Patents by Inventor Phillip Blanton

Phillip Blanton 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).

  • Publication number: 20070202955
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for gaming system configuration and control in a gaming environment. Certain embodiments include receiving a request for an application to execute at a gaming system, and routing the request to an appropriate application server to provide the application at the gaming system. The request may be routed based on a status of a plurality of application servers, for example. The method may also include verifying that the gaming system is authorized to execute the application. In an embodiment, the method includes distributing a request for data among a plurality of database servers. The method may further include updating an application at the gaming system prior to execution of the application. In an embodiment, the application is automatically updated prior to execution. The method may also include detecting alteration of an application prior to execution of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Gary Frerking, Phillip Blanton, Lattamore Osburn, Jeffrey Topham, Robert DelRossi, Kent Reisdorph
  • Publication number: 20050054448
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for gaming system configuration and control in a gaming environment. Certain embodiments include receiving a request for an application to execute at a gaming system, and routing the request to an appropriate application server to provide the application at the gaming system. The request may be routed based on a status of a plurality of application servers, for example. The method may also include verifying that the gaming system is authorized to execute the application. In an embodiment, the method includes distributing a request for data among a plurality of database servers. The method may further include updating an application at the gaming system prior to execution of the application. In an embodiment, the application is automatically updated prior to execution. The method may also include detecting alteration of an application prior to execution of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Gary Frerking, Phillip Blanton, Lattamore Osburn, Jeffrey Topham, Robert DelRossi, Kent Reisdorph