Brian P Manning

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:

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.

US Patent:

20120290581, Nov 15, 2012

Filed:

Jul 20, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/554503

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, LLC. - New York NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707740, 707E17046

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.

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.