Patents by Inventor Gino Giunti

Gino Giunti 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: 20240062179
    Abstract: Systems and methods for completing a transaction request via receiving payment at a point of sale comprising: a lottery ticket provider, wherein the lottery ticket provider is remote from an originating location of the transaction request and wherein the lottery ticket provider comprises: a processing device; a user device; a fulfilment computer device; a lottery ticket; and a lottery ticket approved sales location database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Inventors: RICHARD A. GOTLIEB, PRASHANT NEDUNGADI, VIPIN DAS ANANTHA MOHANDAS, RYAN KOOP, GINO GIUNTI, MELISSA MURILLO
  • Publication number: 20240054868
    Abstract: A method including receiving an activation request including an identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket for a pre-printed lottery ticket from a point-of-sale terminal, accessing a record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining if the activation request is valid, determining a set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket based upon the identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining a central gaming system responsible for administering a lottery with which the pre-printed lottery ticket is associated, and enrolling the set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket in the lottery with the central gaming system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicant: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Alan GOTLIEB, Prashant NEDUNGADI, Melissa MURILLO, Ryan KOOP, Gino GIUNTI
  • Patent number: 11847895
    Abstract: A method including receiving an activation request including an identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket for a pre-printed lottery ticket from a point-of-sale terminal, accessing a record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining if the activation request is valid, determining a set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket based upon the identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining a central gaming system responsible for administering a lottery with which the pre-printed lottery ticket is associated, and enrolling the set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket in the lottery with the central gaming system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Alan Gotlieb, Prashant Nedungadi, Melissa Murillo, Ryan Koop, Gino Giunti
  • Publication number: 20230334958
    Abstract: A system for converting a redeemable winnings voucher into customer-useable value comprising: a processor comprising a computer-readable medium storing mobile point of sale application instructions configured to cause the processor, upon execution of the instructions to: receive a request, wherein the request comprises the redeemable winnings voucher; validate the redeemable winnings voucher; receive a confirmation of an amount of customer-useable value associated with the redeemable winnings voucher; facilitate the conversion of information comprising the redeemable winnings voucher into customer-useable value; and provide the customer-useable value to a customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Alan Gotlieb, Prashant Nedungadi, Melissa Murillo, Ryan Koop, Gino Giunti, Vipin Das Anantha Mohandas
  • Patent number: 11721176
    Abstract: A system for converting a redeemable winnings voucher into customer-useable value comprising: a processor comprising a computer-readable medium storing mobile point of sale application instructions configured to cause the processor, upon execution of the instructions to: receive a request, wherein the request comprises the redeemable winnings voucher; validate the redeemable winnings voucher; receive a confirmation of an amount of customer-useable value associated with the redeemable winnings voucher; facilitate the conversion of information comprising the redeemable winnings voucher into customer-useable value; and provide the customer-useable value to a customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Alan Gotlieb, Prashant Nedungadi, Melissa Murillo, Ryan Koop, Gino Giunti, Vipin Das Anantha Mohandas
  • Patent number: 11488451
    Abstract: A system and method of selling pre-printed lottery tickets for random draw lotteries through the retailers POS without the use of additional lottery hardware. Pre-printed lottery tickets allow a consumer to purchase a lottery ticket for a subsequently occurring draw by including that ticket in their shopping basket. The pre-printed lottery ticket may be purchased as any other common product through the point of sale terminal. No specialized hardware such as lottery terminal, printer or dispensing device is necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventor: Gino Giunti
  • Publication number: 20220343718
    Abstract: A system and method of selling pre-printed lottery tickets for random draw lotteries through the retailers POS without the use of additional lottery hardware. Pre-printed lottery tickets allow a consumer to purchase a lottery ticket for a subsequently occurring draw by including that ticket in their shopping basket. The pre-printed lottery ticket may be purchased as any other common product through the point of sale terminal. No specialized hardware such as lottery terminal, printer or dispensing device is necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventor: Gino Giunti
  • Publication number: 20220148371
    Abstract: Systems and methods for completing a transaction request via receiving payment at a point of sale comprising: a lottery ticket provider, wherein the lottery ticket provider is remote from an originating location of the transaction request and wherein the lottery ticket provider comprises: a processing device; a user device; a fulfillment computer device; a lottery ticket; and a lottery ticket approved sales location database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Alan GOTLIEB, Prashant NEDUNGADI, Melissa MURILLO, Ryan KOOP, Gino Giunti, Vipin Das Anantha Mohandas
  • Publication number: 20220058912
