Patents Assigned to SIGHTLINE PAYMENTS LLC
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Patent number: 12430989Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a player identifier with a stored value account. The stored value account can hold funds that are accessible through the player's use of a stored value payment vehicle. The stored value payment vehicle can be a reloadable stored value payment vehicle or a non-reloadable stored value payment vehicle. Information associated with transactions using the stored value payment vehicle can be used for player relationship purposes.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2024Date of Patent: September 30, 2025Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 12347272Abstract: 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: September 28, 2023Date of Patent: July 1, 2025Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 12322251Abstract: 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 19, 2024Date of Patent: June 3, 2025Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 12293636Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a player identifier with a financial account. The financial account can hold 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 19, 2024Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 12272210Abstract: 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: April 12, 2021Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 12217569Abstract: 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 14, 2024Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 12205438Abstract: 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: August 3, 2023Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 11990004Abstract: 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. The stored value payment vehicle can be a reloadable stored value payment vehicle or a non-reloadable stored value payment vehicle. Information associated with transactions using the stored value payment vehicle can be used for player relationship purposes.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 11948426Abstract: 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: January 9, 2023Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 11908279Abstract: 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: January 30, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 11881084Abstract: 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: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 11798363Abstract: 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: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: SIGHTLINE PAYMENTS LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 11735001Abstract: 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 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 11568712Abstract: 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: March 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: SIGHTLINE PAYMENTS LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 11551520Abstract: 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: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: SIGHTLINE PAYMENTS LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 11367326Abstract: 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: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 11302146Abstract: 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. The stored value payment vehicle can be a reloadable stored value payment vehicle or a non-reloadable stored value payment vehicle. Information associated with transactions using the stored value payment vehicle can be used for player relationship purposes.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2016Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Sightline Payments LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar
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Patent number: 11210897Abstract: 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: October 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: SIGHTLINE PAYMENTS LLCInventors: Kirk E. Sanford, Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar