Patents by Inventor Carson C. K. Fincham
Carson C. K. Fincham 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: 20140232753Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for social and retail hotspots are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2014Publication date: August 21, 2014Applicant: Inventor Holdings, LLCInventors: Jay S. Walker, Russell P. Sammon, Renny S. Talianchich, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, Carson C.K. Fincham
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Patent number: 8739293Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for social and retail hotspots are provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2009Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Inventor Holdings, LLCInventors: Jay S. Walker, Russell P. Sammon, Renny S. Talianchich, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, Carson C. K. Fincham
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Publication number: 20140073415Abstract: Some embodiments are associated with wagering game devices and/or portable wagering mediums. Some portable wagering mediums are capable of outputting various indications related to one or more potential or current statuses of the portable wagering mediums. Some wagering game devices are operable to (i) determine a status of a portable wagering medium and (ii) cause, based on the determining, an outputting of an indication of the status via an output device coupled to the portable wagering medium. In some embodiments, a central server or other device conducts the determining of the status and/or the causing of the outputting. The status of a portable wagering medium may be based on one or more of many different factors or metrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2013Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: IGTInventors: Russell P. Sammon, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, Daniel E. Tedesco, Stephan C. Tulley, Gregory J. Scribner, Carson C.K. Fincham
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Publication number: 20140045584Abstract: Portable wagering media may be utilized to alter play of wagering games.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: IGTInventors: Jay S. Walker, Robert C. Tedesco, Daniel E. Tedesco, Stephen C. Tulley, Gregory J. Scribner, James A. Jorasch, Carson C.K. Fincham, Zachary T. Smith, Russell P. Sammon, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida
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Publication number: 20130325501Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture may provide for improved health care compliance. Embodiments may comprise, for example, identifying an occurrence of an event associated with the taking of a substance by a patient, determining output information associated with a game, and providing the output information to the patient. Some embodiments may comprise receiving a code associated with a patient, wherein the code includes encoded information that is indicative of an occurrence of an event associated with the taking of a substance by a patient, decoding the code to determine the information, determining whether the occurrence of the event is compliant with a condition associated with the taking of the substance, and providing, in the case that compliance with the condition is determined, one or more rewards to the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Inventors: Jay S. Walker, James A. Jorasch, Patrick W. Nee, Carson C.K. Fincham, Evan Walker, David Bean, Rajivan Maniam
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Publication number: 20130322857Abstract: Systems, apparatus, interfaces, methods, and articles of manufacture for enhancing media with supplemental content are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: Walker Digital, LLCInventors: Jay S. Walker, Zachary T. Smith, Jon E. Ellenthal, Carson C.K. Fincham
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Patent number: 8597115Abstract: Some embodiments are associated with wagering game devices and/or portable wagering mediums. Some portable wagering mediums are capable of outputting various indications related to one or more potential or current statuses of the portable wagering mediums. Some wagering game devices are operable to (i) determine a status of a portable wagering medium and (ii) cause, based on the determining, an outputting of an indication of the status via an output device coupled to the portable wagering medium. In some embodiments, a central server or other device conducts the determining of the status and/or the causing of the outputting. The status of a portable wagering medium may be based on one or more of many different factors or metrics.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2013Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: IGTInventors: Russell P. Sammon, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, Daniel E. Tedesco, Stephan C. Tulley, Gregory J. Scribner, Carson C. K. Fincham
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Patent number: 8562424Abstract: Portable wagering media may be utilized to alter play of wagering games.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2008Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: IGTInventors: Jay S. Walker, Robert C. Tedesco, Daniel E. Tedesco, Stephen C. Tulley, Gregory J. Scribner, James A. Jorasch, Carson C. K. Fincham, Zachary T. Smith, Russell P. Sammon, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida
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Patent number: 8382582Abstract: Some embodiments are associated with wagering game devices and/or portable wagering mediums. Some portable wagering mediums are capable of outputting various indications related to one or more potential or current statuses of the portable wagering mediums. Some wagering game devices are operable to (i) determine a status of a portable wagering medium and (ii) cause, based on the determining, an outputting of an indication of the status via an output device coupled to the portable wagering medium. In some embodiments, a central server or other device conducts the determining of the status and/or the causing of the outputting. The status of a portable wagering medium may be based on one or more of many different factors or metrics.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2007Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: IGTInventors: Russell P. Sammon, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, Daniel E. Tedesco, Stephan C. Tulley, Gregory J. Scribner, Carson C. K. Fincham
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Publication number: 20120295240Abstract: Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture may provide for improved health care compliance. Embodiments may comprise, for example, identifying an occurrence of an event associated with the taking of a substance by a patient, determining output information associated with a game, and providing the output information to the patient. Some embodiments may comprise receiving a code associated with a patient, wherein the code includes encoded information that is indicative of an occurrence of an event associated with the taking of a substance by a patient, decoding the code to determine the information, determining whether the occurrence of the event is compliant with a condition associated with the taking of the substance, and providing, in the case that compliance with the condition is determined, one or more rewards to the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2012Publication date: November 22, 2012Inventors: Jay S. Walker, James A. Jorasch, Patrick W. Nee, JR., Carson C.K. Fincham, Evan Walker, David Bean, Rajivan Maniam
