Patents by Inventor A. Dwayne Nelson

A. Dwayne Nelson 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: 20240135782
    Abstract: A system includes a processor circuit and a memory including machine-readable instructions. When executed by the processor circuit, the instructions cause the processor circuit to identify an item in a field of view of a user wearing a head-mounted display device. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to determine a monetary value associated with the item. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to determine a gaming offer associated with the monetary value. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to cause the head-mounted display device to display the gaming offer, wherein the gaming offer is associated with the item in the field of view of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Dwayne NELSON, Kevin HIGGINS, Patrick DANIELSON
  • Publication number: 20240087398
    Abstract: A roulette wheel device, and related devices, systems, and methods, includes a base coupled to a table, the base having a circular ball track within a circular rim. The roulette wheel device further includes a circular wheelhead rotatably coupled to the base within the ball track. The wheelhead includes a circular ring having a plurality of pockets, wherein the circular ball track is sloped downwardly toward the circular ring to direct a roulette ball into one of the plurality of pockets. The wheelhead further includes a circular display subassembly including a display device to selectively display graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of pockets. The circular ball track, the circular ring, and the circular display subassembly are substantially concentric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
  • Publication number: 20240071172
    Abstract: A real-time environmental model of a plurality of shared virtual environments (SVEs) is provides, each SVE including a plurality of virtual persons and a plurality of virtual gaming devices. First display data corresponding to a first SVE is transmitted to a first player device, including user display data to render a portion of the first SVE based on a virtual orientation of the first player device and a virtual location of the first player in the first SVE. Second display data corresponding to a second SVE is transmitted to a second player device, including user display data that causes a display device in the second player device to render a portion of the second SVE, including a virtual person associated with the first player, based on a virtual orientation of the second player device and a virtual location of the second player in the second SVE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240071168
    Abstract: A real-time environmental model of a shared virtual environment (SVE) including a plurality of virtual persons and a plurality of virtual gaming devices is provided. Display data corresponding to the SVE is transmitted to a first player device worn by a first player, the display data including user display data that causes a display device in the first player device to render a portion of the SVE based on a virtual orientation of the first player device and a virtual location of the first player in the SVE. A player preference associated with the first player is determined. Based on the player preference, one of an appearance and a behavior of a first virtual person of the plurality of virtual persons in the SVE being displayed by the first player device is modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240071164
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a frame, a display, and an electronic-ink film that is attached to various exterior surfaces of the frame. As a trigger event occurs, the appearance state of the electronic-ink film is dynamically changed to provide a specific color or animation output. This output changes an appearance of the exterior surfaces of the frame and the gaming device in general. The trigger events correspond to gameplay events, player activity, and a state of the gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20240062626
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a lottery gaming system and method that determine that a selected user is associated with a lottery game entry in a lottery game having a winning lottery amount, receive an input of the selected user from a secondary game different from the lottery game, and, in response to receiving the input, determine an outcome modifier that adjusts a user share of the winning lottery amount. The present disclosure further relates to a gaming device that interacts with the lottery gaming system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: Cameron Filipour, Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20240062630
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of operating a gaming device includes providing, by a processor circuit of the gaming device, video of a sporting event to a display device of the gaming device. The method further includes determining, by the processor circuit, whether a wager has been selected from among a set of wagers which satisfies a wager requirement for continuing providing the video. The method further includes, in response to a determination that the wager requirement for continuing providing the video has not been satisfied, suspending, by the processor circuit, providing the video of the sporting event to the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne NELSON, Steve LEMAY
  • Patent number: 11908284
    Abstract: A system, computer-implemented method and gaming device are provided. A method includes receiving, by a synchronization server, broadcast event data that is displayed on an electronic display and that is generated by a television broadcasting system, receiving, by the synchronization server, sports wagering system data that is generated by a sports wagering system and that corresponds to a broadcast event, generating synchronized wager data that includes broadcast event data and the sports wagering system data and causing the sports wagering system data to be displayed on the electronic display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240054858
    Abstract: A system configured to manage progressive pools can include a processor circuit and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the system to perform operations. The operations include determining to cease operation of a first progressive game on a first electronic gaming machines (“EGM”). The first progressive game can be associated with a first progressive pool. The operations can further include, allocating a portion of the first progressive pool to a second progressive pool associated with a second progressive game based on a characteristic of the first progressive game and a characteristic of the second progressive game. The operations further include, responsive to determining to cease operation of the first progressive game, transmitting a message to the first EGM, the message including instructions to cease operation of the first progressive game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Dwayne NELSON, Kevin HIGGINS, Christopher LEVIN
  • Publication number: 20240046757
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize a host system to convert cashable credits to non-cashable credits independent of an electronic gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240021042
