Terry R Wilson

US Patent:

6342007, Jan 29, 2002

Filed:

Feb 23, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/028189

Inventors:

Michael W. Wood - Baton Rouge LA 70816
Terry L. Wilson - Baton Rouge LA 70816

International Classification:

A63F 924

US Classification:

463 13, 463 11, 463 20, 463 21, 273292

Abstract:

The player is dealt an initial hand of five cards, all face up. If four of these first five cards are of the same suit, the player is offered the opportunity to proceed to a second video screen in which the remaining nine cards of that suit are displayed to the player. One of these nine cards is randomly selected and added to the players initial five card hand. The player is assured of achieving at least a Flush with the possibility of improving his hand to a Straight Flush or a Royal Flush depending on the first four cards and the fifth card selected. After this random selection of the fifth card, the players hand is evaluated to determine what poker hand ranking the player has achieved and the player is paid an award based on the amount wagered by the player in accordance with a pay table. If the player does not receive four cards to a flush on the initial deal or if the player declines to take the fifth flush card, the game continues in the conventional manner of video poker with the player discarding unwanted cards and receiving replacement cards for the discarded hand. The final five card hand is then compared to a pay table to determine whether the player has achieved a winning hand based on conventional poker hand rankings.

US Patent:

6343989, Feb 5, 2002

Filed:

Mar 22, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/532388

Inventors:

Michael W. Wood - Denham Springs LA
Terry L. Wilson - Prairieville LA

Assignee:

Micheal W. Wood - Baton Rouge LA

International Classification:

A63F 1300

US Classification:

463 23, 463 25, 463 42, 273292

Abstract:

A player makes a wager and a starting five card video poker hand is displayed to the player. The computer controls of the gaming machine calculate the highest expected value (highest TEV ) for the five card hand displayed. The player selects which cards, if any, the player wishes to hold. The computer controls then calculate the expected value of the hand as played by the player (player TEV ). The difference between the highest TEV and the player TEV is also calculated (highest TEV âplayer TEV ). This difference is multiplied by the amount of the players wager and the resultant amount is the error made by the player. The error is accumulated over one or more rounds of play and the accumulated error amount may be returned to the player in a variety of ways, either directly or indirectly.

US Patent:

6471587, Oct 29, 2002

Filed:

Mar 24, 1998

Appl. No.:

09/047147

Inventors:

Michael W. Wood - Baton Rouge LA 70816
Terry L. Wilson - Baton Rouge LA 70816

International Classification:

A63F 100

US Classification:

463 13, 463 16, 463 17, 463 20, 273143 R, 273292

Abstract:

A game method and device are set forth wherein pairs of hands are exposed to the player. If one of the pairs has a qualifying holding, the game method provides for the exchange of indicia between the hands to increase the reward to be received by the player. Where the game is based upon the use of playing cards, two hands of five cards each are exposed to the player. If one of the hands has a qualifying holding such as a pair of 7s or better, the player can exchange cards between the hands to increase the poker ranking of one or both of the hands. The reward is based upon the ranking of the hands. The device for practicing the game may provide for automatic transformation to obtain the best possible outcome.

US Patent:

6602134, Aug 5, 2003

Filed:

Jul 20, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/909525

Inventors:

Michael W. Wood - Baton Rouge LA 70816
Terry L. Wilson - Baton Rouge LA 70816

International Classification:

A63F 924

US Classification:

463 13, 273139

Abstract:

A card game in which the player makes a wager, preferably a five credit wager, and the player is then dealt an initial five card hand. The player may then stand on his initial five cards or the player may discard unwanted cards and receive a replacement cards for each card that is discarded. In order to discard unwanted cards, the player must make an additional wager, preferably in the amount of one additional credit, for each card that the player wishes to discard. The final five card is analyzed for poker hand ranking and if the player has achieved a winning poker hand, the player is paid in accordance with a pay table based on the total number of credits wagered by the player.

US Patent:

6884168, Apr 26, 2005

Filed:

Jan 22, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/056760

Inventors:

Michael W. Wood - Baton Rouge LA, US
Terry L. Wilson - Baton Rouge LA, US

International Classification:

A63F013/00

US Classification:

463 23, 463 25, 463 42, 273292

Abstract:

A player makes a wager and a starting video poker hand is displayed to the player. The gaming machine calculates the highest expected value for the five card hand displayed. The gaming machine then calculates the expected value of the hand as played by the player. The difference between the highest expected value and the player expected value is also calculated and multiplied by the amount of the player's wager. The resultant amount is the error made by the player. The resultant amount may be returned to the player in a variety of ways, either directly or indirectly.

US Patent:

57855935, Jul 28, 1998

Filed:

Jul 23, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/899078

Inventors:

Michael W. Wood - Baton Rouge LA
Terry L. Wilson - Baton Rouge LA

International Classification:

A63F 100

US Classification:

463 13

Abstract:

The player is dealt an initial hand of five cards. The player is offered the opportunity to swap certain of the first five initially dealt cards for a different card if two conditions exist: 1) the player must have a pair or three-of-a-kind of Deuces through Tens; and 2) two of the remaining cards of the player's first five initially dealt cards must add up numerically to the same rank as the cards forming the pair or three-of-a-kind. If both those conditions exist, the player is offered the opportunity to swap the two cards which add up to the rank of the player's pair or three-of-a-kind for another card of that rank. If the player chooses to accept the swap, the player's hand will then be improved from a pair to three-of-a-kind or from three-of-a-kind to four-of-a-kind prior to the draw step of the method of play. Alternatively, the player is offered a different swap opportunity if any two groups of the player's initially dealt cards add up, subtract from, multiply with or divide with each other to the same numerical value, then the player has the option of swapping the two groups of cards to create a pair or a three-of-a-kind prior to the draw step. The player then discards and draws replacement cards to attempt to further improve his hand.

US Patent:

58686193, Feb 9, 1999

Filed:

Oct 10, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/948749

Inventors:

Michael W. Wood - Baton Rouge LA
Terry L. Wilson - Baton Rouge LA

International Classification:

A63F 100

US Classification:

463 13

Abstract:

A method is set forth for playing a game wherein an initial holding of five playing cards is provided for the player, the player assembling the initial holding into one or more sub-hands of one card each. Play is completed by completing each sub-hand to final hands of five cards each. For each completed sub-hand which corresponds to a winning combination, payoffs are provided according to a pay table. For losing sub-hand combinations, the wager is lost. Wagers are allocated on a pro-rata basis to each sub-hand based upon the number of cards in the arranged sub-hands. Payoffs are based upon the allocated amounts of the wager for each sub-hand.

US Patent:

50467352, Sep 10, 1991

Filed:

Oct 11, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/419934

Inventors:

Junichi Hamano - Hyogo, JP
Michael Wood - Denham Springs LA
Lee Dunlap - Baton Rouge LA
Terry Wilson - Baton Rouge LA

Assignee:

Takasago Electric Industry Co., Ltd. - Osaka

International Classification:

A63F 900
A63F 922

US Classification:

273 85CP

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a symbol assorting gaming machine for playing a poker game on a display screen, in which when playing the symbol assorting game by holding one or more symbols among a predetermined number of symbols displayed and replacing the rest with the other symbols, an optimum holding object is calculated in response to the probability calculation so as to be instructed to the player, thereby an interest of the game is stimulated not only for a proficient but also for a beginner, and the game can be mastered in a short time.