Patents by Inventor Gernot HOEFLER

Gernot HOEFLER 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).

  • UNLOCKABLE ELECTRONIC INCENTIVES
    Publication number: 20220261832
    Abstract: A system sends the identification of an electronic incentive award that a player may into a mobile device. The electronic incentive award may be sent in response to the player performing an action to complete an incentive objective on an electronic gaming machine (EGM). The system receives incentive progress data that corresponds to the action to complete the incentive objective. The incentive progress data indicates player progress towards completing the incentive objective. In response to the incentive progress data indicating that the player has completed the incentive objective, the system provides the electronic incentive award to the mobile device for the player to use on the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Michael RUSS, Sven AURICH, Elisabeth KISS, Julia-Ines LERCHBAUMER, Gernot HOEFLER, Roland KRAINZ
  • Unlockable electronic incentives
    Patent number: 11367095
    Abstract: A system sends the identification of an electronic incentive award that a player may into a mobile device. The electronic incentive award may be sent in response to the player performing an action to complete an incentive objective on an electronic gaming machine (EGM). The system receives incentive progress data that corresponds to the action to complete the incentive objective. The incentive progress data indicates player progress towards completing the incentive objective. In response to the incentive progress data indicating that the player has completed the incentive objective, the system provides the electronic incentive award to the mobile device for the player to use on the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Michael Russ, Sven Aurich, Elisabeth Kiss, Julia-Ines Lerchbaumer, Gernot Hoefler, Roland Krainz
  • UNLOCKABLE ELECTRONIC INCENTIVES
    Publication number: 20200118150
    Abstract: A system sends the identification of an electronic incentive award that a player may into a mobile device. The electronic incentive award may be sent in response to the player performing an action to complete an incentive objective on an electronic gaming machine (EGM). The system receives incentive progress data that corresponds to the action to complete the incentive objective. The incentive progress data indicates player progress towards completing the incentive objective. In response to the incentive progress data indicating that the player has completed the incentive objective, the system provides the electronic incentive award to the mobile device for the player to use on the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Michael RUSS, Sven AURICH, Elisabeth KISS, Julia-Ines LERCHBAUMER, Gernot HOEFLER, Roland KRAINZ