Patents by Inventor Jeffery Shepherd

Jeffery Shepherd 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: 11983992
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that provides zero, one or more benefits to a user in association with maintaining an amount of funds in one or more gaming establishment accounts associated with one or more system components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd, Sina Miri, Dwayne A. Davis, Erik Petersen, Christopher Levin
  • Publication number: 20240153339
    Abstract: A system that synchronizes data between multiple accounts associated with a gaming establishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2024
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Patent number: 11978311
    Abstract: Systems and methods that verify an identity of a user in association with a transfer of an amount of funds from a gaming establishment account associated with the user to a gaming table component associated with a gaming establishment gaming table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240144784
    Abstract: A processor circuit of a gaming device and/or gaming system determines that a game play condition associated with a wagering game has been met. A wager for the wagering game is received at a gaming device and a game award for the wagering game is determined based on the determination that the game play condition has been met. An initial game result is determined for the wagering game and a replacement game result corresponding to the determined game award is determined for the wagering game independently of the initial game result. A display device of the gaming device displays the replacement game result and awards the game award.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery SHEPHERD, Kevin HIGGINS
  • Publication number: 20240135778
    Abstract: Systems and methods that associate zero, one or more redemption attributes with a ticket voucher, wherein the associated redemption attribute determines one or more channels by which the ticket voucher may be redeemed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240127671
    Abstract: Systems and methods that integrate a front money account funded with front money provided by a user with one or more gaming establishment accounts associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 11954972
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that enables funds automatically transferred into the system from one or more funding sources in anticipation of such funds being used in association with various system components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Patent number: 11954965
    Abstract: Technology for managing a player session at a gaming table is disclosed. A table management system receives identifying information of a player seated at the gaming table transmitted by a mobile device associated with the player. The identifying information includes a seating position of the player at the gaming table, the seating position determined by the mobile device through interaction with a locating device placed at the seating position at the gaming table. The table management system generates the player session for the player for playing a wagering game at the gaming table using the identifying information of the player transmitted by the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen, Christopher Levin, Eduardo Meza, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Patent number: 11954971
    Abstract: Systems and methods that dynamically assign, responsive to different events occurring, the location of an electronic record associated with an amount of funds accessed from a gaming establishment credit system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 11948428
    Abstract: A system and method that utilize a ticket voucher complete one or more purchases of goods and/or services from a retail establishment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 11948424
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the system and method disclosed herein coordinates the access to persistent data amongst a plurality of disparate entities which otherwise have no player data sharing relationship with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240104649
    Abstract: A system that coordinates the issuance of a line of credit or marker for a user based on financial information associated with that user. Following a user, such as a player, applying for a line of credit with a gaming establishment credit system and following the user authorizing access to a financial institution account maintained for the user by a financial institution, the system operates with the financial institution to obtain financial information associated with the financial account. The system utilizes the obtained financial information to determine one or more attributes of the applied for line of credit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20240105005
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that enables funds associated with certain controlling gaming establishment accounts to be accessed by certain other controlled gaming establishment accounts which have a predefined relationship with the controlling gaming establishment accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20240105025
    Abstract: A system may manage a first prize pool based on a plurality of wagers placed at a plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) for a game of chance or skill. A second prize pool may be managed based on a plurality of back-bet wagers placed at the plurality of user computational devices for an outcome of the game of chance or skill. An award can be distributed from the first prize pool in connection with the game of chance or skill to a player at one of the plurality EGMs and an award from the second prize pool can be automatically distributed to a player at one of the user computational devices in response to distributing the award from the first prize pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Christopher Levin, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20240105026
    Abstract: A system may manage a first prize pool based on a plurality of wagers placed at a plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) for a game of chance or skill. A second prize pool may be managed based on a plurality of back-bet wagers placed at the plurality of user computational devices for an outcome of the game of chance or skill. An award can be distributed from the first prize pool in connection with the game of chance or skill to a player at one of the plurality EGMs and an award from the second prize pool can be automatically distributed to a player at one of the user computational devices in response to distributing the award from the first prize pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Christopher Levin, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Patent number: 11922761
    Abstract: A system that interconnects multiple accounts associated with a gaming establishment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin M. Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd, Erik Petersen, Lance Yuan, Mike Zarlenga, Dwayne A. Davis, Sina Miri
  • Publication number: 20240071171
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that utilizes a primary or central gaming establishment account to accumulate funds from one or more secondary or peripheral gaming establishment accounts and escrow such funds prior to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240071174
    Abstract: A processor circuit of a gaming system determines that a game play condition associated with a primary wagering game has been met. Based on a wager amount of a wager for a primary wagering game and a determination that a game play condition has been met, a secondary wagering game comprising a second paytable is executed. Based on a result of the secondary wagering game indicating a winning result, a secondary game is awarded based on the second paytable, wherein a maximum award of the second paytable does not exceed the wager amount. The primary wagering game is also executed, and, based on a result of the primary wagering game indicating a winning result, award a primary game award based on a first paytable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery SHEPHERD, Kevin HIGGINS
  • Patent number: 11915549
    Abstract: A system that synchronizes data between multiple accounts associated with a gaming establishment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20240054856
    Abstract: A system that enables funds transferred into the system from one or more external funding sources responsive to one or more check deposit actions associated with a mobile device application being executed on a mobile device
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin M. Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd