Patents by Inventor Mark Bernard Gagner

Mark Bernard Gagner 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).

  • Gaming terminal data monitoring network
    Patent number: 8197344
    Abstract: A method of storing data serially transmitted between a gaming terminal and a computer on one or more servers in a network. The gaming terminal and computer are typically linked in gaming establishments by a serial communication link utilizing serial communication protocols. Although this data is stored on the gaming establishment's computers, it is also highly desirable to make this data accessible on a secure server. Data is monitored and captured directly at the gaming terminal with a communication interface. The communication interface converts the captured data from a serial communication protocol into a network communication protocol for storage on a server in a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Erhard Walter Rathsack, Mark Bernard Gagner
  • Gaming terminal data monitoring network
    Publication number: 20040204244
    Abstract: A method of storing data serially transmitted between a gaming terminal and a computer on one or more servers in a network. The gaming terminal and computer are typically linked in gaming establishments by a serial communication link utilizing serial communication protocols. Although this data is stored on the gaming establishment's computers, it is also highly desirable to make this data accessible on a secure server. Data is monitored and captured directly at the gaming terminal with a communication interface. The communication interface converts the captured data from a serial communication protocol into a network communication protocol for storage on a server in a network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2003
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Erhard Walter Rathsack, Mark Bernard Gagner