146 patents
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Utility
Optimizing Drawing Prize Awards
18 Aug 22
A promotional game is conducted over participants' cell phones.
John F. Acres
Filed: 14 Mar 22
Utility
Optimizing drawing prize awards
19 Apr 22
A promotional game is conducted over participants' cell phones.
John F. Acres
Filed: 18 Aug 20
Utility
Delayed bonus win determination
22 Feb 22
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to gaming devices having a delayed bonus win determination and methods of operating gaming systems and gaming devices to provide delayed bonus win determinations.
John F. Acres
Filed: 19 Mar 20
Utility
Dispatching Casino Agents to an Electronic Gaming Machine
17 Feb 22
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to dispatching people to an electronic gaming machine.
John F. Acres, Kevin Parker, Andrea McCurry
Filed: 27 Oct 21
Utility
Computer Readable Storage Medium and Method for Operating a Gaming Device
17 Feb 22
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for operating a gaming device and a computer readable storage medium.
JOHN F. ACRES
Filed: 26 Oct 21
Utility
Method for Isolating Players of Electronic Gaming Machines on a Network of Electronic Gaming Machines
27 Jan 22
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to method of operating a gaming system including a plurality of networked electronic gaming machines and a wireless network that communicates with mobile devices carried by attendants.
JOHN F. ACRES, JAMES ACRES
Filed: 7 Oct 21
Utility
Distributed System for Managing and Providing Services to Electronic Gaming Machines
30 Dec 21
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to distributed systems that include networked master and slave circuits that are each connected to a plurality of electronic gaming machines on a casino floor.
JOHN F. ACRES, MARK DAILEY
Filed: 7 Sep 21
Utility
System to dispatch casino agents to an electronic gaming machine in response to a predefined event at the electronic gaming machine
23 Nov 21
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for dispatching a person to an electronic gaming machine in response to a predefined event at the electronic gaming machine.
John F. Acres, Kevin Parker, Andrea McCurry
Filed: 23 Jan 20
Utility
Apparatus for generating a virtual win regardless of the random process
16 Nov 21
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and apparatus for operating a gaming device having at least one winning event and at least one related award that is generated according to a set of rules associated with the game.
John F. Acres
Filed: 23 Jul 18
Utility
System for Isolating Players of Electronic Gaming Machines on a Network of Electronic Gaming Machines
4 Nov 21
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to gaming system including a plurality of networked electronic gaming machines and a wireless network that communicates with mobile devices carried by attendants.
John F. Acres, James Acres
Filed: 4 May 20
Utility
Personal Electronic Device for Gaming and Bonus System
28 Oct 21
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to communication methods in gaming networks using portable devices.
JOHN F. ACRES
Filed: 2 Jul 21
Utility
Reserve Credits for Use on Gaming Device
28 Oct 21
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and apparatus in which a player plays one of a plurality of networked gaming devices.
JOHN F. ACRES
Filed: 2 Jul 21
Utility
System for isolating players of electronic gaming machines on a network of electronic gaming machines
26 Oct 21
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to gaming system including a plurality of networked electronic gaming machines and a wireless network that communicates with mobile devices carried by attendants.
John F. Acres, James Acres
Filed: 4 May 20
Utility
Degressive Bonus System
7 Oct 21
Embodiments of the invention include a mystery degressive bonus system.
JOHN F. ACRES
Filed: 15 Jun 21
Utility
Distributed system for managing and providing services to electronic gaming machines
5 Oct 21
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to distributed systems that include networked master and slave circuits that are each connected to a plurality of electronic gaming machines on a casino floor.
John F. Acres, Mark Dailey
Filed: 28 Apr 20
Utility
Generating a Score Related to Play on Gaming Devices
16 Sep 21
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to generating and displaying a score related to the results of wagering by a player on an electronic gaming machine.
JOHN F. ACRES
Filed: 1 Jun 21
Utility
Gaming Device Having Advance Game Information Analyzer
16 Sep 21
This concept is directed to methods of operating a gaming device to analyze game information that is part of a gaming event having a player interaction in advance of the player interaction to make a determination about the game play.
JOHN F. ACRES
Filed: 1 Jun 21
Utility
Means for Controlling Payback Percentage of Gaming Device
26 Aug 21
Embodiments of the present concept provide means to control the payback percentage of games being played on gaming devices.
JOHN F. ACRES
Filed: 7 May 21
Utility
Gaming Device Having Multiple Game Play Option
26 Aug 21
Embodiments of this concept are directed to gaming devices that are configured to initiate multiple gaming events in response to a player input.
JOHN F. ACRES
Filed: 11 May 21
Utility
Entertainment Game-based Gaming Device
12 Aug 21
Embodiments of this concept are direct to a game that includes a combination of an entertainment game and a gambling game.
JOHN F. ACRES
Filed: 28 Apr 21