公开(公告)号：US20190333333A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-31

申请号：US16509030

申请日：2019-07-11

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Cameron A. Filipour

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for providing zero, one or more awards in association with zero, one or more game outcomes modified via a skill-based game.

公开(公告)号：US10373425B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US14321292

申请日：2014-07-01

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for automatically creating and updating a friend database associated with a player. Generally, in various embodiments, the system of the present disclosure is configured to access one or more player accounts (such as social media accounts) of the player, collect player friend data from the accessed player account(s), determine a list or one of more friends of the player based on the collected player data, and create or update a friend database associated with the player to include the determined friends. The system of the present disclosure thus dynamically and automatically creates and updates the friend database associated with the player without requiring the player to actively create and repeatedly and actively update (e.g., add friends to and remove friends from) the friend database.

公开(公告)号：US10366577B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-30

申请号：US15203322

申请日：2016-07-06

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Steven G. Lemay ,  Dwayne A. Davis

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: A gaming system and method which forms, tracks and maintains one or more groups, teams or pools of players. Each group, team or pool includes one or more players (i.e., team members). A player's participation or involvement with the group or team enables the player to access one or more benefits otherwise not available to players unaffiliated with the group or team. That is, based on a player's association with a formed group or team, the gaming system provides the player with one or more benefits, such as an award, an opportunity to win an award, or a modified probability of winning an award.

公开(公告)号：US20180322723A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-08

申请号：US16033842

申请日：2018-07-12

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Steven G. LeMay ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: A gaming system including a number of host devices each coupled to one or more gaming machines, wherein content provided by the host device is output on the gaming machine. To output the content provided by the remote host, a host-controlled process that is authenticated by the gaming machine and executed in a secure memory location such that it is isolated from other processes executing on the gaming machine may be utilized. The host-controlled processes may be decoupled from the process used to execute the game of chance played on the gaming machine such that the content output by the host-controlled process does not alter the play of game of chance.

公开(公告)号：US09947170B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-17

申请号：US14867108

申请日：2015-09-28

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Kevin M. Higgins ,  Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Steven G. LeMay ,  Derrick Price

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G06F3/16

CPC classification number: G07F17/3211 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/3269

Abstract: Banked EGM light and sound shows which reduce the probability of appearing unsynchronized are described herein. A modified client time protocol on each EGM stores an offset from a time reference source. The time offset is used to schedule banked light and sound shows so that the performance of each EGM is synchronized, without requiring the actual clocks of the EGMs to be synchronized.

公开(公告)号：US20180047249A1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-15

申请号：US15232441

申请日：2016-08-09

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Kevin M. Higgins

IPC: G07F17/32

CPC classification number: G07F17/3218 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/3241 ,  G07F17/3255

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for providing one or more incentives to a player in association with a mobile device facilitated transfer of funds to an electronic gaming machine and/or from the electronic gaming machine.

公开(公告)号：US09852578B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US14875469

申请日：2015-10-05

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Steven G. LeMay

IPC: A63F9/00 ,  G07F17/32 ,  A63F9/24

CPC classification number: G07F17/3241 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63F2009/2457 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/3251

Abstract: A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. When a transaction is initiated on an EGM that requires the input of Sensitive Information data, such data can be input directly from the Player/Patrons Portable Electronic Device. Hence, such input of their Sensitive Information data is more discrete, and generally out of plain view from the other Player/Patrons.

公开(公告)号：US20170221312A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15492737

申请日：2017-04-20

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Cameron A. Filipour

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/34

CPC classification number: G07F17/3267 ,  G07F17/3218 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3262 ,  G07F17/34

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method enabling a player to earn a play of a bonus game using one device and to redeem the earned play for an enhanced play of the bonus game on another device. Generally, various embodiments of the gaming system of the present disclosure enable a player to earn one or more plays of a bonus game through game play on a first device, and to either: (a) redeem an earned play on the first device for a play of a first version of the bonus game, or (b) redeem an earned play on a second different device for a play of a second different version of the bonus game. The second version of the bonus game is enhanced in one or more manners as compared to the first version of the bonus game.

公开(公告)号：US09710998B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-18

申请号：US14258635

申请日：2014-04-22

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Johnny L. Palchetti ,  Cameron A. Filipour

IPC: A63F9/00 ,  G07F17/32

CPC classification number: G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/3262

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a gaming system and method providing a slot game including a partial reel re-spin feature. Generally, for a play of the slot game in various embodiments, the gaming system displays a randomly determined plurality of symbols of a first set of symbols at a plurality of symbol display areas and makes an award determination based on the displayed symbols. Upon an occurrence of a triggering event, such as the display of a triggering symbol, the gaming system selects a designated set of a plurality of the symbol display areas and replaces the symbols of the first set of symbols displayed at the symbol display areas of the designated set with symbols from a second set of symbols, which may be the same as or different than the first set of symbols. The gaming system makes another award determination based on the displayed symbols.

公开(公告)号：US09613496B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-04

申请号：US15170486

申请日：2016-06-01

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： William R. Brosnan, Jr. ,  Nicole M. Beaulieu ,  Jamal Benbrahim ,  Anthony R. Escalera ,  Alexey Kryuchkov ,  Steven G. LeMay ,  Jeff Mincey ,  Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Andy Rodgers ,  Greg A. Schlottmann

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G06T13/20 ,  A63F13/573 ,  A63F13/40 ,  G07F17/38

CPC classification number: A63F9/24 ,  A63F13/005 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/573 ,  A63F2300/64 ,  A63F2300/643 ,  G06T13/20 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3244 ,  G07F17/326 ,  G07F17/38

Abstract: Trajectory-based games of chance are described that may be implemented on a video gaming machine. In a trajectory-based game of chance, a trajectory of a game object may be generated in a 3-D gaming environment. A wager may be made on an aspect of the game object's trajectory in the gaming environment such as a termination location for the trajectory of the game object. The aspect of the game object's trajectory may occur according to a known probability. Hence, an award for the trajectory-based game of chance may be proportional to the probability of the aspect of the game object's trajectory occurring.