Patents by Inventor Brian Franklin BELL

Brian Franklin BELL 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: 20230125352
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for managing user account data and award redemptions. In one embodiment, a system is provided that includes a web server configured to operate an online platform that enables a user to activate an award enhancement option for an award. The system also includes a data integration server communicatively coupled to the server. The data integration server may be configured to receive, from the web server, first identity data representing an identity of the user and activation data identifying the award enhancement option activated by the user, and store, in a memory device, the activation data with account data of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS, d/b/a PCI GAMING AUTHORITY
    Inventors: James F. Dorris, JR., Kenneth William ROHMAN, III, Brian Franklin BELL, Peter ANDERSON, Candy Kirby FRALICK, Jessica MILTON
  • Publication number: 20230080406
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is provided for cutscene management. The method is implemented with at least one processor and includes receiving, from a game server, game state data representing a state of an electronically displayed game, the game being hosted by a plurality of gameplay client devices that are configured to transmit the game state data to the game server. The method also includes determining an event associated with the game based on the game state data, determining at least one cutscene based on the event, the at least one cutscene including a visual representation of the event, and inserting the at least one cutscene into a cutscene queue, the cutscene queue including at least one cutscene associated with the game and a sequence for displaying the at least one cutscene from the cutscene queue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS, d/b/a PCI GAMING AUTHORITY
    Inventors: Peter A. CONNELLY, JR., James F. DORRIS, JR., Kenneth William ROHMAN, III, Brian Franklin BELL, Peter ANDERSON, Ronald E. NESBITT, Jessica HADLEY
  • Publication number: 20230048477
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for tracking user activity and managing quests. By way of example, a method may include receiving, from a website server, first identity data representing an identity of a user and data identifying a quest activated by the user, the quest comprising one or more activities to be performed at a physical location, and receiving, from at least one reporting device, second identity data representing the identity of the user at the physical location, and activity tracking data in response to the user performing an activity associated with the quest at the physical location. The method may also include identifying the user and the quest activated by the user based on the first identity data and data identifying the quest, further identifying the user and activity data related to the quest based on the second identity data and activity tracking data, and monitoring a progress of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS, d/b/a PCI GAMING AUTHORITY
    Inventors: James F. DORRIS, Jr., Kenneth William ROHMAN, III, Brian Franklin BELL, Peter ANDERSON, Ronald E. NESBITT, Peter A. CONNELLY
  • Publication number: 20210174643
    Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for secondary game creation and management include a plurality of gaming machines, and a scheduler configured to initiate a secondary game in response to a request from one or more players or a schedule defined by an administrator, the secondary game including one or more games executed on the plurality of gaming machines. A controller is also provided that is configured to validate each player to participate in the secondary game on respective ones of the plurality of gaming machines and enable secondary gameplay by the validated players on the plurality of gaming machines. Further, a data analyzer is provided that is configured to receive primary game player data and secondary game player data from the plurality of gaming machines and process the primary game player data and secondary game player data to determine at least one of a progression, position, or score of a player of a secondary game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Applicant: Poarch Band of Creek Indians, d/b/a PCI Gaming Authority
    Inventors: James F. DORRIS, JR., Kenneth William ROHMAN, III, Brian Franklin BELL, Peter ANDERSON, Ronald E. NESBITT, Peter A. CONNELLY