Patents by Inventor Greg Parrott
Greg Parrott 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).
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Patent number: 8651947Abstract: A gaming system and method including a plurality of gaming devices that may participate in a shared secondary or bonus game and a controller operable to communicate with said plurality of gaming devices. At least one of the plurality of gaming devices is programmed to generate and accumulate collectors upon an occurrence of a first triggering event. Upon an occurrence of a second triggering event at one of the gaming devices, the controller enables a player of said gaming device to redeem a quantity of accumulated collectors in a bonus event. The controller also enables the player to invite other gaming devices from the plurality of gaming devices to redeem accumulated collectors and participate in said bonus event. The odds of each player earning a higher-valued total award in the bonus event increases with the total number of accumulated collectors redeemed in the bonus event.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: IGTInventors: Scott A Caputo, Mark C Nicely, Greg Parrott
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Patent number: 8523664Abstract: A machine having a card processing assembly. The machine has a plurality of card holders connectable to the card processing assembly. One card holder is configured to hold data cards associated with one condition. At least one other card holder is configured to hold data cards associated with another condition.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2011Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: IGTInventors: Joseph R. Hedrick, William R. Wells, Franco Crivelli, Greg Parrott
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Publication number: 20120064966Abstract: A machine having a card processing assembly. The machine has a plurality of card holders connectable to the card processing assembly. One card holder is configured to hold data cards associated with one condition. At least one other card holder is configured to hold data cards associated with another condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: IGTInventors: Joseph R. Hedrick, William R. Wells, Franco Crivelli, Greg Parrott
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Publication number: 20120052958Abstract: A gaming device having a card management system which is operable to manage a plurality of circulating data cards. The gaming device includes a card read-write device for reading data cards, a plurality of vertically-stacked card holders for holding a plurality of data cards and one or more card transporters for moving data cards to and from the card holders. The gaming device is operable with a portable card changeover machine. The present invention increases the convenience and efficiency for playing and managing gaming devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2011Publication date: March 1, 2012Applicant: IGTInventors: Joseph R. Hedrick, William R. Wells, Franco Crivelli, Greg Parrott
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Patent number: 8070594Abstract: A machine having a card processing assembly. The machine has a plurality of card holders connectable to the card processing assembly. One card holder is configured to hold data cards associated with one condition. At least one other card holder is configured to hold data cards associated with another condition.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2009Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: IGTInventors: Joseph R. Hedrick, William R. Wells, Franco Crivelli, Greg Parrott
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Patent number: 8057296Abstract: A gaming device having a card management system which is operable to manage a plurality of circulating data cards. The gaming device includes a card read-write device for reading data cards, a plurality of vertically-stacked card holders for holding a plurality of data cards and one or more card transporters for moving data cards to and from the card holders. The gaming device is operable with a portable card changeover machine. The present invention increases the convenience and efficiency for playing and managing gaming devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2005Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: IGTInventors: Joseph R. Hedrick, William R. Wells, Franco Crivelli, Greg Parrott
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Patent number: 7909699Abstract: This invention provides automated systems and methods for configuring and reconfiguring gaming machines and games playable on a gaming machine. The automated systems and methods employ a complementary gaming machine configuration device, such as a paper-based ticket, and interface operably associated with a gaming machine, such as a note acceptor or bill validator that receives and reads the paper-based ticket. The gaming machine configuration device stores game parameter configuration information in the form of configuration indicia. The indicia may contain the content required to effect configuration directly or may do so indirectly by containing a reference to a location where a set of configuration parameters have been stored. This location may reside within the gaming machine or external to it, but accessible via. a communications link. The interface reads the indicia from the configuration device, and provides a signal to a processor responsible for managing the gaming machine.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: IGTInventors: Greg Parrott, Franco Crivelli
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Patent number: 7815507Abstract: A gaming machine having a non-contact user interface and methods for receiving input to the gaming machine using the non-contact user interface are described. The gaming machine described can receive player tracking information associated with a player, where the player tracking information can include personalization information associated with the player. The gaming machine can receive a signal provided by the player at a non-contact interface device. Next, the gaming machine can decode the signal.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2004Date of Patent: October 19, 2010Assignee: IGTInventors: Greg Parrott, Binh T. Nguyen, Craig A. Paulsen, Dung K. Hua
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Publication number: 20090131157Abstract: A machine having a card processing assembly. The machine has a plurality of card holders connectable to the card processing assembly. One card holder is configured to hold data cards associated with one condition. At least one other card holder is configured to hold data cards associated with another condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2009Publication date: May 21, 2009Applicant: IGTInventors: Joseph R. Hedrick, William R. Wells, Franco Crivelli, Greg Parrott
