Patents by Inventor Dwayne R. Nelson

Dwayne R. 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: 20250148862
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable the refunding of one or more wagers placed at a client device on one or more events occurring at a streaming device in association with a live streaming platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250148864
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable, based on the satisfaction of one or more conditions, one or more notifications to be communicated to one or more users at one or more devices in association with one or more events occurring in association with a live streaming platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250148867
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable, at the conclusion of a session at a client device, the refunding of one or more wagers placed at the client device on one or more events occurring at a streaming device in association with a live streaming platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250148863
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable one or more notifications to be communicated to one or more users at one or more devices in association with one or more events occurring in association with a live streaming platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250124761
    Abstract: A system that operates to monitor for a line of credit settlement event and, responsive to an occurrence of such an event, utilize a payment instrument and a hotel payment system to pay off an amount of funds accessed from a gaming establishment credit system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20250111740
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods which employ designated playing cards and bonus events overlaid on such designated playing cards in association with an electronic table game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Patrick Danielson
  • Publication number: 20250111739
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods which employ designated playing cards in association with an electronic table game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Patrick Danielson
  • Publication number: 20250095450
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods which utilize the results of a sporting event to modify one or more parameters of a play of a game being played at a gaming table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Jeffrey Knox
  • Publication number: 20250078616
    Abstract: A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. The gaming system can include electronic gaming machines that are compatible to receive both virtual ticket vouchers and printed ticket vouchers that are redeemable for credits on the electronic gaming machines. Information associated with a virtual ticket voucher can be stored on a patron-controlled portable electronic device and then can be wireless transmitted to the electronic gaming machines. The electronic gaming machines can be configured to issue virtual ticket vouchers and printed ticket vouchers that can be redeemed for cash or additional game play on another electronic gaming machine. In one embodiment, the electronic gaming machine can be configured to issue a virtual ticket voucher to a patron-controlled portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2024
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Steven G. LeMay, James A. Vasquez, Scott T. Gowin
  • Patent number: 12230108
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods which utilize the results of a sporting event to determine an outcome of a bingo game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Jeffrey Knox
  • Patent number: 12230094
    Abstract: A system which accumulates symbols and determines an award based on an event occurring (or not occurring) on a displayed game field associated with a sporting event interacting with a plurality of symbols overlaid on that displayed game field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Cameron A. Filipour
  • Patent number: 12230104
    Abstract: A system which makes available game outcome data to a player to enable the player to access a post-play reproduction of a game outcome previously determined utilizing the game outcome data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Bruno Rittner, Matthew Hiu, Shuangliang Zheng
  • Patent number: 12230101
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a cabinet, a display mounted to the cabinet, a wireless interface for communicating with a portable electronic device, a network interface for communicating with a validation server, a bill validator coupled to a game controller configured to accept bills and printed ticket vouchers, and a removable cash box. The game controller includes a processor and a memory configured to control a wager-based game played on the EGM, redeem virtual ticket vouchers and printed ticket vouchers, receive an indication to transfer value to the EGM via a virtual ticket voucher, receive the virtual ticket voucher including a virtual ticket voucher validation number from the portable electronic device via the wireless interface, validate the virtual ticket voucher with the validation server via the network interface, deposit a credit amount associated with the virtual ticket voucher, and notify the validation server that the virtual ticket voucher is redeemed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Steven G. LeMay, Jim A. Vasquez, Scott T. Gowin
  • Publication number: 20250054360
    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a streaming device operable with a live streaming platform that offers certain responsible gaming enhancements independent of any content being streamed to a client device by the live streaming platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250054357
    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a streaming device operable with a live streaming platform to identify, independent of any content being streamed to a client device by the live streaming platform, a defective operation of an electronic gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250054359
    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a streaming device operable with a live streaming platform that offers certain gaming regulatory enhancements independent of any content being streamed to a client device by the live streaming platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250054352
    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a streaming device operable with a live streaming platform that offers certain casino anti-money laundering enhancements independent of any content being streamed to a client device by the live streaming platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250054351
    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a streaming device operable with a live streaming platform that offers certain security enhancements independent of any content being streamed to a client device by the live streaming platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250046152
    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a streaming device operable with a live streaming platform that offers, independent of any content being streamed to a client device by the live streaming platform, certain outcome verifications utilizing stored outcomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250046151
    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a streaming device operable with a live streaming platform that offers, independent of any content being streamed to a client device by the live streaming platform, certain outcome verifications utilizing recreated outcomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins