Patents by Inventor Fred Nesimeier

Fred Nesimeier 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).

  • System and method for secure automated data collection
    Patent number: 8932137
    Abstract: The invention provides for an automated data collection having an endpoint coupled to at least one gaming machine to collect data from the at least one gaming machine, at least one concentrator in communication with the endpoint via a personal area network to obtain the data from the endpoint, and at least one remote collection server in communication with the at least one concentrator to receive the data from the at least one concentrator, wherein the data is pushed from the endpoint to the at least one remote collection server at predefined time intervals without interrupting game play on the at least one gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Floyd Goldstein, John Goodman, Dung Hua, David C. Williams, Fred Nesimeier
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE AUTOMATED DATA COLLECTION
    Publication number: 20080313636
    Abstract: The invention provides for an automated data collection having an endpoint coupled to at least one gaming machine to collect data from the at least one gaming machine, at least one concentrator in communication with the endpoint via a personal area network to obtain the data from the endpoint, and at least one remote collection server in communication with the at least one concentrator to receive the data from the at least one concentrator, wherein the data is pushed from the endpoint to the at least one remote collection server at predefined time intervals without interrupting game play on the at least one gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Floyd Goldstein, John Goodman, Dung Hua, David C. Williams, Fred Nesimeier