Tracey A Wright

US Patent:

8613664, Dec 24, 2013

Filed:

Nov 2, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/917676

Inventors:

Peter R. Anderson - Glenview IL, US
Dion K. Aoki - Henderson NV, US
Andrew Guinn - Chicago IL, US
Darren Ng - Chicago IL, US
Richard B. Robbins - Glenview IL, US
Richard T. Schwartz - Chicago IL, US
Tracey Wright - West Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 31, 463 16, 463 25, 463 29, 463 30, 2731381, 2731382, 273143 R

Abstract:

A gaming system includes a wagering interface that may include a plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements with each quick-bet element indicating a different total wager for a spin of the plurality of reels. Each total wager is divided among a plurality of paylines associated with positions on the reels. A window is configured to display a subset of the plurality of quick-bet elements. A quick-bet element selection slider is configured to allow each of the plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements to be displayed within the window. The selection slider is movable to a plurality of positions along a slider path such that the position of the selection slider on the slider path determines the subset of quick-bet elements to be displayed in the window. A wagering interface may include a toggling element for switching from a wagering interface having a plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements to a classic-bet wagering interface.

US Patent:

20100240455, Sep 23, 2010

Filed:

Oct 29, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/741643

Inventors:

Mark B. Gagner - West Chicago IL, US
Jacek A. Grabiec - Chicago IL, US
Scott H. Schulhof - Chicago IL, US
Tracey L. Wright - West Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 13/00
A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 30, 463 42

Abstract:

Described herein are processes and devices that cause secondary content to be presented during wagering games. One of the devices described is a secondary content server. The secondary content server can obtain user related information, like user preferences, about a player of a wagering game and use the user related information to determine or generate secondary content. The secondary content server can cause the secondary content to be presented on a wagering game device or terminal. The secondary content server can determine if more than one device can present the secondary content. In some embodiments, the secondary content server presents the secondary content on a wagering game device. However, if other devices are connected to the wagering game device, the secondary content server may instead cause the secondary content to be presented on one of the other devices.

US Patent:

20100267449, Oct 21, 2010

Filed:

Nov 9, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/741745

Inventors:

Mark B. Gagner - West Chicago IL, US
Jacek A. Grabiec - Chicago IL, US
Damon E. Gura - Chicago IL, US
Larry J. Pacey - Northbrook IL, US
Scott H. Schulhof - Chicago IL, US
Tracey L. Wright - West Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 30, 463 37

Abstract:

This document describes inter alia a method for presenting an interface on a wagering game machine, where the interface includes a plurality of wagering game icons, and where each of the wagering game icons indicates a wagering game that available on the wagering game machine. The method can include presenting wagering game icons in an interface, wherein the wagering game icons form a row, and wherein each wagering game icon occupies a position in the row, and detecting a sweeping screen touch on a touch screen. The method can also include shifting, based on the sweeping screen touch, the wagering game icons to different positions in the row, where the shifting causes a wagering game icon at an end position in the row to disappear from the interface, and where the shifting also causes a new wagering game icon to appear at another end position in the row.

US Patent:

20100323779, Dec 23, 2010

Filed:

Jun 11, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/665632

Inventors:

Mark B. Gagner - West Chicago IL, US
Damon E. Gura - Chicago IL, US
Jeremie D. Moll - Chicago IL, US
Darren Ng - Chicago IL, US
Tracey Wright - West Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WMS GAMING INC. - WAUKEGAN IL

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
A63F 13/06

US Classification:

463 20, 463 30, 463 37

Abstract:

A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving a primary wager and a display for displaying a primary wagering game. The gaming system further comprises a controller which is operative to (i) detect receipt of the primary wager, (ii) display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game, (iii) display a feature icon on the display, (iv) detect selection of the feature icon, (v) in response to the selection of the feature icon, display a feature menu on the display, the feature menu displaying a plurality of available features capable of activation in addition to the wagering game, and (vi) in response to a first feature of the feature menu being selected, activate and display the first feature if a first eligibility requirement is satisfied.

US Patent:

20140073413, Mar 13, 2014

Filed:

Nov 18, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/082866

Inventors:

Andrew C. Guinn - Chicago IL, US
Daniel P. Louie - Chicago IL, US
Darren Yat-man Ng - Chicago IL, US
Tracey L. Wright - West Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

US Classification:

463 25

Abstract:

The document describes operations for managing online wagering game casinos. In some embodiments of the inventive subject matter, the operations include presenting wagering games to players in an online casino; facilitating messaging between the players and a wagering game attendant; reporting results of the wagering games to the attendant; and detecting, from the wagering game attendant, a request to present a community bonus opportunity to one or more of the players. The operations can also include presenting the community bonus opportunity to the players; detecting responses to the community bonus opportunity, wherein the responses are associated with the players; determining one or more winners of prizes offered in the community bonus opportunity; and awarding the prizes to the one or more winners.