Patents by Inventor Joseph Lane Spina

Joseph Lane Spina 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).

  • WAGER GAMING NETWORK WITH WIRELESS HOTSPOTS
    Publication number: 20130203498
    Abstract: Embodiments of a wager gaming network that includes handheld wager gaming units and hotspots are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, in a handheld wager gaming unit, a wager associated with a wagering game. The method can also include wirelessly connecting the handheld wager gaming unit to a wireless access point in a wager gaming network. The method can also include transmitting, via the wireless access point, information from the handheld wager gaming unit to a device on the wager gaming network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Shridhar P. Joshi, James M. Rasmussen, Richard T. Schwartz, Joseph Lane Spina
  • Wager gaming network with wireless hotspots
    Patent number: 8371932
    Abstract: Embodiments of a wager gaming network that includes handheld wager gaming units and hotspots are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, in a handheld wager gaming unit, a wager associated with a wagering game. The method can also include wirelessly connecting the handheld wager gaming unit to a wireless access point in a wager gaming network. The method can also include transmitting, via the wireless access point, information from the handheld wager gaming unit to a device on the wager gaming network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Shridhar P. Joshi, James M. Rasmussen, Richard T. Schwartz, Joseph Lane Spina
  • WAGERING GAME MACHINE WITH CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSMISSION
    Publication number: 20100130278
    Abstract: A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising gaming code which is operable to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a wireless power module. The power module is operable to provide power to a wagering game component via a power signal traveling through a nonconductive medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Jorge Luis Shimabukuro, James M. Rasmussen, Craig J. Sylla, John F. LaSalvia, Joseph Lane Spina
  • WAGER GAMING NETWORK WITH WIRELESS HOTSPOTS
    Publication number: 20090298577
    Abstract: Embodiments of a wager gaming network that includes handheld wager gaming units and hotspots are described herein. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, in a handheld wager gaming unit, a wager associated with a wagering game. The method can also include wirelessly connecting the handheld wager gaming unit to a wireless access point in a wager gaming network. The method can also include transmitting, via the wireless access point, information from the handheld wager gaming unit to a device on the wager gaming network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Shridhar P. Joshi, James M. Rasmussen, Richard T. Schwartz, Joseph Lane Spina