Brian F Manning

US Patent:

8246468, Aug 21, 2012

Filed:

Aug 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/674388

Inventors:

Peter R. Anderson - Glenview IL, US
Brian J. Barclay - Atlanta GA, US
Allon G. Englman - Chicago IL, US
Andrew C. Guinn - Chicago IL, US
Daniel P. Louie - Chicago IL, US
Brian D. Manning - Las Vegas NV, US
Larry J. Pacey - Northbrook IL, US
Richard T. Schwartz - Chicago IL, US
Alfred Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 13/00
A63F 13/10

US Classification:

463 42, 463 16, 463 29, 2731381, 273139, 725 39, 725 40, 725 52

Abstract:

A network browser and wagering game toolbar (“toolbar”) are described herein. The network browser has a main display area that can display content. The toolbar can be in, or a part of, the network browser. The network browser and the toolbar can receive and display content. Specifically, the toolbar can receive and display wagering game content from a wagering game network as the main display area can receive and display content originating outside the wagering game network. In some embodiments, the toolbar can present content originating from one or more wagering game player accounts that provide audience participation in, or related to, wagering game activity presented on the toolbar.

US Patent:

8262466, Sep 11, 2012

Filed:

Aug 20, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/674355

Inventors:

Peter R. Anderson - Glenview IL, US
Brian J. Barclay - Atlanta GA, US
Allon G. Englman - Chicago IL, US
Andrew C. Guinn - Chicago IL, US
Daniel P. Louie - Chicago IL, US
Brian D. Manning - Las Vegas NV, US
Larry J. Pacey - Northbrook IL, US
Richard T. Schwartz - Chicago IL, US
Alfred Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 13/00
A63F 13/10

US Classification:

463 25, 463 16, 463 29, 463 42, 2731381, 273139, 725 39, 725 40, 725 52

Abstract:

A network browser and toolbar objects are described herein. The network browser has a main display area that can display content. The toolbar objects can be on a wagering game toolbar that is a part of the network browser. The toolbar objects indicate information associated with wagering games. The network browser and the toolbar objects can receive and display content. Specifically, the toolbar objects can cross market affiliate content and wagering game content using features of the toolbar.

US Patent:

8376833, Feb 19, 2013

Filed:

Nov 12, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/295058

Inventors:

Mark B. Gagner - West Chicago IL, US
Brian D. Manning - Las Vegas NV, US
Alfred Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 20, 463 16

Abstract:

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include receiving, via user input, values for variables related to a wagering game contest and detecting data for gaming activity that occurred, during a past time period. The operations can further include computing an expected value based on the values for the variables and the data for the gaming activity. The expected value represents a theoretical projected amount of money that would be accumulated via a portion of game wagers over a future time period based on the values for the variables and the data for the gaming activity that occurred during the past time period. The operations can further include funding the wagering game contest with a contest prize equivalent to the expected value, where the funding is from a source of money other than from the portion of the game wagers.

US Patent:

8403748, Mar 26, 2013

Filed:

Aug 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/674351

Inventors:

Peter R. Anderson - Glenview IL, US
Brian J. Barclay - Atlanta GA, US
Allon G. Englman - Chicago IL, US
Andrew C. Guinn - Chicago IL, US
Daniel P. Louie - Chicago IL, US
Brian D. Manning - Las Vegas NV, US
Larry J. Pacey - Northbrook IL, US
Richard T. Schwartz - Chicago IL, US
Alfred Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 31, 463 16, 463 20, 463 25, 463 33, 463 42

Abstract:

A network browser and toolbar objects are described herein. The network browser has a main display area that can display content. The toolbar objects can be on a toolbar that is a part of the network browser. The toolbar objects indicate information associated with wagering games. The network browser and the toolbar objects can receive and display content. Specifically, the toolbar objects can process and present wagering games using wagering game play elements (e. g. , icons, graphics, etc. ) on the toolbar. The toolbar can also have controls, configurations and settings associated with the toolbar, which the toolbar can communicate to a wagering game provider to determine game results. The toolbar can use the controls, configurations, and settings to affect the presentation of wagering game information on the toolbar, to control the presentation of game results using the wagering game play elements, etc.

