Patents by Inventor Gavin McPhail

Gavin McPhail 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).

  • Patent number: 11847885
    Abstract: A system includes a smart table having RFID sensor(s) configured to detect RFID-enabled chips, including a wager area sensor positioned beneath a wager area on a surface of the smart table. The smart table also includes wireless beacon device(s) configured to wirelessly connect with a mobile device of a player. The system includes processor(s) executing instructions configured to: detect, via the at least one wireless beacon device, presence of the mobile device of the player near the at least one wireless beacon device; identify a player identity of the player based on the detected presence of the mobile device; detect an initial wager provided by the player at the smart table based at least in part on sensor data received by the wager area sensor, the sensor data identifying presence of RFID-enabled chip(s) near the wager area; and initiate tracking of a play session associated with the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Cleveland, Angelo Palmisano, Gavin McPhail
  • Patent number: 11837046
    Abstract: A system includes a smart table configured to provide a wagering game. The smart table includes a plurality of player positions, and each player position is associated with at least one radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader of a plurality of RFID readers, each of which is configured to read data from one or more RFID chips on the smart table. The system is configured to identify a player at a player position of the plurality of player positions, and determine, using at least one RFID reader associated with the player position, a turnover accumulated by the player during a specified period, where the turnover is an aggregate amount wagered during the specified period. The system is further configured to compare the turnover accumulated by the player to a threshold turnover, and if the accumulated turnover at least meets the threshold turnover, to provide a bonus award to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Gavin McPhail
  • Patent number: 11715349
    Abstract: A bonusing system for gaming devices provides a bonus award eligible to be won via participating gaming devices. A messaging application programming interface (API) receives wagering event messages in a first message format from third-party servers. A message queue receives wagering event messages from the messaging API in a second message format. A bonusing system server manages award determination for the bonus award.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin McPhail, Rajneesh Sharma, Mohit Churiyal, Joshua Adams, Michael Smith, Samarth Raman
  • Publication number: 20220172563
    Abstract: A system includes a smart table configured to provide a wagering game. The smart table includes a plurality of player positions, and each player position is associated with at least one radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader of a plurality of RFID readers, each of which is configured to read data from one or more RFID chips on the smart table. The system is configured to identify a player at a player position of the plurality of player positions, and determine, using at least one RFID reader associated with the player position, a turnover accumulated by the player during a specified period, where the turnover is an aggregate amount wagered during the specified period. The system is further configured to compare the turnover accumulated by the player to a threshold turnover, and if the accumulated turnover at least meets the threshold turnover, to provide a bonus award to the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventor: Gavin McPhail
  • Publication number: 20220148383
    Abstract: A bonusing system for gaming devices provides a bonus award eligible to be won via participating gaming devices. A messaging application programming interface (API) receives wagering event messages in a first message format from third-party servers. A message queue receives wagering event messages from the messaging API in a second message format. A bonusing system server manages award determination for the bonus award.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Gavin McPhail, Rajneesh Sharma, Mohit Churiyal, Joshua Adams, Michael Smith, Samarth Raman
  • Publication number: 20220148384
    Abstract: A bonusing system for gaming devices provides a first bonus award eligible to be won via participating gaming devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Gavin McPhail, Rajneesh Sharma, Mohit Churiyal, Joshua Adams, Michael Smith, Samarth Raman
  • Publication number: 20220092908
    Abstract: A system includes a smart table having RFID sensor(s) configured to detect RFID-enabled chips, including a wager area sensor positioned beneath a wager area on a surface of the smart table. The smart table also includes wireless beacon device(s) configured to wirelessly connect with a mobile device of a player. The system includes processor(s) executing instructions configured to: detect, via the at least one wireless beacon device, presence of the mobile device of the player near the at least one wireless beacon device; identify a player identity of the player based on the detected presence of the mobile device; detect an initial wager provided by the player at the smart table based at least in part on sensor data received by the wager area sensor, the sensor data identifying presence of RFID-enabled chip(s) near the wager area; and initiate tracking of a play session associated with the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher Cleveland, Angelo Palmisano, Gavin McPhail
  • Publication number: 20210295646
    Abstract: A system includes a smart table configured to provide a wagering game. The smart table includes a plurality of player positions, and each player position is associated with at least one radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader of a plurality of RFID readers, each of which is configured to read data from one or more RFID chips on the smart table. The system is configured to identify a player at a player position of the plurality of player positions, and determine, using at least one RFID reader associated with the player position, a turnover accumulated by the player during a specified period, where the turnover is an aggregate amount wagered during the specified period. The system is further configured to compare the turnover accumulated by the player to a threshold turnover, and if the accumulated turnover at least meets the threshold turnover, to provide a bonus award to the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventor: Gavin McPhail
  • Patent number: 8795061
    Abstract: Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating player tracking activities and/or player rating activities at a casino gaming table. One aspect is directed to different techniques for automatically starting, suspending, resuming and/or ending player tracking sessions at one or more table games. Another aspect is directed to different techniques for automatically starting, suspending, resuming and/or ending player rating sessions at one or more table games.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Nevin A. Burrill, Timothy W. Moser, Roger William Harris, Eduardo Samuel Meza, Steven M. Pankas, Gavin McPhail
  • Publication number: 20090131151
    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for facilitating game state tracking of gaming activity conducted at a gaming system including a first live casino gaming table. In at least one embodiment, the system may be operable to: control a wager-based game played at the first gaming table; enable a first active game session to be conducted at the first gaming table; automatically detect a first table game state change event for triggering a change of state of the first active game session; and automatically update the state of the first game session using at least a portion of information relating to the first table game state change event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Roger William Harris, Harold E. Mattice, Binh T. Nguyen, Nevin A. Burrill, Timothy W. Moser, Eduardo Samuel Meza, Steven M. Pankas, Gavin McPhail
  • Publication number: 20090069090
    Abstract: Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating player tracking activities at a casino gaming table which includes a plurality of player stations. One aspect is directed to different techniques for automating the various manual processes involved in the rating of a player of a table game. Another aspect is directed to different embodiments for automatically starting, suspending, resuming and/or ending player tracking sessions at one or more table games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Timothy W. Moser, Nevin A. Burrill, Roger William Harris, Eduardo Samuel Meza, Steven M. Pankas, Gavin McPhail
  • Publication number: 20080113772
    Abstract: Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating player tracking activities and/or player rating activities at a casino gaming table. One aspect is directed to different techniques for automatically starting, suspending, resuming and/or ending player tracking sessions at one or more table games. Another aspect is directed to different techniques for automatically starting, suspending, resuming and/or ending player rating sessions at one or more table games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Nevin A. Burrill, Timothy W. Moser, Roger William Harris, Eduardo Samuel Meza, Steven M. Pankas, Gavin McPhail