Patents by Inventor Steven Laut

Steven Laut 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).

  • Patent number: 8221225
    Abstract: A method and a system to provide a medium for facilitating personal wagering for sporting or non-sporting events. Users wager against each other for events. Users can make their own odds and handicaps. Users can wager for property, goods, services, or items with non-monetary value. Alerts are automatically distributed to users informing them of available wager offers. Only users are responsible for completing the wager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Inventor: Steven Laut
  • Patent number: 8167309
    Abstract: A method and a system to provide a medium for personal wagering for sporting or non-sporting events. Users wager against each other, for any event. Users can make their own odds and handicaps. Users pre-select events and price-range for wagering. Alerts are automatically distributed to users informing them of available wager offers. Funds are received and distributed to the winners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventor: Steven Laut
  • Publication number: 20080295129
    Abstract: A method and a system to provide association of a video with selectable display locations associated with objects, and display of an advertisement associated with a selected display location of the video.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventor: Steven Laut
  • Publication number: 20080039192
    Abstract: A method and a system to provide a medium for facilitating personal wagering for sporting or non-sporting events. Users wager against each other for events. Users can make their own odds and handicaps. Users can wager for property, goods, services, or items with non-monetary value. Alerts are automatically distributed to users informing them of available wager offers. Only users are responsible for completing the wager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Steven Laut
  • Publication number: 20080026830
    Abstract: A method of assigning a global reputation to a user at a website. The global reputation of the user is used for the user at many other websites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventor: Steven Laut
  • Patent number: 6883663
    Abstract: A media disk holder is presented. The media disk holder includes a first portion having a center hub and a second portion. The second portion includes a thru-hole. The second portion is stretchable allowing insertion of a media disk having a center hole through the thru-hole onto the first portion with the center hub fitting through the media disk's center hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Inventor: Steven Laut
  • Publication number: 20040243482
    Abstract: A jukebox system located at a first venue is presented. The jukebox system includes a display and a network interface both connected to a controller. The network interface selectively transmits/receives data and content on a network. A user interface is connected to the display and the controller. A first memory device and a second memory device are both connected to the controller. An output router is connected to the controller. An audio device is connected to the output router. A payment verification unit is connected to the controller. Content can be selected on the jukebox system at the first venue and played at least one other jukebox system located at a second venue and connected to the network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventor: Steven Laut
  • Publication number: 20040178090
    Abstract: A media disk holder is presented. The media disk holder includes a first portion having a center hub and a second portion. The second portion includes a thru-hole. The second portion is stretchable allowing insertion of a media disk having a center hole through the thru-hole onto the first portion with the center hub fitting through the media disk's center hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Inventor: Steven Laut