Patents by Inventor Eric Santana

Eric Santana 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: 20260092784
    Abstract: A navigation technique is performed using live data from a casino management system. The technique includes obtaining a digital map of an integrated physical environment, and obtaining location information for an electronic gaming machine in the integrated physical environment. In addition, one or more live characteristics of the electronic gaming machine is obtained from the casino management system. A mapping interface is generated based on the digital map and the location information for the electronic gaming machine, and the electronic gaming machine is presented in accordance with the one or more live characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2024
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventors: Robert Butler, Eric Santana
  • Publication number: 20260087902
    Abstract: A system for detecting game assets for wagering game applications may include a storage device and/or circuitry. The storage device may be configured to store data representing an image of a roulette wheel spin. The circuitry may be configured to rotate the image represented by the data to align with a reference position and to identify attributes of the roulette wheel spin based at least in part on the image by implementing an artificial intelligence model comprising an object detection model. The circuitry may also be configured to predict, via the object detection model, which slot of a roulette wheel catches a roulette ball during the roulette wheel spin based at least in part on the attributes. The circuitry may be further configured to account for a number corresponding to the slot of the roulette wheel in a wagering game application. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2024
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Robert Butler, Eric Santana, Jeannie Chiem
  • Publication number: 20260087875
    Abstract: A system for detecting sets of wagering chips for wagering game applications may include at least one storage device and/or circuitry. The storage device may be configured to store data that represents an image of a set of wagering chips. The circuitry may be configured to detect, via an object detection model, a bounding box of at least one of the wagering chips based on the image and to identify an attribute of the at least one of the wagering chips based at least in part on the image. The circuitry may also be configured to estimate a total value of the set of wagering chips based on the attribute of the at least one of the wagering chips. The circuitry may be further configured to account for the total value of the set of wagering chips in a wagering game application. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2024
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Robert Butler, Eric Santana, Jeannie Chiem
  • Publication number: 20260077509
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a system that, itself, includes a base subsystem. The base subsystem may include a mobility device that is configured to move the base subsystem along a surface. The system also may also include a set of sensors that are physically coupled to the base subsystem and are communicatively coupled to the mobility device in a manner than enables the system to navigate two or more different operational environments. The system may further include an upper subsystem that is coupled to the base subsystem and that includes a set of input devices. The system may also include a control circuit programmed to coordinate input received from the set of input devices with signals from the set of sensors to provide a user with a gaming experience within at least one of the operational environments. Other corresponding apparatuses and modular robot systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2025
    Publication date: March 19, 2026
    Inventors: Brett Butler, Eric Santana, Adam Loeckle
  • Patent number: 12576537
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a system that, itself, includes a base subsystem. The base subsystem may include a mobility device that is configured to move the base subsystem along a surface. The system also may also include a set of sensors that are physically coupled to the base subsystem and are communicatively coupled to the mobility device in a manner than enables the system to navigate two or more different operational environments. The system may further include an upper subsystem that is coupled to the base subsystem and that includes a set of input devices. The system may also include a control circuit programmed to coordinate input received from the set of input devices with signals from the set of sensors to provide a user with a gaming experience within at least one of the operational environments. Other corresponding apparatuses and modular robot systems are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett Butler, Eric Santana, Adam Loeckle
  • Publication number: 20250100157
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a system that, itself, includes a base subsystem. The base subsystem may include a mobility device that is configured to move the base subsystem along a surface. The system also may also include a set of sensors that are physically coupled to the base subsystem and are communicatively coupled to the mobility device in a manner than enables the system to navigate two or more different operational environments. The system may further include an upper subsystem that is coupled to the base subsystem and that includes a set of input devices. The system may also include a control circuit programmed to coordinate input received from the set of input devices with signals from the set of sensors to provide a user with a gaming experience within at least one of the operational environments. Other corresponding apparatuses and modular robot systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: March 27, 2025
    Inventors: Brett Butler, Eric Santana, Adam Loeckle