Patents by Inventor Aman Safaei
Aman Safaei 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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Publication number: 20150339285Abstract: Systems and methods of batch generation and delivery of customized documents are disclosed herein, comprising a process of batch populating templates to create electronic notifications that could be either archived or be transmitted to recipients that might be individuals or legal entities. Each generated electronic notification contains individual or customized information of each recipient optionally having personalized file name, personalized password protection, and personalized additional recipient. The initial templates to be populated may be in Microsoft™ Word or Adobe™ PDF format and the populated output electronic notifications may be in various format files including but not limited to Microsoft™ Word, RTF, Adobe™ PDF, Text, XML, HTML, Instant Messaging, Text messaging, Email, and the like. Complex Word or PDF forms containing checkboxes batch populated with customized data are also disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2015Publication date: November 26, 2015Inventors: Aman Safaei, Manijeh Behzadi
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Patent number: 8696431Abstract: A method and system for implementing an instant win lottery game includes receiving a player's wager and selection of a game at a point-of-sale (POS) lottery location. The player receives a lottery ticket corresponding to the selected game, with the lottery ticket including a unique identification code that dictates the outcome of the game. The player accesses the lottery authority system via a wireless internet enabled mobile device to display and play an instant win game to reveal the outcome of the lottery ticket.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventors: Aman Safaei, William J. Huntley
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Patent number: 8308551Abstract: A lottery game system and methodology involves, for each play of the game, a player choosing a number of player indicia from a field of the indicia. A subset of the indicia is randomly generated, and the player's indicia is compared to the subset to determine a winning game play. The number of indicia in the subsets is varied between different game plays such that a blend of the winning probabilities for each subset for all of the game plays produces a desired overall winning probability.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: November 13, 2012Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventors: Joseph W. Bennett, III, Charles Holton, Aman Safaei, Charles Boykin
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Patent number: 8282468Abstract: A system and method for providing a terminal with account funding is described. In one exemplary aspect of the invention, a system is provided having an interface whereby a player can interact with the gaming system. The interface allows the player to request a transfer of funds from the player's bank account to a wagering account. The system prompts the player to provide for reading the player's bank card such as by swiping the card. The system receives the player's entry of a personal identification code and sends information concerning the player's request for a transfer to a bank. The system then reports the bank's response to the player's request and, if allowed, credits that player's wagering account with the requested transfer of funds.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2007Date of Patent: October 9, 2012Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventors: William J Huntley, Aman Safaei, Brooks H Pierce, Louis F Skelton
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Publication number: 20120149454Abstract: A computer-implemented method for achieving a desired payout over a totality of individual game plays of a lottery game with a computer system involves establishing a deck of payout records, with each of the records in the deck having a payout value assigned thereto. The number of records in the deck is determined as a function of a total number of winning game plays in the totality of the individual game plays of the lottery game. The payout values are assigned to the payout records such that a total sum of the payout values corresponds to a defined payout for the lottery game. The payout records are applied to the respective winning game plays in the lottery game to achieve the overall desired payout over the totality of individual game plays.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: JOSEPH W. BENNETT, III, CHARLES HOLTON, AMAN SAFAEI
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Publication number: 20120064960Abstract: A lottery game system and methodology involves, for each play of the game, a player choosing a number of player indicia from a field of the indicia. A subset of the indicia is randomly generated, and the player's indicia is compared to the subset to determine a winning game play. The number of indicia in the subsets is varied between different game plays such that a blend of the winning probabilities for each subset for all of the game plays produces a desired overall winning probability.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: March 15, 2012Applicant: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: JOSEPH W. BENNETT, III, CHARLES HOLTON, AMAN SAFAEI
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Patent number: 8083583Abstract: An online lottery game system and methodology involves, for each play of the game, a player choosing a number of player indicia from a field of the indicia. A subset of the indicia is randomly generated, and the player's indicia is compared to the subset to determine a winning game play. The number of indicia in the subsets is varied between different game plays such that a blend of the winning probabilities for each subset for all of the game plays produces a desired overall winning probability.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventors: Joseph W. Bennett, III, Charles Holton, Aman Safaei
