Patents by Inventor Daniel Jacobus deWaal

Daniel Jacobus deWaal 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).

  • Patent number: 11972666
    Abstract: A system, and method of operating a system, including a dealer device and at least one player device located at a gaming device. The dealer device configured to allow a dealer to enter funds received from a player to a respective player account, to allow the dealer to finalize wagers and enter an outcome of a game; to calculate a change in the player account based on the outcome of the game. The player device configured to display a player screen including computer generated graphics; to allow each respective player to enter a wager on the game; to display an outcome of the instance of the game; and to display wager and player account data to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: deWaal IP LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Publication number: 20240087422
    Abstract: A system, method, and gaming machine includes a plurality of electronic cards and having a Random Number Generator (RNG), wherein a controller includes a processor to execute an algorithm of instructions to receive the input from at least one input device, presenting a predetermined number of the electronic cards for a Base Game, receive an input from the at least one input device for an amount of credits and decreasing the amount of credits from a credit meter, receive a selection of one of the predetermined number of the electronic cards from the at least one input device, reveal all of the predetermined number of the electronic cards, and if a special electronic card or other winning outcome was selected, display by the win meter an award amount and crediting the credit meter with the award amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Patent number: 11514755
    Abstract: A system, and method of operating a system, including a dealer device and at least one player device located at a gaming device. The dealer device configured to allow a dealer to enter funds received from a player to a respective player account, to allow the dealer to finalize wagers and enter an outcome of a game; to calculate a change in the player account based on the outcome of the game. The player device configured to display a player screen including computer generated graphics; to allow each respective player to enter a wager on the game; to display an outcome of the instance of the game; and to display wager and player account data to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: deWaal IP LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Patent number: 11321997
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary award wagering game. The players enter wagers in the primary game, and the results from the primary wagering game determine the outcome of a secondary pari-mutuel contest in which players compete against each other. The results from the primary wagering game resolve the secondary contest where the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest on a tiered basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: DEWAAL IP LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Patent number: 11100755
    Abstract: A system and method includes a game server configured to provide a game to a plurality of players, at least one target device in communication with the game server, the at least one target device including a software controller to provide a virtual dealer, the software controller executing a program to allow the virtual dealer to finalize wagers made on an instance of the game after one or more players have entered a wager, deal cards for the card game, and determine an outcome based on the cards dealt, and at least one player device in communication with the game server to allow access to the at least one target device, each player device programmed to allow each respective player to enter a wager on the instance of the game; and display the outcome of the instance of the game to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: deWaal IP LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Publication number: 20210142623
    Abstract: A system, and method of operating a system, including a dealer device and at least one player device located at a gaming device. The dealer device configured to allow a dealer to enter funds received from a player to a respective player account, to allow the dealer to finalize wagers and enter an outcome of a game; to calculate a change in the player account based on the outcome of the game. The player device configured to display a player screen including computer generated graphics; to allow each respective player to enter a wager on the game; to display an outcome of the instance of the game; and to display wager and player account data to the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Publication number: 20210005056
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary award wagering game. The players enter wagers in the primary game, and the results from the primary wagering game determine the outcome of a secondary pari-mutuel contest in which players compete against each other. The results from the primary wagering game resolve the secondary contest where the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest on a tiered basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Patent number: 10783749
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary award wagering game. The players enter wagers in the primary game, and the results from the primary wagering game determine the outcome of a secondary pari-mutuel contest in which players compete against each other. The results from the primary wagering game resolve the secondary contest where the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest on a tiered basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: deWaalIP LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Patent number: 10720020
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary award wagering game. The players enter wagers in the primary game, and the results from the primary wagering game determine the outcome of a secondary pari-mutuel contest in which players compete against each other. The results from the primary wagering game resolve the secondary contest where the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest on a tiered basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: deWaal IP LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Publication number: 20200126361
