公开(公告)号：US20250111732A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-03

申请号：US18980339

申请日：2024-12-13

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Patrick Danielson ,  Dwayne Nelson ,  Samantha Ascheri-Phillips ,  Kevin Higgins

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to electronic playing cards, each of the playing cards comprising opposing first and second planar playing card surfaces such that, when being viewed by the corresponding player, the first planar playing card surface faces the other players and the second planar playing card surface faces the corresponding player. The first and/or second planar playing card surface can comprise a digital display. A gaming system can assign an electronic playing card to each player in a card game and determine and provide to each of the electronic playing cards an assigned playing card parameter (e.g., card suit and rank) for depiction by a digital display of the respective playing card.

公开(公告)号：US20250032928A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18226955

申请日：2023-07-27

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Sean O'Donnell ,  Aaron P. Taylor ,  Janner Redera ,  Dwayne Nelson

IPC: A63F13/69 ,  A63F13/47 ,  A63F13/5375

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to operating an electronic game according to a graph presentation representing a current state and possible future states for the game. Various embodiments described herein provide the player with a graph representing possible choices during game play with each choice influencing a future state and flow of the game. Embodiments allow player input as well as randomness to navigate the graph and determine the flow and outcomes of the game. Various embodiments determine how the player can navigate the graph, how the prizes are awarded based on the graph, and how the player can change the graph.

公开(公告)号：US12211341B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-28

申请号：US18518656

申请日：2023-11-24

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Patrick Danielson ,  Samantha Ascheri-Phillips ,  Dwayne Nelson ,  Vincent Lai

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: A roulette wheel device, and related devices, systems, and methods, includes a base coupled to a table, the base having a circular ball track within a circular rim. The roulette wheel device further includes a circular wheelhead rotatably coupled to the base within the ball track. The wheelhead includes a circular ring having a plurality of pockets, wherein the circular ball track is sloped downwardly toward the circular ring to direct a roulette ball into one of the plurality of pockets. The wheelhead further includes a circular display subassembly including a display device to selectively display graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of pockets. The circular ball track, the circular ring, and the circular display subassembly are substantially concentric.

公开(公告)号：US20250029449A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18222783

申请日：2023-07-17

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Jeffery McIntosh ,  Dwayne Nelson ,  Anthony Baerlocher

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: Systems and methods that enable an award, such as a progressive award, to be retired via an operator initiated auction bidding sequence.

公开(公告)号：US20250029444A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18904784

申请日：2024-10-02

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne Nelson ,  Kevin Higgins

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize a host system to convert cashable credits to non-cashable credits independent of an electronic gaming machine.

公开(公告)号：US20240346880A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18134405

申请日：2023-04-13

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Robert Silva ,  Dwayne Nelson

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G06Q30/0279

CPC classification number: G07F17/3239 ,  G06Q30/0279 ,  G07F17/3255 ,  G07F17/3274

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to managing player pools, i.e., competitive groups of gamblers. According to embodiments described herein, players can join player pools and compete against each other. The winning player pool can receive some award or recognition. In one embodiment players from different casinos or gaming venues can compete against each other. That is, each casino or gaming venue can form a player pool of players. The player pools can be ranked by amount won, amount wagered, amount won on a feature (bonus), amount won on a category, e.g., flush, royal flush, etc., and/or other factors. As members of the player pools play, their contribution to the player pool can be recorded. For example, player loyalty accounts can be used to track the contributions and know which members are part of the player pool.

公开(公告)号：US20240321049A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18188091

申请日：2023-03-22

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Fayez Idris ,  Dwayne Nelson

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06V40/16

CPC classification number: G07F17/3239 ,  G06T7/70 ,  G06V40/16 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G06T2207/30201

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that obtain a player image, use the obtained player image to create an enhanced player image, and then use the enhanced player image in a display of a play of a game. In various embodiments, the gaming system and method use pose images from a sequence creation system and derived from non-players to create the enhanced player image(s).

公开(公告)号：US20240194021A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18079990

申请日：2022-12-13

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Kevin Higgins ,  Dwayne Nelson

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G06T13/40 ,  G06T19/00

CPC classification number: G07F17/323 ,  G06T13/40 ,  G06T19/006 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3258

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to increasing involvement of and interaction between participants in a virtual reality or augmented reality environment. According to one embodiment, a win event can be detected within an electronic game being played within a virtual casino. In response to detecting the win event, an indication of the detected win event can be provided to a user other than the player of the game. Providing the indication of the detected win event can comprise modifying the provided representation of the virtual casino, changing the avatar for the player of the electronic game in the virtual casino, etc. An indication of a reaction to win event by the user can be received and a representation of the reaction can be provided to the player.

公开(公告)号：US20240021042A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-18

申请号：US17864053

申请日：2022-07-13

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Kevin Higgins ,  Dwayne Nelson

IPC: G07F17/32

CPC classification number: G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3293

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a gaming table system and method that identifies a shuffle event based on one or more of a position of a next eligible virtual card in a plurality of virtual playing cards, a position in the plurality of virtual cards of a shuffle card relative to the position of the next eligible virtual card, a counter value indicating a number of ineligible virtual cards, and a counter value indicating a number of remaining eligible virtual cards and in response to identifying a shuffle event, shuffles the plurality of virtual playing cards to form a shuffled plurality of virtual playing cards for assignment to a plurality of physical playing cards, each physical playing card comprising an on-board power source, microprocessor, memory, and digital display to receive and render a value of a corresponding assigned virtual playing card.

公开(公告)号：US20230421400A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18243478

申请日：2023-09-07

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne Nelson ,  Kevin Higgins

IPC: H04L9/00 ,  G07F17/32 ,  H04L9/32

CPC classification number: H04L9/50 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/323 ,  H04L9/3236 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3234

Abstract: A gaming system and method selects a subset of gaming devices to operate in a digital ledger validation mode to validate a set of data records defining a digital ledger, allocates, to each gaming device, a respective work unit, receives, at an electronic address associated with the gaming server, an electronic record defining a reward, tracks play activity at each of the plurality of gaming devices, and, based on the tracked play activity, selects a player from among multiple players to receive the reward.