Patents
US 9159190 B2: Adaptive environmental effects
- Granted
- 2015-10-13
- Filed
- 2013-10-29 application 14066206
- Type
- Utility · 23 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An establishment can coordinate devices (e.g., lights, speakers, displays) to enhance a game playing environment based on events detected in a network of wagering game machines. A system can be implemented that determines an environmental effect based on an event of a wagering game (e.g., a near win event), regardless of the particular wagering game developer/manufacturer. The system can then determine that the environmental effect should be modified based on current circumstances of the area to be impacted and/or the player, for example. The system modifies the environment effect as indicated for the current circumstances and causes the modified environmental effect to be produced.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg151013.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMS GAMING, INC. 623 patents | US company or organization | Waukegan, IL | WMS GAMING INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark B. Gagner | West Chicago, IL | 198 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Timothy T. Gronkowski | Chicago, IL | 33 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Damon E. Gura | Chicago, IL | 101 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Alfred Thomas | Las Vegas, NV | 211 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3227 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-23 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | LNW GAMING, INC. signed 2025-05-21 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 71340/404 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-03-21 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the the numbers 7963843, 8016666, 9076281, and 9257001 previously recorded at reel: 051642 frame: 0910. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | BALLY GAMING, INC. signed 2020-01-03 | SG GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS | 63122/307 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-02-07 | Name change Change of name | SG GAMING, INC. signed 2023-01-03 | LNW GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 62669/341 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-04-22 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | SG GAMING INC. signed 2022-04-14 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. BROOKLYN, NY | 59793/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-01-19 | Name change Change of name | BALLY GAMING, INC. signed 2020-01-03 | SG GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 51642/910 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-04-11 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2018-04-09 BALLY GAMING, INC. signed 2018-04-09 | DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 45909/513 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-12-15 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2017-12-14 BALLY GAMING, INC. signed 2017-12-14 | DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 44889/662 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-07-29 | Merger Merger | WMS GAMING INC. signed 2015-06-29 | BALLY GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 36225/464 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-11-26 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GAGNER, MARK B. signed 2009-04-16 GURA, DAMON E. signed 2009-04-16 THOMAS, ALFRED signed 2009-04-16 GRONKOWSKI, TIMOTHY T. signed 2009-04-17 | WMS GAMING, INC. WAUKEGAN, IL | 31680/492 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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