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Publication number: 20100069136Abstract: A method and system for implementing an instant win lottery game includes receiving a player's wager and selection of a game at a point-of-sale (POS) lottery location. The player receives a lottery ticket corresponding to the selected game, with the lottery ticket including a unique identification code that dictates the outcome of the game. The player accesses the lottery authority system via a wireless internet enabled mobile device to display and play and instant win game to reveal the outcome of the lottery ticket.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Applicant: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: AMAN SAFAEI, WILLIAM J. HUNTLEY
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Publication number: 20100029362Abstract: An online lottery game system and methodology involves, for each play of the game, a player choosing a number of player indicia from a field of the indicia. A subset of the indicia is randomly generated, and the player's indicia is compared to the subset to determine a winning game play. The number of indicia in the subsets is varied between different game plays such that a blend of the winning probabilities for each subset for all of the game plays produces a desired overall winning probability.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2009Publication date: February 4, 2010Applicant: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.Inventors: Joseph W. Bennett, III, Charles Holton, Aman Safaei
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Publication number: 20080153583Abstract: A system and method for providing a terminal with account funding is described. In one exemplary aspect of the invention, a system is provided having an interface whereby a player can interact with the gaming system. The interface allows the player to request a transfer of funds from the player's bank account to a wagering account. The system prompts the player to provide for reading the player's bank card such as by swiping the card. The system receives the player's entry of a personal identification code and sends information concerning the player's request for a transfer to a bank. The system then reports the bank's response to the player's request and, if allowed, credits that player's wagering account with the requested transfer of funds.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2007Publication date: June 26, 2008Applicant: Scientific Games International, Inc.Inventors: William J. Huntley, Aman Safaei, Brooks H. Pierce, Louis F. Skelton
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Patent number: 6997380Abstract: A computer implemented method for processing lottery sales data comprises the steps of causing display of a table on a computer, the table containing data representing lottery game attributes and lottery ticket sales for a plurality of lottery game types; enabling a user of the computer to query the data in the table based on at least one criterion from a predetermined list of criteria; and forecasting sales of a new lottery game based on results of the query.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2003Date of Patent: February 14, 2006Assignee: Scientific Games Royalty CorporationInventors: Aman Safaei, Wen Rong, James C. Kennedy, Jr.
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Publication number: 20050021492Abstract: A computer implemented method for processing lottery sales data comprises the steps of: enabling a user of a computer to query data representing lottery ticket sales for a plurality of lottery retailers based on at least one criterion from a predetermined list of criteria; and causing display of a table on a computer, the table containing a listing of a subset of lottery retailers from the plurality of lottery retailers that meet the at least one criterion, the table further containing data representing lottery ticket sales associated with the subset of retailers.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2003Publication date: January 27, 2005Inventors: Aman Safaei, Wen Wu
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Publication number: 20040133470Abstract: A computer implemented method for processing lottery sales data comprises the steps of causing display of a table on a computer, the table containing data representing lottery game attributes and lottery ticket sales for a plurality of lottery game types; enabling a user of the computer to query the data in the table based on at least one criterion from a predetermined list of criteria; and forecasting sales of a new lottery game based on results of the query.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2003Publication date: July 8, 2004Inventors: Aman Safaei, Wen Rong, James C. Kennedy
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Publication number: 20040059659Abstract: In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for processing lottery sales data comprises: assigning unique identifiers to a plurality of lottery retailers, where the unique identifiers indicate types of lottery games sold by respective lottery retailers from the plurality of lottery retailers; and identifying on a map display on a computer using the unique identifies respective locations of lottery retailers from the plurality of lottery retailers. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method for processing lottery sales data comprises: identifying on a map display on a computer a location of at least one lottery retailer from a plurality of lottery retailers; and identifying on said map display lottery sales data respective to the at least one lottery retailer representative of lottery sales by said at least one lottery retailer for a selected period of time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: Aman Safaei, Wen Rong Wu
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Publication number: 20020077712Abstract: A user is prompted to select at least one search parameter for a search of contest data for a plurality of contest events and user wager data, the user wager data identifying a plurality of wagers placed by the user on contest events from the plurality of contest events. At least one search parameter selected by the user is received, and wagers placed by the user that satisfy the at least one search parameter selected by the user are identified. A return on the wagers placed by the user that satisfy the at least one search parameter selected by the user is calculated, and wagering return data corresponding to the return are displayed to the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2001Publication date: June 20, 2002Inventors: Aman Safaei, Wen Rong Wu