Motorola Corporation

Bally Gaming, Inc.

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Sg Gaming, Inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.

Mototola, Inc.

Gary J Oswald

Mark B Gagner

Patrick M Gustafson

Jeremy Hornik

Craig Joe Sylla

Matthew John Ward

Jamie W Vann

Dale Robert Buchholz

Richard Barry Robbins

Jesse M Smith

Lawrence Alan Willis

Michael R Bytnar

Steven J Zoloto

Muthu Velu

Nickey C Shin

Ganesan Rengaraju

Simon Edward Sunblade

Michael V Dicillo

Tomasz Jamrozy

William S Pierce

Saravanan Saravanan

Balakumar Jagadesan

Haneef Charania

William J Oakley

Kevin Johnson

Michael E Burke

Joshua K Burney

Rafael Camargo

Amy Reyes

Mark Banghart

Michael Vincent DiCillo

Systems and methods for performing updates of a plurality of networked devices are disclosed. A system includes a plurality of wireless devices configured to operate using battery power, and a computing device remote from the plurality of wireless devices. The computing device is configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more of the plurality of wireless devices, determine a device list ranking the plurality of wireless devices based on respective remaining battery life of each wireless device, and sequentially update the plurality of wireless devices based on the device list.

Systems and methods for large scale OTA firmware update

Embodiments of the inventive subject matter include methods and systems for conducting metagames. A method can include providing a wagering game including a plurality of tasks, the plurality of tasks including a first task, a second task, and a third task, wherein the first task must be performed via a wagering game machine in a land-based casino, wherein the second task must be performed online, and wherein the third task must be performed via a ticket. The method can further include establishing a player account in at least one memory device. The method can further include determining that one or more of the plurality of tasks have been completed by a player associated with the player account. The method can further include in response to the determining, assigning an award to the player account.

Tracking and utilizing data and information across a plurality of technological paradigms

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include detecting that one or more wearable computers are within a proximity range to a wagering game machine. In some examples, the operations further include determining one or more characteristics associated with the one or more wearable computers in response to the detecting that the one or more wearable computers are within the proximity range to the wagering game machine. In some examples, the operations further include providing a feature associated with a wagering game based on the one or more characteristics of the one or more wearable computers.

Wagering game wearables

A gaming system includes game-logic circuitry that primarily performs a casino wagering game. The casino wagering game includes gaming events (play steps) having outcomes that may trigger and perpetuate a multi-level bonus game. As the wagering game is performed, a game cycle data record is created containing game cycle data related to the outcome of the play steps. A predetermined number of the most recent game cycle data records are stored in non-volatile memory. Each game cycle data record includes a predetermined number of play step data records for the base-game, bonus-game-triggering, and bonus-game play steps, as performed in chronological order. When the predetermined number of play step data records is exceeded, the oldest non-triggering play step data record is removed from the game cycle data and accrued into summary data specific to a nested-depth of the play step for the game cycle.

Recording and reproduction of wagering game play step events occuring in multiple nested bonus games

A method and apparatus for choosing mobile telephones within a security social network is provided herein. Choosing mobile telephones may take place on a server side or a mobile telephone side. Even though mobile telephones lie within a particular area of interest, no image will be obtained/provided from the mobile telephone when a predetermined condition is met. This will greatly reduce an amount of images provided by mobile telephones along with reducing the possibility of an unwanted image being obtained.

Method and apparatus for filtering devices within a security social network

Disclosed are mobile communication devices, and methods for mobile communication devices including two video cameras that can operate simultaneously and in real-time. The device includes a first video camera pointing in a first direction and configured to generate a first video signal and a second video camera pointing in a second direction and configured to generate a second video signal. The device includes a processor configured to receive the first video signal and the second video signal and to encode the first video signal and the second video signal for simultaneous transmission. Disclosed is another device, including a housing having a fixed first video camera configured to point in a first direction with respect to the housing and generate a first video signal and a movable second video camera configured to point in a plurality of second directions with respect to the housing and generate a second video signal.

Methods and devices for simultaneous dual camera video telephony

A method () and an apparatus () for a communication device for controlling an image portion and an audio portion of a push-to-video communication are disclosed. The communication device () initiates the push-to-video communication (), establishes the push-to-video communication (), transmits the image portion and the audio portion of the push-to-video communication (), and makes control of at least one of the image and audio portions of the push-to-video communication available () for other communication devices involved in the push-to-video communication. The communication device (), after making the control of at least one of the image and audio portions of the push-to-video communication available, continues to transmit the corresponding portions of the push-to-video communication (). The communication device () relinquishes the control when one of the other communication devices takes the control.

Image and audio controls for a communication device in push-to-video services

Disclosed is a garment () made of a particular type of material, the garment can include a garment appendage () and a sensor () coupled to the garment appendage with the sensor configured to detect activation of the garment appendage. The garment can further include a controller () coupled to the sensor, with the controller configured to control a function of an electronic device based on activation of the garment appendage when sensed by the sensor. Also disclosed is a method of a garment as described above, the method including activating the garment appendage so that the sensor detects the activation, and processing a signal from the sensor by the controller to that the controller controls a function of the electronic device.

Garment for controlling an electronic device

A method and apparatus is provided for mixed mode conference call setup. The method includes the steps of inviting users to a mixed mode conference call by providing invitation information from an inviting user to a server and thereby providing invitations from the server to each of the users. The invitation information indicates the users, the modes acceptable for the conference call and the mode accepted by the inviting user. The invitations from the server include information indicating the modes acceptable for the conference call. The users provide a response to the server which includes information indicating a selected mode accepted by each user. The server sets up a conference call where each of the users and the inviting user communicate in the selected modes accepted by each.

Method and apparatus for mixed mode multimedia conferencing

A method () and apparatus () are described for selecting a Push to Video (PTV) service mode () allowing transmission of a video information stream () and a corresponding audio information stream () from an originating wireless communication unit () having floor control to a wireless target communication unit (). Depending on a camera () setting, a desired PTV service mode is invoked when a PTV call is initiated by activating a PTV function.

Push to video service mode selection using device settings

The present invention discloses a method of maintaining forward and backwards compatibility between various software releases, utilizing different database information and structures. During database transfers the initiating, master, processor requests a responding, slave, process to first provide a description of the slave's database language. Next, the master processor compares the slave's database language description to that of its own. From this comparison, the master develops a working language. The working language is then sent to the slave processor, and thereafter used by both processors when transferring database information. This method supports the update and transfer of database records pursuant to the installation of new software releases. Alternatively, this technique supports the transfer of database information between processors that have dissimilar database structures. In either scenario, the disclosed method of database transfer is software release independent, avoids the need of complex conversion programs, and has greatly enhanced overall information throughput.

Method and apparatus for transferring data base information

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Elk Grove Vlg., IL, United States of America

Gary J Oswald