Patents by Inventor William L. LAYNE

William L. LAYNE 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: 20120220370
    Abstract: An amusement device includes a display screen having a touchscreen. The touchscreen is configured to receive a plurality of touch inputs simultaneously. A memory stores a plurality of electronic games for selection and play. A controller is configured to generally simultaneously execute a first game and a second game from the plurality of electronic games. The first game is configured to display at least one first image on a first portion of the display screen, and the second game is configured to display at least one second image on a second portion of the display screen. The first and second games are simultaneously playable in an interactive manner, such that an action undertaken in playing of the first game modifies the second game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: AMI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, INC.
    Inventors: William L. LAYNE, IV, Colin HIGBIE
  • Patent number: 8118680
    Abstract: An amusement device includes a display screen having a touchscreen. The touchscreen is configured to receive a plurality of touch inputs simultaneously. A memory stores a plurality of electronic games for selection and play. A controller is configured to execute an application program. The application program is configured to access a first game and a second game from the plurality of electronic games, and generally simultaneously display at least one first image from the first game on a first portion of the display screen and display at least one second image from the second game on a second portion of the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: AMI Entertainment Network, Inc.
    Inventors: William L Layne, IV, Colin Higbie
  • Publication number: 20120028711
    Abstract: An amusement device includes a display screen having a touchscreen. The touchscreen is configured to receive a plurality of touch inputs simultaneously. A memory stores a plurality of electronic games for selection and play. A controller is configured to generally simultaneously execute a first game and a second game from the plurality of electronic games. The first game is configured to display at least one first image on a first portion of the display screen, and the second game is configured to display at least one second image on a second portion of the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: AMI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, INC.
    Inventors: William L. LAYNE, IV, Colin HIGBIE
  • Publication number: 20110172012
    Abstract: An amusement device includes a display screen having a touchscreen. The touchscreen is configured to receive a plurality of touch inputs simultaneously. A memory stores a plurality of electronic games for selection and play. A controller is configured to execute an application program. The application program is configured to access a first game and a second game from the plurality of electronic games, and generally simultaneously display at least one first image from the first game on a first portion of the display screen and display at least one second image from the second game on a second portion of the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: AMI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, INC.
    Inventors: William L. LAYNE, IV, Colin HIGBIE
  • Publication number: 20090075726
    Abstract: An amusement device has a display, an audio output, and an input component. The display includes a touchscreen. The input component receives at least one of currency, coins, and credit cards/debit cards. The amusement device also includes a common controller. The common controller is configured to select and play at least one electronic game and to select and retrieve for playing a music data set from a plurality of music data sets. The electronic game and the music data set may optionally be played simultaneously. In certain embodiments, a reward based on one of either the electronic game or selection of the music data set is applied to the respective other of the electronic game and the selection of the music data. In further embodiments, a content of the electronic game is based on the music data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 19, 2009
    Applicant: MERIT INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: James R. Stelzer, Colin Higbie, Nathan Weyer, William L. Layne, IV