Patents by Inventor Richard Huizinga
Richard Huizinga 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).
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Patent number: 10741021Abstract: A method and system are set forth to enable a player using a wireless remote portable device to wager on a live table game. The system and method includes one or more servers configured with the portable device to cause a video display on the device to display information including a video presentation of a selected live table game, a graphic representation of the time remaining for the remote player to register a wager and to reject wagers received after the time for placing a wager has elapsed. In an embodiment the remote player may backline bet on a live player or wager on an outcome of the game itself. Other features include the display at the portable device of the outcome history of a live player. The remote player may enter queries for available live games as well as selected players.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: SG Gaming, Inc.Inventor: Richard Huizinga
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Publication number: 20180025578Abstract: A method and system are set forth to enable a player using a wireless remote portable device to wager on a live table game. The system and method includes one or more servers configured with the portable device to cause a video display on the device to display information including a video presentation of a selected live table game, a graphic representation of the time remaining for the remote player to register a wager and to reject wagers received after the time for placing a wager has elapsed. In an embodiment the remote player may backline bet on a live player or wager on an outcome of the game itself. Other features include the display at the portable device of the outcome history of a live player. The remote player may enter queries for available live games as well as selected players.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2017Publication date: January 25, 2018Inventor: Richard HUIZINGA
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Patent number: 9786123Abstract: A system employs a server computing system with an integrated database and wireless communications devices, for example, handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs). The server computing system may also communicate with fully automated data collection systems associated with some gaming tables and/or with the casino's legacy data collection systems and databases. The server computing system may communicate with various non-gaming related casino systems, such as point-of-sale terminals and/or accounting systems, related to the various guest facilities, for example, allowing player comps to be freely exchanged for services and merchandise. The wireless communications devices permit remote wagering.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventor: Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 8870647Abstract: A system employs a server computing system with an integrated database and wireless communications devices, for example, handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs). The server computing system may also communicate with fully automated data collection systems associated with some gaming tables and/or with the casino's legacy data collection systems and databases. The server computing system may communicate with various non-gaming related casino systems, such as point-of-sale terminals and/or accounting systems, related to the various guest facilities, for example, allowing player comps to be freely exchanged for services and merchandise. The wireless communications devices permit remote wagering.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2007Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventor: Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 8550464Abstract: Playing cards may be selected based on a desired set of payout or house odds and/or house advantage. The playing cards may be placed into, and/or retrieved from, one or more intermediary playing card receivers in a random or pseudo-random order that is based on the selected payout or house odds and/or house advantage. Intermediary playing card receivers may take the form of carousels having an endless array of card receiving compartments. Each compartment may receive a single playing card at a time. The intermediary playing card receivers may pivot bi-directionally about one or more vertical axes. Playing cards may be loaded into one intermediary playing card receivers while being unloaded from the other.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Richard Soltys, Allen Fleckenstein, Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 8485907Abstract: Gaming systems, methods, and devices for determining or verifying the outcome of a card game, for example the card game of Baccarat. The systems, methods, and devices can be used in conjunction with the card game to enhance security by optically imaging the hands of playing cards dealt or by optically reading a set of cards to determine the outcome of each game that can be played from that set of cards. The playing cards each have at least one encoded symbol comprised of machine-readable indicia. The gaming system can include a card shoe-reader alone, a card shoe-reader in combination with at least one card hand-reader, or various other embodiments to include other devices such as a discard reader or a bet recognition device. The optically imaged playing cards can be processed within a computing system to allow the authentication of the playing cards.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 8485889Abstract: A method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence and distributes playing cards according the pseudo-random playing card sequence. For example, the method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence and prints playing cards in order of the pseudo-random playing card sequence. Further, the method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence based on a house advantage. Yet further, the method, apparatus and article can generate a promotional message on one or more playing cards.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: July 16, 2013Assignee: The United States Playing Card CompanyInventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 8262090Abstract: A method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence and distributes playing cards according to the pseudo-random playing card sequence. For example, the method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence and prints playing cards in order of the pseudo-random playing card sequence. Further, the method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence based on a house advantage. Yet further, the method, apparatus and article can generate a promotional message on one or more playing cards.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2004Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: The United States Playing Card CompanyInventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 8192277Abstract: Table games are enhanced by awarding chances at a bonus. The changes may be awarded based on one or more factors, for example amount wagered, time spent wagering, average wager, and/or skill level. Bonus related information may be provided to the players as a group, or individually, for example via one or more displays. A bonus pool may be formed from all or part of a separate bonus wager and/or part of a conventional wager on the outcome of a game being played at the gaming table.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga
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Publication number: 20120122551Abstract: A method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence and distributes playing cards according the pseudo-random playing card sequence. For example, the method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence and prints playing cards in order of the pseudo-random playing card sequence. Further, the method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence based on a house advantage. Yet further, the method, apparatus and article can generate a promotional message on one or more playing cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2011Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 8016663Abstract: A method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence and distributes playing cards according the pseudo-random playing card sequence. For example, the method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence and prints playing cards in order of the pseudo-random playing card sequence. Further, the method, apparatus and article generates a pseudo-random playing card sequence based on a house advantage. Yet further, the method, apparatus and article can generate a promotional message on one or more playing cards.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2006Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: The United States Playing Card CompanyInventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 7967682Abstract: A system employs a server computing system with an integrated database and wireless communications devices, for example, handheld personal digital assistants (PDAs). The server computing system may also communicate with fully automated data collection systems associated with some gaming tables and/or with the casino's legacy data collection systems and databases. The server computing system may communicate with various non-gaming related casino systems, such as point-of-sale terminals and/or accounting systems, related to the various guest facilities, for example, allowing player comps to be freely exchanged for services and merchandise. The wireless communications devices permit remote wagering.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2006Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventor: Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 7950661Abstract: A method for automating a card game includes wirelessly interrogating each of a plurality of playing cards using radio frequency transmissions. For at least some of the playing cards, determining a rank of the playing card is based on the wireless interrogation using a mapping stored on a computer-readable medium that uniquely identifies playing cards based on a random distribution of conductive material carried by each of the playing cards.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2009Date of Patent: May 31, 2011Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 7905784Abstract: Identifiers are read from playing cards collected after completion of at least one hand of a card game, such as blackjack, and the value of a hand is determined from the resulting sequence of read identifiers (i.e., ending sequence). The playing cards are collected in a defined order, such as from players in order from a dealer's right to left, and finally from the dealer. The cards, and the play of the game, can be validated based at least in part on the ending sequence. Identifiers may also be read from cards before or while dealing the card game to produce an initial sequence.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 15, 2011Assignee: Bally Gaming International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga, Robert B. Mouchou
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Publication number: 20100207324Abstract: Gaming systems, methods, and devices for determining or verifying the outcome of a card game, for example the card game of Baccarat. The systems, methods, and devices can be used in conjunction with the card game to enhance security by optically imaging the hands of playing cards dealt or by optically reading a set of cards to determine the outcome of each game that can be played from that set of cards. The playing cards each have at least one encoded symbol comprised of machine-readable indicia. The gaming system can include a card shoe-reader alone, a card shoe-reader in combination with at least one card hand-reader, or various other embodiments to include other devices such as a discard reader or a bet recognition device. The optically imaged playing cards can be processed within a computing system to allow the authentication of the playing cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 7770893Abstract: A system reads an identifier from a hand of cards to identify the cards. For example, the system can read an identifier from a pair of cards forming the initial hand in blackjack, where the one card is face up and the other card is face down. The system determines the value of a hand of cards form the read identifiers. For example, the system can determine a value of an initial hand of two cards in blackjack, while only one card is face up. The system can inform a dealer of the value, or status based on value, of the hand. The system can determine whether cards forming a hand of cards are authenticate by validating the cards based on the read identifier. The system can determine if the cards forming the hand of cards are in an expected sequence based on a knowledge of the initial sequence of cards in a deck.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2005Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga, Robert B. Mouchou
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Patent number: 7771272Abstract: A gaming system includes a gaming table and a podium. The podium is located adjacent to a back portion of the gaming table and carries one or more optical readers. The readers are configured to read at least one wager placed approximately within a demarcated wagering area on a playing surface of the gaming table. The readers can be optical imagers, optical scanner, and/or video imagers. The podium and/or gaming table can carry a number of gaming automation components such as a card reader, a discard reader, chip tray, etc.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2005Date of Patent: August 10, 2010Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 7753798Abstract: Gaming systems, methods, and devices for determining or verifying the outcome of a card game, for example the card game of Baccarat. The systems, methods, and devices can be used in conjunction with the card game to enhance security by optically imaging the hands of playing cards dealt or by optically reading a set of cards to determine the outcome of each game that can be played from that set of cards. The playing cards each have at least one encoded symbol comprised of machine-readable indicia. The gaming system can include a card shoe-reader alone, a card shoe-reader in combination with at least one card hand-reader, or various other embodiments to include other devices such as a discard reader or a bet recognition device. The optically imaged playing cards can be processed within a computing system to allow the authentication of the playing cards.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2004Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Bally Gaming International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga
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Patent number: 7736236Abstract: A system reads an identifier from a hand of cards to identify the cards. For example, the system can read an identifier from a pair of cards forming the initial hand in blackjack, where the one card is face up and the other card is face down. The system determines the value of a hand of cards form the read identifiers. For example, the system can determine a value of an initial hand of two cards in blackjack, while only one card is face up. The system can inform a dealer of the value, or status based on value, of the hand. The system can determine whether cards forming a hand of cards are authentic by validating the cards based on the read identifier. The system can determine if the cards forming the hand of cards are in an expected sequence based on knowledge of the initial sequence of cards in a deck.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2003Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Bally Gaming International, Inc.Inventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga, Robert B. Mouchou
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Patent number: 7686681Abstract: A system and method forms playing card markings on playing card media to provide playing cards based on a desired set of payout or house odds and/or house advantage. The playing cards may, for example, be printed in a random or pseudo-random order that is based on the selected payout or house odds and/or house advantage.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2006Date of Patent: March 30, 2010Assignee: IGTInventors: Richard Soltys, Richard Huizinga