US Patent:

8444483, May 21, 2013

Filed:

Aug 3, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/566757

Inventors:

Peter R. Anderson - Glenview IL, US
Brian J. Barclay - Atlanta GA, US
Allon G. Englman - Chicago IL, US
Andrew C. Guinn - Chicago IL, US
Daniel P. Louie - Chicago IL, US
Brian D. Manning - Las Vegas NV, US
Larry J. Pacey - Northbrook IL, US
Richard T. Schwartz - Deerfield IL, US
Alfred Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 13/00
A63F 13/10

US Classification:

463 25, 463 16, 463 29, 463 42, 2731381, 273139, 725 39, 725 40, 725 52

Abstract:

A browser application and toolbar are described according to some embodiments. The browser application presents wagering game content in a toolbar. Some embodiments are directed to determining that a first player account uses the toolbar to access the wagering game content, determining that a second player account referred the first player account in response to determination that the first player account uses the toolbar, and providing a referral award to the second player account for referring the first player account.

US Patent:

8444493, May 21, 2013

Filed:

Jul 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/548269

Inventors:

Peter R. Anderson - Glenview IL, US
Brian J. Barclay - Atlanta GA, US
Allon G. Englman - Chicago IL, US
Andrew C. Guinn - Chicago IL, US
Daniel P. Louie - Chicago IL, US
Brian D. Manning - Las Vegas NV, US
Larry J. Pacey - Northbrook IL, US
Richard T. Schwartz - Deerfield IL, US
Alfred Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 13/00
A63F 13/10

US Classification:

463 42, 463 16, 463 29, 2731381, 273139, 725 39, 725 40, 725 52

Abstract:

A network browser and wagering game toolbar (“toolbar”) are described herein. The network browser has a main display area that can display content. The toolbar can be in, or a part of, the network browser. The network browser and the toolbar can receive and display content. Specifically, the toolbar can receive and display wagering game content from a wagering game network as the main display area can receive and display content originating outside the wagering game network. In some embodiments, the toolbar can present content originating from one or more wagering game player accounts that provide audience participation in, or related to, wagering game activity presented on the toolbar.

US Patent:

8608550, Dec 17, 2013

Filed:

Nov 11, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/295040

Inventors:

Mark B. Gagner - West Chicago IL, US
Timothy C. Loose - Chicago IL, US
Brian D. Manning - Las Vegas NV, US
Scott A. Massing - Lincolnwood IL, US
Jesse M. Smith - Chicago IL, US
Alfred Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 9/00

US Classification:

463 25

Abstract:

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include determining a number of distinct channels of images associated with 3D wagering game content to present sequentially in a common display of the wagering game system during a corresponding number of sequential time slots based, at least in part, on a number of active shutter 3D glasses of the wagering game system that have been initiated. The operations can also include transmitting a synchronization signal to the active shutter 3D glasses to synchronize lens film activation operations with the presentation of the distinct channels of images in the common display. The operations can further include sequentially presenting the distinct channels of images associated with the 3D wagering game content in the common display during the corresponding number of sequential time slots according to a timing of the synchronization signal.

US Patent:

20080069141, Mar 20, 2008

Filed:

Sep 20, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/533484

Inventors:

Robert John Bonaguro - Naperville IL, US
Brian Thomas Manning - North Riverside IL, US
Michael J. Dupre - Bolingbrook IL, US
Jeffrey Culver Barcalow - Wheaton IL, US
John Patrick Merrick - Aurora IL, US

Assignee:

REUTERS AMERICA INC. - New York NY

International Classification:

H04J 3/16

US Classification:

370469, 370392

Abstract:

A system, architecture and model for facilitating extensible messaging and interaction are provided. The message system may use a messaging architecture that includes a domain message model, and open message model and a wire format. The wire format may implement primitive data types that may be used by the open message model to define additional and/or more complex data formats. The open message model may further specify interaction paradigms, generic messages, and message and transport attributes. The generic messages may include payload data whose meaning and context may be defined using the domain message model. The domain message model may include a content definition model and an item type model for building data and object types and specifying data context and relationships. As such, the message system may use generic messages and formats to create different message and item types.