Patents by Inventor Thomas Elson

Thomas Elson 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).

  • Publication number: 20230310991
    Abstract: A virtualization system is that comprises a display configured to display a representation of a real-world gaming area with physical objects. A user selects and adds one or more virtual electronic gaming machines (EGMs) to the gaming area representation to generate a mixed reality gaming area. Each virtual EGM added to the mixed reality gaming area can be moved to a desired location and rotated to a desired orientation. Each virtual EGM added to the to the mixed reality gaming area is also shown implementing a game that may also be selected by the user. The user is provided with a representation on the tablet computer of the mixed reality gaming area that includes the specific EGMs implementing the specific game, where the specific EGMs can be added or replaced at one or more virtual locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Upinder Dhaliwal, Thomas Elson
  • Patent number: 11707677
    Abstract: A virtualization system is that comprises a display configured to display a representation of a real-world gaming area with physical objects. A user selects and adds one or more virtual electronic gaming machines (EGMs) to the gaming area representation to generate a mixed reality gaming area. Each virtual EGM added to the mixed reality gaming area can be moved to a desired location and rotated to a desired orientation. Each virtual EGM added to the to the mixed reality gaming area is also shown implementing a game that may also be selected by the user. The user is provided with a representation on the tablet computer of the mixed reality gaming area that includes the specific EGMs implementing the specific game, where the specific EGMs can be added or replaced at one or more virtual locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Upinder Dhaliwal, Thomas Elson
  • Publication number: 20220152499
    Abstract: A virtualization system is that comprises a display configured to display a representation of a real-world gaming area with physical objects. A user selects and adds one or more virtual electronic gaming machines (EGMs) to the gaming area representation to generate a mixed reality gaming area. Each virtual EGM added to the mixed reality gaming area can be moved to a desired location and rotated to a desired orientation. Each virtual EGM added to the to the mixed reality gaming area is also shown implementing a game that may also be selected by the user. The user is provided with a representation on the tablet computer of the mixed reality gaming area that includes the specific EGMs implementing the specific game, where the specific EGMs can be added or replaced at one or more virtual locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Upinder Dhaliwal, Thomas Elson
  • Patent number: 11266907
    Abstract: A virtualization system is that comprises a display configured to display a representation of a real-world gaming area with physical objects. A user selects and adds one or more virtual electronic gaming machines (EGMs) to the gaming area representation to generate a mixed reality gaming area. Each virtual EGM added to the mixed reality gaming area can be moved to a desired location and rotated to a desired orientation. Each virtual EGM added to the to the mixed reality gaming area is also shown implementing a game that may also be selected by the user. The user is provided with a representation on the tablet computer of the mixed reality gaming area that includes the specific EGMs implementing the specific game, where the specific EGMs can be added or replaced at one or more virtual locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Upinder Dhaliwal, Thomas Elson
  • Publication number: 20210046383
    Abstract: A virtualization system is that comprises a display configured to display a representation of a real-world gaming area with physical objects. A user selects and adds one or more virtual electronic gaming machines (EGMs) to the gaming area representation to generate a mixed reality gaming area. Each virtual EGM added to the mixed reality gaming area can be moved to a desired location and rotated to a desired orientation. Each virtual EGM added to the to the mixed reality gaming area is also shown implementing a game that may also be selected by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Upinder Dhaliwal, Thomas Elson
  • Patent number: D875109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenneth Mark Upton, Terri I-Ting Chen, Thomas Elson, Stephen Jones-McQueen
  • Patent number: D898753
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Kenneth Mark Upton, Terri I-Ting Chen, Thomas Elson, Stephen Jones-McQueen
  • Patent number: D931313
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth Upton, George Ecet, Thomas Elson
  • Patent number: D995543
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenneth Upton, George Ecet, Thomas Elson
  • Patent number: D1016835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Kenneth Upton, George Ecet, Thomas Elson