Patents by Inventor Garret Olson

Garret Olson 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).

  • Communication protocol for gaming system configuration
    Patent number: 6884174
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for communicating gaming machine settings is disclosed. In one embodiment a universal configuration communication protocol is provided for retrieving or modifying, over a network, current gaming machine setting of a remotely located gaming machine. A translation table may be implemented with the communication protocol to achieve variable translation between different gaming machine platforms. In one embodiment the gaming machine status is requested prior to activating the communication protocol to prevent interruption of game play. In one embodiment activation of the communication protocol may result in the gaming machine momentarily entering an inactive status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Christopher Lundy, Garret Olson