Patents by Inventor Joe Chavez

Joe Chavez 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).

  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SECURE LOGON TO A GAMING MACHINE USING A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130023339
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are techniques for communicating between an electronic gaming machine and a mobile computing device. In some implementations, a login code may be transmitted from an electronic gaming machine to a mobile computing device via wireless communication. An account authentication message transmitted from the mobile computing via wireless communication may be received at the electronic gaming machine. The account authentication message may include (a) the login code, (b) an account identification portion that identifies a user account, and (c) an account authentication portion capable of being used to authenticate the user account. Based on the account authentication message, the user account may be authenticated at the electronic gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne A. Davis, Joe Chavez, Sean M. Gilliland