associated with at least one image; determining at least one parameter value for the at least one region; and providing at least one enhancement for the at least one region based on the at least one parameter value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Michael Scott Forbes, Therese Louise Connor
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Patent number: 8228824Abstract: A method and system for processing contextual information relating to an exchange of a conversation over a communication channel is provided. Several users, and/or service providers are allowed to specify a set of rules relating to a conversation channel. Contextual information, including information relating to the specified set of rules and conditions of the users, is exchanged among the users and/or several service providers when one user requests to initiate a communication channel. The received contextual information is processed to extract a set of rules and the current conditions of users. If the current conditions of the users satisfy the set of rules, a corresponding communication channel is established among the users. However, additional contextual information may be received and processed whenever there is a change in the contextual information during the conversation. Appropriate actions to the existing communication channel may be determined based on the changes.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2006Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Milstein, David Howell, Kuansan Wang, Linda Criddle, Michael D Malueg, Philip Andrew Chou, Scott Forbes, Timothy M Moore
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Patent number: 7747568Abstract: A method and system for collecting contextual information in order to provide a requested service is provided. A service provider and a user may exchange a conversation and/or contextual information relating to a service over a communication channel. Based on the received user contextual information, the server may determine an appropriate source for obtaining more information relating to the requested service from the user. The server contacts the appropriate source and obtains information from it. Additionally, the server identifies the user interfaces for collecting more information relating to the requested service from the user. The server may transmit a set of contextual information, such as embedded instructions for invoking the user interfaces on a user's device, over the communication channel. While the user interacts with the user interfaces, new user's contextual information may be obtained by the server.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2006Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Howell, David Milstein, Kuansan Wang, Linda Criddle, Michael D Malueg, Scott Forbes, Gursharan Sidhu
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Publication number: 20070265990Abstract: A system and method for collecting contextual information from several parties and generating an analyzed response to the contextual information is provided. Multiple sets of contextual information may be received from one or more clients. Relevant contextual information may be identified and pushed into a module which is configured to aggregate the relevant contextual information until it meets its threshold within a predetermined period. A set of events relating to the relevant contextual information may be generated to execute appropriate actions. The appropriate actions may include notifying a potential problem or an issue, providing a known solution, and so on. In this manner, contextual data from multiple parties can be analyzed to identify potential issues/problems that are frequently reported.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2006Publication date: November 15, 2007Applicant: Miscrosoft CorporationInventors: Gursharan Sidhu, Kuansan Wang, Michael Malueg, Scott Forbes
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Publication number: 20070237149Abstract: Generally described, the present invention provides the ability to process digital voice conversations to identify data packets containing content of interest and to further process the identified data packets. More specifically, mining profiles may be developed identifying particular types of content that is to be mined and further identifying what is to be done when data packets containing such content is located. A system may search a digital voice conversation for the data packets containing the content and perform processing on the data packets once identified.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Milstein, Kuansan Wang, Linda Criddle, Lon-Chan Chu, Michael Malueg, Scott Forbes
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Publication number: 20070239428Abstract: A method and system for processing contextual information relating to an exchange of a conversation over a communication channel is provided. Several users, and/or service providers are allowed to specify a set of rules relating to a conversation channel. Contextual information, including information relating to the specified set of rules and conditions of the users, is exchanged among the users and/or several service providers when one user requests to initiate a communication channel. The received contextual information is processed to extract a set of rules and the current conditions of users. If the current conditions of the users satisfy the set of rules, a corresponding communication channel is established among the users. However, additional contextual information may be received and processed whenever there is a change in the contextual information during the conversation. Appropriate actions to the existing communication channel may be determined based on the changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Milstein, David Howell, Kuansan Wang, Linda Criddle, Michael Malueg, Philip Chou, Scott Forbes, Timothy Moore
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Publication number: 20070237138Abstract: A method for processing speech data packets passed between a plurality of devices in a conversation is disclosed. The method associates priorities with each of the devices in the conversation and processes speech data packets received from the devices according to the priorities. Devices in the conversation are identified, a priority for each device is determined, and the priority for each device is associated with speech data packets transmitted from the device. The priorities may change during the conversation. If more than one speech data packet is received in a time window, the speech data packet with high priority is transmitted. Speech data packets that are not transmitted may be deleted or buffered. If a device is not assigned a priority, a low priority is assigned to speech data packets transmitted from the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2006Publication date: October 11, 2007Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Milstein, Linda Criddle, Scott Forbes
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Patent number: D806816Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: International Play Company Inc.Inventors: Scott Forbes, Michael Griffin, Wes Loberg