Patents Assigned to Sightline Interactive LLC
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Patent number: 11074783Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for managing a casino level player account associated with a gaming environment. The casino level player account is associated with a player identifier with a financial account. The financial account can holds funds that are accessible through the player's use of a payment vehicle. Funds held within the casino level player account can be used for wagering.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: SIGHTLINE INTERACTIVE LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 11004305Abstract: A transaction facilitation system is disclosed that is configured to affect crediting and debiting of gaming accounts for two or more gaming environments and structured to communicate with an issuing financial institution of a stored value account to affect crediting and debiting of the stored value accounts. The two or more gaming environments can be members of an alliance of gaming environments that are associated with the stored value account. Financial transactions using the stored value account can be used for customer relationship purposes.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2016Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 10977894Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a player identifier with a financial account. The financial account can holds funds that are accessible through the player's use of a payment vehicle. The payment vehicle can be, for example, a credit payment vehicle or a debit payment vehicle. The player can load funds from the financial account to a wagering account.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: SIGHTLINE INTERACTIVE LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 10950089Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a player identifier with a financial account. The financial account can holds funds that are accessible through the player's use of a payment vehicle. Information associated with transactions using the payment vehicle can be used for player relationship purposes.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 10713893Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for associating wagering accounts with each of a stored value account and a loyalty account. The stored value account can be associated with a prepaid card and can be useable over an open system bankcard network. The prepaid card can allow funds in the stored value account to be used at any location capable of accepting payment through the open system bankcard network such as gas stations, grocery stations, outlets, and restaurants. A player transfer funds, back and forth between the stored value account and the wagering account.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Sightline Interactive, LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 10706684Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a player loyalty account of a player with a stored value account. The player can accumulate loyalty points over time. The accumulated loyalty points can be converted to value, such as cash or coupons, associated with the stored value account. The value can be accessed by the player through the use of a stored value payment vehicle associated with the stored value account. The value added to the stored value account can be restricted such that the use of the value is limited to particular merchants or particular types of transactions.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 10504326Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for managing a casino level player account associated with a gaming environment. The casino level player account is associated with a player identifier with a financial account. The financial account can holds funds that are accessible through the player's use of a payment vehicle. Funds held within the casino level player account can be used for wagering.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: SIGHTLINE INTERACTIVE LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 10460562Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for provisionally crediting a financial account of a gaming environment based on player funds received by gaming devices in the form of wagers. The financial account can be maintained at a financial institution. The player funds can be currency, electronic funds, or combinations therefor. Once the currency is physically transferred to the financial institution, the provisional credit can be converted to a full credit. Similarly, for wagers using electronic funds, once the settled funds are received by the financial institution, the provisional credit can be converted to a full credit. Using provisional credits, benefits from the funds can be enjoyed by the gaming operator prior to the physical currency and/or settled funds being received and processed by the financial institution.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 10410468Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing patrons of gaming environments with cash advances. The cash advance can be initiated by the patron via a mobile communication device and finalized at any of a variety of fund retrieval devices, such as a self-service kiosk, an electronic table game, a gaming machine, or a casino cage. The patron's funds can be dispensed to the patron in any of a variety of formats, such as cash, a printed voucher, chips, or gameplay credits.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2018Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 10395477Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a player identifier with a financial account. The financial account can holds funds that are accessible through the player's use of a payment vehicle. Information associated with transactions using the payment vehicle can be used for player relationship purposes.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 10242352Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for selectively increasing and decreasing the balances of gaming accounts and stored value accounts. Each of the gaming account and the stored value account are associated with a player. Instructions for balance transfers can be provided by the player to a remote computing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: SIGHTLINE INTERACTIVE LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 10229559Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for processing jackpot events occurring at electronic gaming devices of a casino environment. Upon a player hitting a jackpot, tax documentation can be automatically populated with the player's information, such as social security number and mailing address. The populated tax information can be electronically transmitted to recipients, such as the player. The player's information used to populate the tax documentation can be based on personally identifiable information provided by the player to obtain a stored value payment vehicle that is issued to the player and tied to a player identifier used by the casino environment for player tracking.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 9990801Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a player identifier with a financial account. The financial account can holds funds that are accessible through the player's use of a payment vehicle. The payment vehicle can be, for example, a credit payment vehicle or a debit payment vehicle. The player can load funds from the financial account to a wagering account.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 9865130Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for provisionally crediting a financial account of a gaming environment based on player funds received by gaming devices in the form of wagers. The financial account can be maintained at a financial institution. The player funds can be currency, electronic funds, or combinations therefor. Once the currency is physically transferred to the financial institution, the provisional credit can be converted to a full credit. Similarly, for wagers using electronic funds, once the settled funds are received by the financial institution, the provisional credit can be converted to a full credit. Using provisional credits, benefits from the funds can be enjoyed by the gaming operator prior to the physical currency and/or settled funds being received and processed by the financial institution.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 9785926Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for selectively increasing and decreasing the balances of gaming accounts and stored value accounts. Each of the gaming account and the stored value account are associated with a player. Instructions for balance transfers can be provided by the player to a remote computing device.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 9721430Abstract: Systems and methods for poker gameplay funding are disclosed through the crediting gaming accounts and the debiting of a stored value account. The stored value account can be linked to a stored value payment vehicle issued to a player. Funds held by the stored value account can be used for tournament poker play and cash game buy-in in virtual poker rooms and brick-and-mortar poker rooms. At the conclusion of gameplay, the gaming account can be debited and the stored value account credit to reflect poker winnings.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 9715787Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for processing jackpot events occurring at electronic gaming devices of a casino environment. Upon a player hitting a jackpot, tax documentation can be automatically populated with the player's information, such as social security number and mailing address. The populated tax information can be electronically transmitted to recipients, such as the player. The player's information used to populate the tax documentation can be based on personally identifiable information provided by the player to obtain a stored value payment vehicle that is issued to the player and tied to a player identifier used by the casino environment for player tracking.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 9715785Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for provisionally crediting a financial account of a gaming environment based on player funds received by gaming devices in the form of wagers. The financial account can be maintained at a financial institution. The player funds can be currency, electronic funds, or combinations therefor. Once the currency is physically transferred to the financial institution, the provisional credit can be converted to a full credit. Similarly, for wagers using electronic funds, once the settled funds are received by the financial institution, the provisional credit can be converted to a full credit. Using provisional credits, benefits from the funds can be enjoyed by the gaming operator prior to the physical currency and/or settled funds being received and processed by the financial institution.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 9600966Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a player identifier with a stored value account. The stored value account can holds funds that are accessible through the player's use of a stored value payment vehicle. Information associated with transactions using the stored value payment vehicle can be used for player relationship purposes.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 9466176Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for selectively increasing and decreasing the balances of gaming accounts and stored value accounts. Each of the gaming account and the stored value account are associated with a player. Instructions for balance transfers can be provided by the player to a remote computing device.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2015Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: Sightline Interactive LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar