John N Beatty

US Patent:

8216052, Jul 10, 2012

Filed:

Jul 19, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/996238

Inventors:

Mark B. Gagner - West Chicago IL, US
John A. Beatty - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 20, 463 16, 463 25, 463 29, 463 42

Abstract:

Systems and methods for presenting streaming video content in a gaming machine are described herein. In one embodiment, the method includes acquiring, in a first gaming machine, access to a set of shared game assets. The method can also include providing a second gaming machine with access to the set of shared game assets. The method can also include conducting, in the first gaming machine, a first wagering game in which one of the set of shared game assets is consumed, and wherein during the first wagering game, the second gaming machine conducts a second wagering game in which another of the set of shared game assets is consumed.

US Patent:

20090124372, May 14, 2009

Filed:

May 1, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/912921

Inventors:

Mark B. Gagner - West Chicago IL, US
Alicia Johnson - Chicago IL, US
John A. Beatty - Reno NV, US
Christopher W. Blackburn - Reno NV, US

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 29, 463 43

Abstract:

Systems and methods provide mechanisms for updating software assets on a gaming machine ( and ). The gaming software assets may include banner content, advertising content, denomination data, pay table, language data, video content, audio content, episodic game data, wagering game software, operating system software, device driver software and device firmware. The system and methods compare software assets to be placed () on a gaming machine to software assets already on the gaming machine. Only those software assets that are not currently present are downloaded to the gaming machine.