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a gaming table system and method that identifies a shuffle event based on one or more of a position of a next eligible virtual card in a plurality of virtual playing cards, a position in the plurality of virtual cards of a shuffle card relative to the position of the next eligible virtual card, a counter value indicating a number of ineligible virtual cards, and a counter value indicating a number of remaining eligible virtual cards and in response to identifying a shuffle event, shuffles the plurality of virtual playing cards to form a shuffled plurality of virtual playing cards for assignment to a plurality of physical playing cards, each physical playing card comprising an on-board power source, microprocessor, memory, and digital display to receive and render a value of a corresponding assigned virtual playing card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne Nelson
  • Patent number: 11861971
    Abstract: A roulette wheel device, and related devices, systems, and methods, includes a base coupled to a table, the base having a circular ball track within a circular rim. The roulette wheel device further includes a circular wheelhead rotatably coupled to the base within the ball track. The wheelhead includes a circular ring having a plurality of pockets, wherein the circular ball track is sloped downwardly toward the circular ring to direct a roulette ball into one of the plurality of pockets. The wheelhead further includes a circular display subassembly including a display device to selectively display graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of pockets. The circular ball track, the circular ring, and the circular display subassembly are substantially concentric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
  • Publication number: 20230421401
    Abstract: A gaming system and method selects a subset of gaming devices to operate in a digital ledger validation mode to validate a set of data records defining a digital ledger, allocates, to each gaming device, a respective work unit, receives, at an electronic address associated with the gaming server, an electronic record defining a reward, tracks play activity at each of the plurality of gaming devices, and, based on the tracked play activity, selects a player from among multiple players to receive the reward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20230421400
    Abstract: A gaming system and method selects a subset of gaming devices to operate in a digital ledger validation mode to validate a set of data records defining a digital ledger, allocates, to each gaming device, a respective work unit, receives, at an electronic address associated with the gaming server, an electronic record defining a reward, tracks play activity at each of the plurality of gaming devices, and, based on the tracked play activity, selects a player from among multiple players to receive the reward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 11854348
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a lottery gaming system and method that determine that a selected user is associated with a lottery game entry in a lottery game having a winning lottery amount, receive an input of the selected user from a secondary game different from the lottery game, and, in response to receiving the input, determine an outcome modifier that adjusts a user share of the winning lottery amount. The present disclosure further relates to a gaming device that interacts with the lottery gaming system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Cameron Filipour, Dwayne Nelson
  • Patent number: 11837054
    Abstract: A gaming system may determine a player status of a player using the gaming device and, based on the determined player status of the player, may provide video of a live sporting event to a display device of the gaming device. The gaming system may select a set of wagers that are associated with defined events in the live sporting event and provide an indication of the set of wagers to the display device. The system may include a wager or other requirement for continuing providing the video. The system may determine whether the player has selected a wager from among the set of wagers which satisfies the wager requirement, and may suspend, continue, or resume providing the video of the live sporting event to the gaming device based on the determination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Steve Lemay
  • Publication number: 20230386291
    Abstract: A first transceiver of a gaming device receives a validation request from a mobile device. The gaming device determines that the mobile device is authorized to provide remote input to the gaming device and provides a token to the mobile device. A signal strength threshold for a second transceiver of the gaming device is modified from a first signal strength threshold associated with a first distance between the second transceiver and the mobile device to a second signal strength threshold associated with a second distance greater than the first distance. The second transceiver receives a remote connection request from the mobile device. In response to determining that the remote connection request meets the second signal strength threshold and that the remote connection request comprises the token, the gaming device allows the mobile device to provide remote input instructions to the gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin HIGGINS, Erik PETERSEN, Dwayne NELSON
  • Patent number: 11810429
    Abstract: A primary game having a plurality of outcomes is provided to a first player of a first gaming device. In response to one of the plurality of outcomes, a first game asset for a secondary game is provided to the first player. The secondary game includes a contest between the first player having the first game asset and a second player having a second game asset, and an outcome of the contest of the secondary game is based at least in part on comparing a first asset value of the first game asset and a second asset value of the second game asset. In some examples, the secondary game may be a fantasy sports game, a deck building card game, or a scavenger hunt game, in which some or all of the assets are obtained via the primary game(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Christina Spaulding, Alison Kenney
  • Publication number: 20230351843
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a processor circuit and a memory including machine-readable instructions. When executed by the processor circuit, the instructions cause the processor circuit to access a game software package comprising a plurality of configurations of a wagering game. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to determine whether the gaming device is authorized to access a first subset of configurations of the wagering game. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to, based on the determination that the gaming device is authorized to access the first subset of configurations of the wagering game, enable play of the first subset of configurations of the wagering game at the gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Dwayne NELSON
  • Publication number: 20230350981
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) includes a processor circuit, a port coupled to the processor circuit, and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The port is configured to communicatively couple to a license dongle. The license dongle is configured to store a license associated with a game. The license is usable to allow the game to be played on the EGM. The memory includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the EGM to perform operations. The operations include providing an identifier of the license dongle to a separate entity. The operations further include, responsive to providing the identifier of the license dongle, receiving an indicator of the license associated with the game. The operations further include initiating the game on the EGM using the license.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Dwayne NELSON, Derek J. PLOWMAN