Brian T 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:

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:

20110111844, May 12, 2011

Filed:

Aug 19, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/674340

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 - hicago 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 9/24

US Classification:

463 27

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 can indicate information associated with wagering games. Specifically, the toolbar objects can receive and display progressive game content from a progressive wagering game server. The toolbar objects can include progressive jackpot meters, progressive game branding, and other information about the progressive game content. The toolbar objects can also include settings that indicate player preferences regarding the presentation of the progressive game content on the toolbar objects.

US Patent:

20120295696, Nov 22, 2012

Filed:

Aug 3, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/566414

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

US Classification:

463 25, 463 31

Abstract:

Described are one or more embodiments that include a browser application (“browser”) with a first part (e.g., a toolbar, a dropdown, a pop-up, a widget, etc.) that presents first content associated with one or more wagering games and a second part (e.g., a main content display area) that concurrently presents second content independently from presentation of the first content in the first part of the browser. In some embodiments, the first content and second content are from separate content providers. Some embodiments are directed to determining, based on concurrent presentation of the first content and the second content, that one or more awards are available from a first of the content providers conditional upon performance of one or more activities indicated by a second of the content providers, and the browser application presents one or more indicators to indicate the one or more awards and/or the one or more activities.

US Patent:

20130303284, Nov 14, 2013

Filed:

Nov 12, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/822617

Inventors:

Sean P. Kelly - Chicago IL, US
Brian D. Manning - Las Vegas NV, US
Anthony J.W. Prohl - Romeoville IL, US
Craig J. Sylla - Round Lake IL, US
John L. Walsh - Gurnee IL, US

Assignee:

WMS GAMING, INC. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

US Classification:

463 32

Abstract:

This document describes techniques for processing graphics in wagering game systems. Some embodiments of the inventive subject matter use stereoscopic 3-D graphics and 2-D graphics to present composite images including multiple views of a virtual 3-D wagering game environment. Such embodiments present the composite images on stereoscopic 3-D devices.