    Abstract: A method including receiving an activation request including an identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket for a pre-printed lottery ticket from a point-of-sale terminal, accessing a record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining if the activation request is valid, determining a set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket based upon the identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining a central gaming system responsible for administering a lottery with which the pre-printed lottery ticket is associated, and enrolling the set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket in the lottery with the central gaming system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Applicant: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Alan GOTLIEB, Prashant NEDUNGADI, Melissa MURILLO, Ryan KOOP, Gino GIUNTI
  • Patent number: 11200784
    Abstract: A method including receiving an activation request including an identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket for a pre-printed lottery ticket from a point-of-sale terminal, accessing a record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining if the activation request is valid, determining a set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket based upon the identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining a central gaming system responsible for administering a lottery with which the pre-printed lottery ticket is associated, and enrolling the set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket in the lottery with the central gaming system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Alan Gotlieb, Prashant Nedungadi, Melissa Murillo, Ryan Koop, Gino Giunti
  • Publication number: 20200410809
    Abstract: A system for converting a redeemable winnings voucher into customer-useable value comprising: a processor comprising a computer-readable medium storing mobile point of sale application instructions configured to cause the processor, upon execution of the instructions to: receive a request, wherein the request comprises the redeemable winnings voucher; validate the redeemable winnings voucher; receive a confirmation of an amount of customer-useable value associated with the redeemable winnings voucher; facilitate the conversion of information comprising the redeemable winnings voucher into customer-useable value; and provide the customer-useable value to a customer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Alan Gotlieb, Prashant Nedungadi, Melissa Murillo, Ryan Koop, Gino Giunti, Vipin Das Anantha Mohandas
  • Patent number: 10769894
    Abstract: A system and method of selling pre-printed lottery tickets for random draw lotteries through the retailers POS without the use of additional lottery hardware. Pre-printed lottery tickets allow a consumer to purchase a lottery ticket for a subsequently occurring draw by including that ticket in their shopping basket. The pre-printed lottery ticket may be purchased as any other common product through the point of sale terminal. No specialized hardware such as lottery terminal, printer or dispensing device is necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Blackhawk Network, Inc.
    Inventor: Gino Giunti
  • Publication number: 20200043278
    Abstract: A method including receiving an activation request including an identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket for a pre-printed lottery ticket from a point-of-sale terminal, accessing a record associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining if the activation request is valid, determining a set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket based upon the identifier uniquely identifying the pre-printed lottery ticket, determining a central gaming system responsible for administering a lottery with which the pre-printed lottery ticket is associated, and enrolling the set of attributes associated with the pre-printed lottery ticket in the lottery with the central gaming system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Richard Alan GOTLIEB, Prashant NEDUNGADI, Melissa MURILLO, Ryan KOOP, Gino GIUNTI
  • Publication number: 20190188947
    Abstract: A system and method of selling pre-printed lottery tickets for random draw lotteries through the retailers POS without the use of additional lottery hardware. Pre-printed lottery tickets allow a consumer to purchase a lottery ticket for a subsequently occurring draw by including that ticket in their shopping basket. The pre-printed lottery ticket may be purchased as any other common product through the point of sale terminal. No specialized hardware such as lottery terminal, printer or dispensing device is necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventor: Gino Giunti
  • Publication number: 20180096558
    Abstract: A system and method of selling pre-printed lottery tickets for random draw lotteries through the retailers POS without the use of additional lottery hardware. Pre-printed lottery tickets allow a consumer to purchase a lottery ticket for a subsequently occurring draw by including that ticket in their shopping basket. The pre-printed lottery ticket may be purchased as any other common product through the point of sale terminal. No specialized hardware such as lottery terminal, printer or dispensing device is necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventor: Gino Giunti
  • Patent number: 9865135
    Abstract: A system and method of selling pre-printed lottery tickets for random draw lotteries through the retailers POS without the use of additional lottery hardware. Pre-printed lottery tickets allow a consumer to purchase a lottery ticket for a subsequently occurring draw by including that ticket in their shopping basket. The pre-printed lottery ticket may be purchased as any other common product through the point of sale terminal. No specialized hardware such as lottery terminal, printer or dispensing device is necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: BLACKHAWK NETWORK, INC.
    Inventor: Gino Giunti
  • Publication number: 20160210808
    Abstract: A system and method of selling pre-printed lottery tickets for random draw lotteries through the retailers POS without the use of additional lottery hardware. Pre-printed lottery tickets allow a consumer to purchase a lottery ticket for a subsequently occurring draw by including that ticket in their shopping basket. The pre-printed lottery ticket may be purchased as any other common product through the point of sale terminal. No specialized hardware such as lottery terminal, printer or dispensing device is necessary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventor: Gino Giunti