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Patent number: 8262394Abstract: According to some embodiments, systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture may provide for improved health care compliance. Embodiments may comprise, for example, identifying an occurrence of an event associated with the taking of a substance by a patient, determining output information associated with a game, and providing the output information to the patient. Some embodiments may comprise receiving a code associated with a patient, wherein the code includes encoded information that is indicative of an occurrence of an event associated with the taking of a substance by a patient, decoding the code to determine the information, determining whether the occurrence of the event is compliant with a condition associated with the taking of the substance, and providing, in the case that compliance with the condition is determined, one or more rewards to the patient.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2006Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Inventors: Jay S. Walker, James A. Jorasch, Patrick W. Nee, Jr., Carson C. K. Fincham, Evan Walker, David Bean, Rajivan Maniam
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Patent number: 8092224Abstract: According to some embodiments, systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture may provide for improved health care compliance. Embodiments may comprise, for example, identifying an occurrence of an event associated with the taking of a substance by a patient, determining output information associated with a game, and providing the output information to the patient. Some embodiments may comprise receiving a code associated with a patient, wherein the code includes encoded information that is indicative of an occurrence of an event associated with the taking of a substance by a patient, decoding the code to determine the information, determining whether the occurrence of the event is compliant with a condition associated with the taking of the substance, and providing, in the case that compliance with the condition is determined, one or more rewards to the patient.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2005Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Inventors: Jay S. Walker, James A. Jorasch, Patrick W. Nee, Jr., Carson C. K. Fincham, Evan Walker, David Bean, Rajivan Maniam
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Publication number: 20110124418Abstract: Some embodiments are associated with gaming dongles. Some gaming dongles may store value that is utilized to play a video game and/or to participate in a video game tournament. Some gaming dongles may determine and/or store gaming signatures, biometric information, and/or Global Positioning System (GPS) information. Some gaming dongles may be removably coupled. Some gaming dongles may have two or more portions that may be substantially irreversibly separated, such as by snapping-off one portion from the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: WALKER DIGITAL, LLCInventors: JAY S. WALKER, JEFFREY Y. HAYASHIDA, RUSSELL P. SAMMON, CARSON C. K. FINCHAM
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Publication number: 20100304841Abstract: Some embodiments are associated with wagering game devices and/or portable wagering mediums. Some portable wagering mediums are capable of outputting various indications related to one or more potential or current statuses of the portable wagering mediums. Some wagering game devices are operable to (i) determine a status of a portable wagering medium and (ii) cause, based on the determining, an outputting of an indication of the status via an output device coupled to the portable wagering medium. In some embodiments, a central server or other device conducts the determining of the status and/or the causing of the outputting. The status of a portable wagering medium may be based on one or more of many different factors or metrics.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2007Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Russell P. Sammon, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, Daniel E. Tedesco, Stephan C. Tulley, Gregory J. Scribner, Carson C. K. Fincham
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Publication number: 20100285869Abstract: Portable wagering media may be utilized to alter play of wagering games.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2008Publication date: November 11, 2010Inventors: Jay S. Walker, Robert C. Tedesco, Daniel E. Tedesco, Stephen E. Tulley, Gregory J. Scribner, James A. Jorasch, Carson C.K. Fincham, Zachary T. Smith, Russell P. Sammon, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida
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Publication number: 20100275267Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for social and retail hotspots are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2009Publication date: October 28, 2010Inventors: Jay S. Walker, Russell P. Sammon, Renny S. Talianchich, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, Carson C.K. Fincham
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Patent number: 7821404Abstract: According to some embodiments, systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture may provide for improved health care compliance. Embodiments may comprise, for example, identifying an occurrence of an event associated with the taking of a substance by a patient, determining output information associated with a game, and providing the output information to the patient. Some embodiments may comprise receiving a code associated with a patient, wherein the code includes encoded information that is indicative of an occurrence of an event associated with the taking of a substance by a patient, decoding the code to determine the information, determining whether the occurrence of the event is compliant with a condition associated with the taking of the substance, and providing, in the case that compliance with the condition is determined, one or more rewards to the patient.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2006Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Inventors: Jay S. Walker, James A. Jorasch, Patrick W. Nee, Jr., Carson C. K. Fincham, Evan Walker, David Bean, Rajivan Maniam
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Publication number: 20100099500Abstract: Some embodiments are associated with gaming dongles. Some gaming dongles may store value that is utilized to play a video game and/or to participate in a video game tournament. Some gaming dongles may determine and/or store gaming signatures, biometric information, and/or Global Positioning System (GPS) information. Some gaming dongles may be removably coupled. Some gaming dongles may have two or more portions that may be substantially irreversibly separated, such as by snapping-off one portion from the other.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2009Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: Jay S. Walker, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida, Russell P. Sammon, Carson C. K. Fincham
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Publication number: 20100017249Abstract: Systems and methods for charging electric vehicles and for quantitative and qualitative load balancing of electrical demand are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventors: Carson C.K. Fincham, Jeffrey R. Ambroziak
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Publication number: 20090144785Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for broadcasting a modified live media feed of an event. In an embodiment, the method includes receiving a live media feed at a broadcast computer from one or more recording devices, wherein the live media feed includes real time occurrences of a live event. The live media feed is broadcast after a predetermined delay, and the method includes identifying, during monitoring of the live event, a portion of the live event that is suitable for application of a modification effect. The process also includes the broadcast computer applying the modification effect to a portion of the live media feed corresponding to the identified portion of the live event, and then broadcasting the modified live media feed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2008Publication date: June 4, 2009Inventors: Jay S. Walker, Robert C. Tedesco, Daniel E. Tedesco, Stephen C. Tulley, Gregory J. Scribner, James A. Jorasch, Carson C.K. Fincham, Zachary T. Smith, Russell P. Sammon, Jeffrey Y. Hayashida