Patents by Inventor David L. Kern, JR.

David L. Kern, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Using a message-oriented protocol in a gaming machine
    Patent number: 9558618
    Abstract: A gaming machine, such as a video slot or video poker machine, may be configured to use a message-oriented protocol. An application on the gaming machine may request subscription to a topic managed by a message broker. The application may receive a message published to the topic by another application and alter its execution in response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Erik B. Petersen, Kevin Higgins, David L. Kern, Jr., Russell Klenk, Danny Miles, William Chad Little
  • USING A MESSAGE-ORIENTED PROTOCOL IN A GAMING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20140155173
    Abstract: A gaming machine, such as a video slot or video poker machine, may be configured to use a message-oriented protocol. An application on the gaming machine may request subscription to a topic managed by a message broker. The application may receive a message published to the topic by another application and alter its execution in response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Erik B. Petersen, Kevin Higgins, David L. Kern, JR., Russell Klenk, Danny Miles, William Chad Little
  • INTERNET BONUSING
    Publication number: 20120021822
    Abstract: An Internet bonusing system includes an electronic gaming machine (EGM) having a memory area for receiving information relating to game play on the EGM and a player's activity associated with game play on the EGM and for storing the information. The EGM also includes a processor that is programmed to record play of the player on the EGM, encode at least a portion of the recorded play, and output a result of the encoding in a tangible form to the player. The Internet bonusing system also includes an Internet-enabled computer programmed to communicatively couple to a gaming website and to receive the result of the encoding through an input device communicatively coupled to the computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: Daniel DeWaal, Vincent Smith, Anthony Baerlocher, Glen K. Russell, Darren W. White, David L. Kern, JR.