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).

  • ANONYMOUS PROCUREMENT OF TICKET VOUCHERS
    Publication number: 20230206376
    Abstract: Systems and methods that operate to, responsive to a request received from a user to obtain a ticket voucher with funds from an account external to a gaming establishment and responsive to a completion of a transfer of an amount of funds from a financial account and independent of identifying the user to any gaming establishment patron management system, such that an identity of the user remains anonymous to the gaming establishment, cause, based on the amount of funds, a modification of an account associated with a gaming establishment ticket voucher system and a creation, by the gaming establishment ticket voucher system, of the ticket voucher associated with the amount of funds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • System and method for exchanging gaming establishment funds for checks
    Patent number: 11688238
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable a user to obtain a check in exchange for a redemption of a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds and/or a withdrawal of an amount of funds associated with a gaming establishment account associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SPORTING EVENT WAGER VIRTUAL TICKETS FOR SPORTING EVENT WAGERS
    Publication number: 20230196885
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods which utilize sporting event wager virtual tickets in association with placed sporting event wagers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson, Jeffery Shepherd
  • USER IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO A GAMING TABLE
    Publication number: 20230196876
    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: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • System and method for utilizing a mobile device to facilitate fund transfers between a cashless wagering account and a gaming establishment retail account
    Patent number: 11682263
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that utilizes a mobile device to facilitate the transfer of funds between a gaming establishment retail account and a cashless wagering account, and further between the cashless wagering account and an electronic gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Back-betting using a mobile device or other computing device
    Patent number: 11663885
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and, in particular, to back-betting within a gaming system. As an example, a back-betting system is disclosed to include a first communication interface that facilitates machine-to-machine communications with an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) of a gaming system, where the first communication interface is used to exchange state-of-play information with the EGM. The system is also disclosed to include a second communication interface that facilitates machine-to-machine communications with a mobile device, where the second communication interface is used to exchange back-bet wager information and deliver an indication of an outcome of a back-bet placed during a back-betting session established with the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne Nelson, Jeffery Shepherd, David Froy
  • System and method for tracking funds from a plurality of funding sources
    Patent number: 11657676
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that tracks the funding source of an amount of funds as the funds are transferred between various accounts or balances of various components of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • MOBILE DEVICE FACILITATED REDEMPTION OF GAMING ESTABLISHMENT TICKET VOUCHERS
    Publication number: 20230154278
    Abstract: Systems and methods that provide one or more mobile device facilitated non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDEEMING TICKET VOUCHERS
    Publication number: 20230143948
    Abstract: A system and method that provide non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • System and method for coordinating transactions involving cashless wagering accounts and gaming establishment retail accounts
    Patent number: 11636730
    Abstract: A system that interconnects multiple accounts associated with a gaming establishment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin M. Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd, Erik Petersen, Lance Yuan, Mike Zarlenga, Dwayne A. Davis, Sina Miri
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PLAYER DATA ACROSS DIFFERENT ENTITIES
    Publication number: 20230096454
    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: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING VOUCHERS TO FACILITATE PURCHASES IN ASSOCIATION WITH A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT RETAIL ACCOUNT
    Publication number: 20230092280
    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: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • COORDINATING FUND TRANSFERS BETWEEN A GAMING DEVICE AND A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT UTILIZING A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20230086969
    Abstract: A system that utilizes a mobile device and a funding instrument associated with an external funding source to first transfer funds from the external funding source to a gaming establishment account and then, responsive to a completion of the first transfer, automatically transfer funds from the gaming establishment account to an electronic gaming machine and/or a gaming table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • System and method with sporting event wager virtual tickets for sporting event wagers
    Patent number: 11600145
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods which utilize sporting event wager virtual tickets in association with placed sporting event wagers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson, Jeffery Shepherd
  • User identification verification in association with transferring funds to a gaming table
    Patent number: 11600140
    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: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • SETTLING OUTSTANDING DEBT RESPONSIVE TO GAMING EVENT
    Publication number: 20230067075
    Abstract: A system that operates to monitor for a debt settlement event and, responsive to an occurrence of such an event, cause an alert to be provided to gaming establishment personnel to pay off part or all of an amount of debt owed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • SECONDARY MARKET AWARD PREDICTIONS
    Publication number: 20230037607
    Abstract: Systems and methods that offer a secondary market award based on one or more predictions made in association with a primary market award.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • PROVIDING INCENTIVES FOR DIRECTING CASHOUT FUNDS TO A CASHLESS WALLET ACCOUNT, AND RELATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20230036246
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods relate to directing cashout funds, for example in a casino environment, and in particular to providing incentives for directing cashout funds to a cashless wallet account. An instruction is received by a kiosk device, such as a gaming device, to dispense a first cashout amount. Based on the instruction, a display device of the kiosk device displays a message indicating a request to choose an option of a plurality of options. The options include a first option to receive the first cashout amount at the electronic kiosk device and a second option to receive a second cashout amount different from the first cashout amount in a cashless format. In response to receiving a selection, the respective cashout amount is dispensed in the chosen format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery SHEPHERD, Kevin HIGGINS
  • FUNDING A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT AS PART OF A FINANCIAL ACCOUNT REWARDS PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20230024728
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize funds associated with a financial account rewards program to modify an amount maintained in association with a gaming establishment account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Mobile device facilitated redemption of gaming establishment ticket vouchers
    Patent number: 11551519
    Abstract: Systems and methods that provide one or more mobile device facilitated non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins