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).

  • Patent number: 12211339
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to electronic playing cards, each of the playing cards comprising opposing first and second planar playing card surfaces such that, when being viewed by the corresponding player, the first planar playing card surface faces the other players and the second planar playing card surface faces the corresponding player. The first and/or second planar playing card surface can comprise a digital display. A gaming system can assign an electronic playing card to each player in a card game and determine and provide to each of the electronic playing cards an assigned playing card parameter (e.g., card suit and rank) for depiction by a digital display of the respective playing card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Dwayne Nelson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 12211341
    Abstract: A roulette wheel device, and related devices, systems, and methods, includes a base coupled to a table, the base having a circular ball track within a circular rim. The roulette wheel device further includes a circular wheelhead rotatably coupled to the base within the ball track. The wheelhead includes a circular ring having a plurality of pockets, wherein the circular ball track is sloped downwardly toward the circular ring to direct a roulette ball into one of the plurality of pockets. The wheelhead further includes a circular display subassembly including a display device to selectively display graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of pockets. The circular ball track, the circular ring, and the circular display subassembly are substantially concentric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
  • Publication number: 20250029447
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable an award, such as a progressive award, to be auctioned off in an auction bidding sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffery McIntosh, Dwayne Nelson, Anthony Baerlocher
  • Publication number: 20250029449
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable an award, such as a progressive award, to be retired via an operator initiated auction bidding sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffery McIntosh, Dwayne Nelson, Anthony Baerlocher
  • Publication number: 20250029444
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize a host system to convert cashable credits to non-cashable credits independent of an electronic gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250029448
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable one or more bids placed in association with one award, such as a first progressive award, in an auction bidding sequence, to fund another award, such as a second progressive award.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffery McIntosh, Dwayne Nelson, Anthony Baerlocher
  • Patent number: 12198501
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable a player to place a wager on a historical horse race, wherein if the wager is determined to be a winning wager, a win amount for the winning wager is randomly selected from a pool of win amounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250006006
    Abstract: Systems and methods that temporarily associate a hidden award with a specific user such that during the temporary association, the award is available to be won by only that specific user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffery McIntosh, Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250006002
    Abstract: Systems and methods that temporarily associate an award with a specific user such that during the temporary association, the award is only available to be won by that specific user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Jeffery McIntosh, Dwayne Nelson
  • Patent number: 12175830
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a gaming table system and method that identifies a shuffle event based on one or more of a position of a next eligible virtual card in a plurality of virtual playing cards, a position in the plurality of virtual cards of a shuffle card relative to the position of the next eligible virtual card, a counter value indicating a number of ineligible virtual cards, and a counter value indicating a number of remaining eligible virtual cards and in response to identifying a shuffle event, shuffles the plurality of virtual playing cards to form a shuffled plurality of virtual playing cards for assignment to a plurality of physical playing cards, each physical playing card comprising an on-board power source, microprocessor, memory, and digital display to receive and render a value of a corresponding assigned virtual playing card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne Nelson
  • Publication number: 20240420540
    Abstract: A system includes 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 processor circuit to initiate a virtual play session of a virtual table game for a player of the virtual table game, the virtual table game comprising a dealer avatar. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to determine whether a player status of the player meets a predetermined threshold. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to, based on the player status meeting the predetermined threshold, associate the dealer avatar with a live dealer to control the dealer avatar. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to, based on the player status failing to meet the predetermined threshold, associate the dealer avatar with a software bot to autonomously control the dealer avatar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Tanner BADALATO, Dwayne NELSON, Kevin HIGGINS
  • Publication number: 20240420546
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to increasing player engagement with the electronic game through the use of tiered bonuses. According to one embodiment, a gaming system can execute an electronic game in a first mode, detect an occurrence of an event in the first mode of the electronic game, and execute the electronic game in a second mode based on the detected occurrence of the event, wherein the second mode of the plurality of modes comprises a tier of a plurality of tiers. A tier determination rule can be applied to game play information for the electronic game executed in the second mode and the tier of the plurality of tiers for the second mode can be updated based on the applied tier determination rule. An indication of the updated tier of the plurality of tiers for the second mode can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Inventors: Roman Souza, Dwayne Nelson, Jackie Alvarez
  • Publication number: 20240420541
    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 determine a trigger event corresponding a virtual gaming session that is provided to a user via a first mobile computing device. Based on the trigger event, the processing circuit is further caused to send, to the user via the first mobile computing device, virtual gaming session data that includes session transfer data for transferring the virtual gaming session from the first mobile computing device to a second mobile computing device. The processing circuit is further caused to transfer the virtual gaming session to the second mobile computing device without ending the virtual gaming session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne NELSON, Kevin HIGGINS
  • Publication number: 20240420549
    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 participant motion data and event data that corresponds to a defined occurrence in a sporting event that is predicted to happen during the sporting event. The processing circuit is further caused to send an event wagering opportunity corresponding to the defined occurrence in the sporting event and receive, before the defined occurrence in the sporting event, predicted motion data and a wagering amount that corresponds to the event wagering opportunity before the defined occurrence in the sporting event. The processing circuit is further caused to determine an award level that is based on comparing the predicted motion data and an actual outcome of the defined occurrence of the sporting event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: December 19, 2024
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne NELSON, Kevin REMUS
  • Publication number: 20240412589
    Abstract: Systems and methods of air travel using a wagering game are provided. Operations include determining proposed route of an aircraft and identifying multiple geographical zones that include the proposed route of the aircraft and that each include different sets of jurisdictional policies corresponding to wagering games. Operations may include providing jurisdiction compliant wagering games to a passenger on the aircraft based on jurisdictional policies that correspond to one of the geographical zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Patrick DANIELSON, Dwayne NELSON, Kevin HIGGINS, Jason INGLES
  • Publication number: 20240404366
    Abstract: A gaming device includes an input device, a processor circuit and a memory including machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to per perform operations. Operations include receiving from a first player, a wager for a wagering game at an electronic gaming machine (EGM), receiving an indication that the first player of the EGM has won multiple bonus game plays, receiving, from the first player, an offer to sell a portion of the bonus game plays, and receiving an acceptance message from a second player indicating that the second player will buy the portion of the bonus game plays. Operations further include, responsive to receiving the acceptance message, transferring the portion of the bonus game plays to the second player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventor: Dwayne NELSON
  • Publication number: 20240404345
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that provide a symbol display accumulation sequence and a related accumulated symbol display use sequence, wherein the accumulation sequence includes an accumulation of symbol displays during one or more plays of one or more games during, and wherein the use sequence includes the use of the accumulated symbol displays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: David Jenkins, Dwayne Nelson, Christopher John Richardson, Jacqueline Diane Alvarez
  • Publication number: 20240404347
    Abstract: A system includes a processor circuit and a memory including machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to perform operations. Operations include generating multiple branded game plays that comprise celebrity brand data from a celebrity and corresponding to a plurality of game plays on a gaming machine. Operations include transferring, responsive to receiving a request provided by a user, the branded game plays to the user and responsive to an outcome event of one of the branded game plays on the gaming machine, providing the user with celebrity brand data that corresponds to the one of the branded game plays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventor: Dwayne NELSON
  • Publication number: 20240395111
    Abstract: A processor circuit receives, from a plurality of eligible players at a plurality of gaming devices, a plurality of number selections from a plurality of available numbers. Each gaming device displays the selected number associated with the respective player during play of a wagering game. In response to an operator of the wagering game initiating a bonus game, a player of the plurality of eligible players is selected to receive a bonus game award. The processor circuit displays an indication at the wagering game of the selected player, the indication associating the selected number associated with the respective player with the bonus game award, and the bonus game award is awarded to the selected player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Vincent S. LAI, Patrick DANIELSON, Dwayne NELSON, Kevin HIGGINS
  • Patent number: 12148264
    Abstract: A first transceiver of a gaming device receives a validation request from a mobile device. The gaming device determines that the mobile device is authorized to provide remote input to the gaming device and provides a token to the mobile device. A signal strength threshold for a second transceiver of the gaming device is modified from a first signal strength threshold associated with a first distance between the second transceiver and the mobile device to a second signal strength threshold associated with a second distance greater than the first distance. The second transceiver receives a remote connection request from the mobile device. In response to determining that the remote connection request meets the second signal strength threshold and that the remote connection request comprises the token, the gaming device allows the mobile device to provide remote input instructions to the gaming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen, Dwayne Nelson