Patents by Inventor Dwayne Nelson

Dwayne Nelson 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: 20250259505
    Abstract: Embodiment of the present disclosure are directed to using generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to generate content for use in an electronic game based on a set of prompts. The prompts can include an initial prompt defining the content. One or more additional prompts can be used to defined conditions or restrictions on the content that may be generated. These additional prompts can be combined with the original prompt to form a final prompt to be provided to the generative AI. For example, the additional prompts can include one or more prompts from an operator of a gaming venue in which a gaming system on this the electronic game will be executed is installed. Additionally, or alternatively, the additional prompts can include one or more prompts from a regulatory agency for a geographic region of the gaming venue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Bryan Wolf
  • Patent number: 12367740
    Abstract: Provided are systems for providing ticket and cashless discount offers. As system includes a processor circuit that receives, from a player, a request for a cashout that corresponds to a cash balance held by the player at the end of a gaming session. A cashout bonus status that corresponds to the player and to the gaming session is determined. A bonus portion that is based on the cashout bonus status and the cash balance is determined. The system transmits an offer message to the player. The offer message includes an offer to allocate the bonus portion and the cash balance to be spent with a predefined vendor that is associated with a game provider. If the player accepts the offer, the bonus portion and at least a portion of the cash balance are transferred to an account that is associated with the player and the predefined vendor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Patrick Danielson, Dwayne Nelson
  • Patent number: 12361782
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine according to some embodiments includes a processing circuit, a display screen coupled to the processing circuit, and a transceiver coupled to the processing circuit and providing wireless communications with an augmented reality (AR) display device that is separate from the electronic gaming machine. The processing circuit displays a game element in a first screen area of the display screen, and transmits, via the transceiver, screen location data to the AR display device identifying a second screen area on the display screen, other than the first screen area, that is available for the AR display device to overlay AR graphics in a field of view of a user of the AR display device without overlaying the game element displayed in the first screen area of the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250225835
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a frame, a display, and an electronic-ink film that is attached to various exterior surfaces of the frame. As a trigger event occurs, the appearance state of the electronic-ink film is dynamically changed to provide a specific color or animation output. This output changes an appearance of the exterior surfaces of the frame and the gaming device in general. The trigger events correspond to gameplay events, player activity, and a state of the gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne Nelson
  • Patent number: 12354440
    Abstract: A system configured to manage progressive pools can include a processor circuit and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the system to perform operations. The operations include determining to cease operation of a first progressive game on a first electronic gaming machines (“EGM”). The first progressive game can be associated with a first progressive pool. The operations can further include, allocating a portion of the first progressive pool to a second progressive pool associated with a second progressive game based on a characteristic of the first progressive game and a characteristic of the second progressive game. The operations further include, responsive to determining to cease operation of the first progressive game, transmitting a message to the first EGM, the message including instructions to cease operation of the first progressive game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins, Christopher Levin
  • Patent number: 12347266
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a processor circuit and a memory including machine-readable instructions. When executed by the processor circuit, the instructions cause the processor circuit to access a game software package comprising a plurality of configurations of a wagering game. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to determine whether the gaming device is authorized to access a first subset of configurations of the wagering game. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to, based on the determination that the gaming device is authorized to access the first subset of configurations of the wagering game, enable play of the first subset of configurations of the wagering game at the gaming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250201051
    Abstract: A system includes a communication interface, a processing circuit and a memory coupled to the processing circuit. The memory includes machine readable instructions that, when executed by the processing circuit, cause the processing circuit to receive, into the processing circuit, trigger data that corresponds to a virtual reality (VR) casino component and to generate, by the processing circuit, the VR casino component that corresponds to the trigger data. The processor circuit is further caused to apply custom characteristic data that is associated with an operator of the VR casino component to generate a VR casino component model and receive operational data that is associated with performance of the VR casino component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventor: Dwayne NELSON
  • Publication number: 20250182578
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable an item and/or an amount of funds associated with a user to form part of an award made available in association with an award opportunity provided to a player of a gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250182575
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable an item and/or an amount of funds associated with a user to be made available in association with an award opportunity provided to a player of a gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250174087
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable one or more second chance award opportunities in association with awards previously realized from prior award opportunities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventor: Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250174086
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable one or more second chance award opportunities in association with a satisfaction of a condition and based on the awards available from one or more previous award opportunities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 29, 2025
    Inventor: Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250166447
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine according to some embodiments includes a processing circuit, a display screen coupled to the processing circuit, and a transceiver coupled to the processing circuit and providing wireless communications with an augmented reality (AR) display device that is separate from the electronic gaming machine. The processing circuit displays a game element in a first screen area of the display screen, and transmits, via the transceiver, screen location data to the AR display device identifying a second screen area on the display screen, other than the first screen area, that is available for the AR display device to overlay AR graphics in a field of view of a user of the AR display device without overlaying the game element displayed in the first screen area of the display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventor: Dwayne NELSON
  • Publication number: 20250148865
    Abstract: Systems and methods that determine a parlay sporting event wager based on random events occurring during one or more plays of one or more games independent of any sporting events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventor: Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250148873
    Abstract: Systems and methods that determine a sporting event wager based on random events occurring during one or more plays of one or more games independent of any sporting events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventor: Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250140058
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable one or more award opportunities in association with a redemption of a balance of a credit meter that is less than a minimum amount required to undertake wagering activity at a gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Tanner Badalato, Kevin Remus
  • Publication number: 20250140059
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable one or more sporting event wagering opportunities in association with a redemption of a balance of a credit meter that is less than a minimum amount required to undertake wagering activity at a gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Tanner Badalato, Kevin Remus
  • Publication number: 20250140064
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable one or more drawing entries in association with a redemption of a balance of a credit meter that is less than a minimum amount required to undertake wagering activity at a gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Tanner Badalato, Kevin Remus
  • Publication number: 20250131794
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable incentives for sporting event wagering activity occurring at an establishment independent of any casino location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250131467
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable retail benefits for sporting event wagering activity occurring at a retail establishment independent of any casino location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250131797
    Abstract: A method including receiving, by a player and via a user interface, an outcome of a primary wager game played by the player, providing, to the player, an offer to make a secondary wager game that comprises an alteration output that alters the outcome of the primary wager game. The secondary wager game includes randomly selecting one of multiple values. Operations include receiving, from the player, a first input that causes the secondary wager game to be performed and determining the alteration output that is associated with the secondary wager game. Operations include receiving, from the player, a second input that causes a second secondary wager to be performed a second time and altering, based on the alteration output corresponding to the first input and the second input, the output of the primary wager game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventor: Dwayne NELSON