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Publication number: 20090124327Abstract: A gaming system and method including a plurality of gaming devices that may participate in a shared secondary or bonus game and a controller operable to communicate with said plurality of gaming devices. At least one of the plurality of gaming devices is programmed to generate and accumulate collectors upon an occurrence of a first triggering event. Upon an occurrence of a second triggering event at one of the gaming devices, the controller enables a player of said gaming device to redeem a quantity of accumulated collectors in a bonus event. The controller also enables the player to invite other gaming devices from the plurality of gaming devices to redeem accumulated collectors and participate in said bonus event. The odds of each player earning a higher-valued total award in the bonus event increases with the total number of accumulated collectors redeemed in the bonus event.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2007Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: IGTInventors: Scott A. Caputo, Mark C. Nicely, Greg Parrott
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Patent number: 7515718Abstract: A disclosed gaming machine may securely communicate with devices over a public network such as the Internet. The gaming machine utilizes a combination of symmetric and asymmetric encryption that allows a single gaming machine to securely communicate with a remote server using a public network. The secure communication methods may be used to transfer gaming software and gaming information between two gaming devices, such as between a game server and a gaming machine. For regulatory and tracking purposes, the transfer of gaming software between the two gaming devices may be authorized and monitored by a software authorization agent.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2005Date of Patent: April 7, 2009Assignee: IGTInventors: Binh T. Nguyen, Michael M. Oberberger, Greg Parrott, Bryan D. Wolf
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Patent number: 7494414Abstract: A gaming device having a card management system which is operable to manage a plurality of circulating data cards. The gaming device, in one embodiment, preferably includes a card read-write device for reading data cards, one or more card holders for holding a plurality of data cards and one or more card transporters for moving data cards to and from the card holders. The gaming device processor preferably uses the read-write device to reset or change data on data cards. The present invention increases the convenience and efficiency for playing and managing gaming devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: February 24, 2009Assignee: IGTInventors: Joseph R. Hedrick, William R. Wells, Franco Crivelli, Greg Parrott
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Publication number: 20050282603Abstract: A gaming machine having a non-contact user interface and methods for receiving input to the gaming machine using the non-contact user interface are described. The gaming machine described can receive player tracking information associated with a player, where the player tracking information can include personalization information associated with the player. The gaming machine can receive a signal provided by the player at a non-contact interface device. Next, the gaming machine can decode the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2004Publication date: December 22, 2005Inventors: Greg Parrott, Binh Nguyen, Craig Paulsen, Dung Hua
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Publication number: 20050192099Abstract: A disclosed gaming machine may securely communicate with devices over a public network such as the Internet. The gaming machine utilizes a combination of symmetric and asymmetric encryption that allows a single gaming machine to securely communicate with a remote server using a public network. The secure communication methods may be used to transfer gaming software and gaming information between two gaming devices, such as between a game server and a gaming machine. For regulatory and tracking purposes, the transfer of gaming software between the two gaming devices may be authorized and monitored by a software authorization agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2005Publication date: September 1, 2005Inventors: Binh Nguyen, Michael Oberberger, Greg Parrott, Bryan Wolf
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Publication number: 20050107163Abstract: A gaming apparatus may comprise a display unit, a value input device, a single-write data storage device, and a controller operatively coupled to the display unit, the value input device and the data storage device. The controller may comprise a processor and a memory, and may be programmed to cause said display unit to generate a game display relating to one of the following games: poker, blackjack, slots, keno or bingo, to communicate data representing operational events on said gaming apparatus to said single-write data storage device, to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of a game, and to issue a ticket voucher comprising at least a portion of said operational event data and said value payout.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2003Publication date: May 19, 2005Inventors: Binh Nguyen, Greg Parrott, Craig Paulsen
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Publication number: 20040002379Abstract: This invention provides automated systems and methods for configuring and reconfiguring gaming machines and games playable on a gamine machine. The automated systems and methods employ a complementary gaming machine configuration device, such as a paper-based ticket, and interface operably associated with a gaming machine, such as a note acceptor or bill validator that receives, and reads the paper-based ticket. The gaining machine configuration device stores game parameter configuration information in the form of configuration indicia. The indicia may contain the content required to effect configuration directly or may do so indirectly by containing a reference to a location where a set of configuration parameters have been stored. This location may reside within the gaming machine or external to it, but accessible via. a communications link. The interface reads the indicia from the configuration device, and provides a signal to a processor responsible for managing the gaming machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2002Publication date: January 1, 2004Applicant: IGTInventors: Greg Parrott, Franco Crivelli