Patents by Inventor Christopher J. Maynard

Christopher J. Maynard 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).

  • Fault tolerant lottery communications network, device, system and method
    Patent number: 8103550
    Abstract: A versatile and highly reliable lottery communications system employs point-of-sale terminals that can be adapted to a plurality of network technologies and service providers. The point-of-sale terminals are provided with at least two network-agnostic connecting devices to enable fast configuration regardless of the intended deployment environment. The point-of-sale terminals can be adapted to connect with multiple wireless networks at the same time, multiple wireline networks at the same time, and/or at least one wireless network and at least one wireline network at the same time, with failover and fallback programming to ensure maximum uptime for lottery operators and retail distributors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: GTECH Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Tessitore, David M. Bedard, Christopher J. Maynard
  • Fault Tolerant Lottery Communications Network, Device, System and Method
    Publication number: 20100250380
    Abstract: A versatile and highly reliable lottery communications system employs point-of-sale terminals that can be adapted to a plurality of network technologies and service providers. The point-of-sale terminals are provided with at least two network-agnostic connecting devices to enable fast configuration regardless of the intended deployment environment. The point-of-sale terminals can be adapted to connect with multiple wireless networks at the same time, multiple wireline networks at the same time, and/or at least one wireless network and at least one wireline network at the same time, with failover and fallback programming to ensure maximum uptime for lottery operators and retail distributors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: David A. Tessitore, David M. Bedard, Christopher J. Maynard