Patents by Inventor Eric Brendall

Eric Brendall 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).

  • System and method for verifying the contents of a mass storage device before granting access to computer readable data stored on the device
    Patent number: 6565443
    Abstract: A system and method for verifying the contents of a mass storage device attached to a computing system having a processor and system random access memory. The computing system is preferably used as part of a computer controlled gaming machine. The mass storage device has computer readable data stored therein. First, a mass storage verification module having a set of computer executable instructions for use in verifying the contents of the mass storage device is storing onto the mass storage device. Next, the method mass storage verification data for use in verifying the contents of the mass storage device is also stored onto the mass storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Innovative Gaming Corporation
    Inventors: Peter J. Johnson, Eric Brendall