Patents by Inventor C. Lawrence Edmonds

C. Lawrence Edmonds 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).

  • Computerized network for subscribing/purchasing into games of chance
    Patent number: 5280426
    Abstract: A computerized system/network includes a central control unit which communicates with a player control unit operated by players or clients who wish to participate in or play a game of chance held in a region geographically remote for the player/client. The central control unit communicates with agent control units geographically located in the region where the game of chance to be participated in is played. Communication between the central control unit and player control unit is isolated from the agent control unit. Selected game play data is transmitted between the central control unit and the agent control unit. An agent located on-site where the game of chance is to be played purchases, holds and collects units of participation ordered by the central control unit, on order of the player/client. Game purchase funds and game winning funds are transferred between the central control unit and the agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 18, 1994
    Inventor: C. Lawrence Edmonds