Patents by Inventor Ioannis Christou

Ioannis Christou 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).

  • Methods and a system for detecting fraud in betting and lottery games
    Patent number: 8401679
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a method to detect fraud includes a) receiving by the computer system from a source information regarding a plurality of played coupons for at least one game, wherein the plurality of played coupons comprises at least one first coupon; b) populating by the computer system a two-dimensional array for each played game from the received information, wherein the at least one two-dimensional array holds aggregated game statistics, c) storing by the computer system the at least one two-dimensional array with in a data structure; d) scanning, using the received information for the at least one first coupon, by the computer system the at least one data structure to identify at least one abnormal pattern; and e) generating, when the at least one abnormal pattern is identified, by the computer system an alert prior to a payout on the at least one first coupon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Intralot S.A.-Integrated Lottery Systems and Services
    Inventors: Christos K. Dimitriadis, Ioannis Christou, Menelaos Bakopoulos
  • METHODS AND A SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FRAUD IN BETTING AND LOTTERY GAMES
    Publication number: 20120035751
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a method to detect fraud includes a) receiving by the computer system from a source information regarding a plurality of played coupons for at least one game, wherein the plurality of played coupons comprises at least one first coupon; b) populating by the computer system a two-dimensional array for each played game from the received information, wherein the at least one two-dimensional array holds aggregated game statistics, c) storing by the computer system the at least one two-dimensional array with in a data structure; d) scanning, using the received information for the at least one first coupon, by the computer system the at least one data structure to identify at least one abnormal pattern; and e) generating, when the at least one abnormal pattern is identified, by the computer system an alert prior to a payout on the at least one first coupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: Intralot S.A. -Integrated Lottery Systems and Services
    Inventors: Christos K. Dimitriadis, Ioannis Christou, Menelaos Bakopoulos
  • METHODS AND A SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FRAUD IN BETTING AND LOTTERY GAMES
    Publication number: 20110295672
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a method to detect fraud includes a) receiving by the computer system from a source information regarding a plurality of played coupons for at least one game, wherein the plurality of played coupons comprises at least one first coupon; b) populating by the computer system a two-dimensional array for each played game from the received information, wherein the at least one two-dimensional array holds aggregated game statistics, c) storing by the computer system the at least one two-dimensional array with in a data structure; d) scanning, using the received information for the at least one first coupon, by the computer system the at least one data structure to identify at least one abnormal pattern; and e) generating, when the at least one abnormal pattern is identified, by the computer system an alert prior to a payout on the at least one first coupon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Christos K. Dimitriadis, Ioannis Christou, Menelaos Bakopoulos