Patents by Inventor Floyd W. Glisson

Floyd W. Glisson 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: 7704145
    Abstract: A casino receives activity from a player, both in-house and on-line. The player's activities are combined in a single account stored by the casino. The combined activities can then be used to the player's benefit, for example by awarding benefits to the player, allowing the player to access his activity across a network, or by preparing for the player a tax statement based on his year-to-date activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Floyd W. Glisson, Vincent S. Manfredi, R. Jeffrey Jordan
  • Publication number: 20040142750
    Abstract: A casino receives activity from a player, both in-house and on-line. The player's activities are combined in a single account stored by the casino. The combined activities can then be used to the player's benefit, for example by awarding benefits to the player, allowing the player to access his activity across a network, or by preparing for the player a tax statement based on his year-to-date activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2003
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Applicant: Acres Gaming Incorporated
    Inventors: Floyd W. Glisson, Vincent S. Manfredi, R. Jeffrey Jordan
  • Publication number: 20030078101
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a game tailoring system that allows a gaming experience to be tailored to an individual player. Player data is tracked as an identified player plays at a gaming device. Additionally, other types of data, such as retail purchases, preferences, and experience are stored. The data is analyzed and triggering levels set which, when satisfied, cause the game tailoring system to modify the gaming experience. The triggering levels can be different for different players. Additionally, data about groups of players or groups of gaming devices can be tracked, stored, and used as reward triggers. Further, depending on the identified player or a group of selected machine, embodiments of the invention can cause messages, graphics,, or animations to appear on the game screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2002
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Applicant: Acres Gaming Incorporated
    Inventors: Richard J. Schneider, Floyd W. Glisson, R. Jeffrey Jordan