ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,243,377, issued on March 4, was assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. (North Ryde, Australia).

"Digital lobby and multi-game metamorphics" was invented by Chad La Guardia (Austin, Texas) and Erick T. Ching (Cedar Park, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of controlling a gaming device may involve controlling, via a control system of the gaming device that includes one or more processors, a display system of the gaming device to present a plurality of wagering game images. Each of the wagering game images may correspond to a different game theme. The method may involve controlling the display system to present a...