    Abstract: A system and method includes a game server configured to provide a game to a plurality of players, at least one target device in communication with the game server, the at least one target device including a software controller to provide a virtual dealer, the software controller executing a program to allow the virtual dealer to finalize wagers made on an instance of the game after one or more players have entered a wager, deal cards for the card game, and determine an outcome based on the cards dealt, and at least one player device in communication with the game server to allow access to the at least one target device, each player device programmed to allow each respective player to enter a wager on the instance of the game; and display the outcome of the instance of the game to the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Patent number: 10540850
    Abstract: A system, and method of operating a system, including a dealer device and at least one player device located at a gaming device. The dealer device configured to allow a dealer to enter funds received from a player to a respective player account, to allow the dealer to finalize wagers and enter an outcome of a game; to calculate a change in the player account based on the outcome of the game. The player device configured to display a player screen including computer generated graphics; to allow each respective player to enter a wager on the game; to display an outcome of the instance of the game; and to display wager and player account data to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: deWaal IP LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Publication number: 20190333335
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary award wagering game. The players enter wagers in the primary game, and the results from the primary wagering game determine the outcome of a secondary pari-mutuel contest in which players compete against each other. The results from the primary wagering game resolve the secondary contest where the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest on a tiered basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Patent number: 10417871
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary award wagering game. The players enter wagers in the primary game, and the results from the primary wagering game determine the outcome of a secondary pari-mutuel contest in which players compete against each other. The results from the primary wagering game resolve the secondary contest where the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest on a tiered basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: DEWAALIP LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Publication number: 20190139363
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary award wagering game. The players enter wagers in the primary game, and the results from the primary wagering game determine the outcome of a secondary pari-mutuel contest in which players compete against each other. The results from the primary wagering game resolve the secondary contest where the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest on a tiered basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Publication number: 20190088072
    Abstract: System, method and computer product for a system including a database, a user module, a server system and a service device is provided. The user account includes a funding method and a payment method. The server system stores the user account including the funding method and the payment method in the database. The user module allows the user to transfer monetary funds into the user account using the payment method and allows the user to purchase credits using the monetary funds. The service device provides service(s) and/or good(s) in exchange for a predetermined number of credits. The user module allows the user to request a temporary account with an associated number of credits. The server system generates a temporary account code. The service device accepts the temporary account code, transfers the credits associated with the temporary account to the service device and responsively provides the good(s) and/or service(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jasmin Patel, Raymond Osborne, Francis Keyser, Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Publication number: 20190035220
    Abstract: A system, and method of operating a system, including a dealer device and at least one player device located at a gaming device. The dealer device configured to allow a dealer to enter funds received from a player to a respective player account, to allow the dealer to finalize wagers and enter an outcome of a game; to calculate a change in the player account based on the outcome of the game. The player device configured to display a player screen including computer generated graphics; to allow each respective player to enter a wager on the game; to display an outcome of the instance of the game; and to display wager and player account data to the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Publication number: 20170228983
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary award wagering game. The players enter wagers in the primary game, and the results from the primary wagering game determine the outcome of a secondary pari-mutuel contest in which players compete against each other. The results from the primary wagering game resolve the secondary contest where the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest on a tiered basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Patent number: 9626835
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary award wagering game. The players enter wagers in the primary game, and the results from the primary wagering game determine the outcome of a secondary pari-mutuel contest in which players compete against each other. The results from the primary wagering game resolve the secondary contest where the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest on a tiered basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: DEWAAL IP LLC
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Publication number: 20160125698
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary award wagering game. The players enter wagers in the primary game, and the results from the primary wagering game determine the outcome of a secondary pari-mutuel contest in which players compete against each other. The results from the primary wagering game resolve the secondary contest where the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest on a tiered basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal
  • Patent number: 9269232
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a secondary contest involving a plurality of players playing a primary wagering game on computing devices within a communication network in which players enter wagers and their results from the primary wagering game in the secondary contest and the highest ranking results will win the wagers placed in the secondary contest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: KINGSIZE GAMES, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel Jacobus deWaal