公开(公告)号：US10453297B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-22

申请号：US15092410

申请日：2016-04-06

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Steven G. LeMay ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G06Q20/32

Abstract: A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. Via E-mailing or texting, a server can mediate communications between a user-controlled device, such as a mobile device, and an EGM. In one embodiment, for a transaction involving interactions with a user-controlled device and an EGM, the server can be configured to create a temporary e-mail or text message address. In particular embodiments, a transaction can involve transferring credits to or from the EGM or transferring game play related information from the EGM to a user specified location.

公开(公告)号：US20190318575A1

公开(公告)日：2019-10-17

申请号：US16456696

申请日：2019-06-28

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Steven G. LeMay

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  A63F9/24

Abstract: A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. When a transaction is initiated on an EGM that requires the input of Sensitive Information data, such data can be input directly from the Player/Patrons Portable Electronic Device. Hence, such input of their Sensitive Information data is more discrete, and generally out of plain view from the other Player/Patrons.

公开(公告)号：US10339753B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-02

申请号：US15073148

申请日：2016-03-17

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  William R. Brosnan ,  Kevin M. Higgins ,  William Chad Little ,  Larry R. Hollibaugh ,  Erik B. Petersen ,  Adrian R. Marcu

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/34

Abstract: The gaming system disclosed herein enables a player to simultaneously or concurrently play a plurality of games at a gaming device regardless or independent of if the gaming device accounting system in communication with the gaming device is configured to support such simultaneous or concurrent game play. The gaming system disclosed herein additionally or alternatively enables a player to simultaneously play a plurality of games wherein certain of the games are eligible to operate with a remote host and certain of the games are ineligible to operate with the remote host.

公开(公告)号：US20190096180A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-28

申请号：US16117587

申请日：2018-08-30

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Erik Petersen ,  Dwayne R. Nelson

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: A system that enables the automatic logging out of one player tracking account device when another player tracking account device is attempted to be logged into a player tracking account system.

公开(公告)号：US10217317B2

公开(公告)日：2019-02-26

申请号：US15232441

申请日：2016-08-09

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Kevin M. Higgins

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for providing one or more incentives to a player in association with a mobile device facilitated transfer of funds to an electronic gaming machine and/or from the electronic gaming machine.

公开(公告)号：US20180293833A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-11

申请号：US16006380

申请日：2018-06-12

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Johnny L. Palchetti ,  Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Cameron Filipour ,  Michael G. Spendlove

IPC: G07F17/32

Abstract: A gaming system and method that provides one or more players with one or more pre-resumption opportunities prior to resuming the play of the skill-based game. The gaming system enables one or more players to affirmatively acknowledge, following a game play interruption, that they are ready to resume play of the skill-based game. Such an opportunity to indicate a readiness to resume the play of the skill-based game provides that the play of the skill-based game resumes when the player is ready and minimizes the affect of any game play interruption on the player's outcome of the skill-based game.

公开(公告)号：US10013850B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-03

申请号：US15270828

申请日：2016-09-20

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Steven G. LeMay

IPC: A63F9/00 ,  G07F17/32 ,  A63F9/24

CPC classification number: G07F17/3241 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63F2009/2457 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/3251

Abstract: A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. When a transaction is initiated on an EGM that requires the input of Sensitive Information data, such data can be input directly from the Player/Patrons Portable Electronic Device. Hence, such input of their Sensitive Information data is more discrete, and generally out of plain view from the other Player/Patrons.

公开(公告)号：US20180165918A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15878854

申请日：2018-01-24

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Jonathan Quitt ,  Warner Cockerille ,  Christopher D. Carlisle ,  Andrew Kertesz ,  Suzanne O'Rourke

IPC: G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/34 ,  A63F13/50 ,  A63F13/52

CPC classification number: G07F17/3267 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F13/50 ,  A63F13/52 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3206 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3213 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/323 ,  G07F17/3258 ,  G07F17/3269 ,  G07F17/3293 ,  G07F17/34

Abstract: The gaming system disclosed herein changes the focal point of a display device at different points in time to assist the player in focusing on different simultaneously or concurrently played games at different points in time. Specifically, the gaming system displays a plurality of simultaneously or concurrently played games on a display device. In response to a designated event occurring in association with a specific one of the plurality of simultaneously or concurrently played games, the gaming system changes the focal point of the display device to draw the player's focus or attention to that specific one of the simultaneously or concurrently played games. Put differently, the gaming system dynamically allocates and/or indicates different portions of a display device to different simultaneously or concurrently played games at different points in time to account for different events occurring in such simultaneously or concurrently played games.

公开(公告)号：US09875607B2

公开(公告)日：2018-01-23

申请号：US14181372

申请日：2014-02-14

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Steven G. LeMay

IPC: A63F9/00 ,  G07F17/32 ,  A63F9/24

CPC classification number: G07F17/3241 ,  A63F9/24 ,  A63F2009/2457 ,  G07F17/32 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3223 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/3239 ,  G07F17/3251

Abstract: A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. When a transaction is initiated on an EGM that requires the input of Sensitive Information data, such data can be input directly from the Player/Patrons Portable Electronic Device. Hence, such input of their Sensitive Information data is more discrete, and generally out of plain view from the other Player/Patrons.

公开(公告)号：US09805547B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-31

申请号：US15259908

申请日：2016-09-08

Applicant: IGT

Inventor： Derrick Price ,  Dwayne R. Nelson ,  Dennis Thomas Kleppen

IPC: G06F21/36 ,  G07F17/32 ,  A63F13/71 ,  G06F21/30 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06F21/34 ,  G06F21/35 ,  A63F13/792 ,  G06Q20/40

CPC classification number: G07F17/3241 ,  A63F13/71 ,  A63F13/792 ,  G06F21/30 ,  G06F21/31 ,  G06F21/34 ,  G06F21/35 ,  G06F21/36 ,  G06Q20/4014 ,  G07F17/3209 ,  G07F17/3211 ,  G07F17/3218 ,  G07F17/3225 ,  G07F17/3237 ,  G07F17/3244

Abstract: A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. The gaming system is configured to establish a secure communication session between an electronic gaming machine and a portable electronic device. The system can confirm that a communication session is secure by displaying pre-selected content unique to the portable electronic device. The content can be continuously displayed on the EGM during the active communication session to indicate that the session is secure.