Patents by Inventor Janine Whiteman

Janine Whiteman 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).

  • Lottery sales systems and methodology for supporting cross-platform reporting
    Patent number: 8290816
    Abstract: A lottery sales method and related system utilizes a computing device interfaced to a printer. The device is configured to track inventory of activated instant tickets and access sales reporting data, the sales reporting data indicating total sales of at least one lottery product of interest. For each lottery product of interest, a machine-readable indicator is generated corresponding to the total sales of the lottery product of interest. A report is printed that includes each generated machine-readable indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.
    Inventors: Janine Whiteman, Burbank Herndon, Todd Hopkins, William F. Behm
  • Lottery Sales Systems and Methodology for Supporting Cross-Platform Reporting
    Publication number: 20090163264
    Abstract: A lottery sales method and related system utilizes a computing device interfaced to a printer. The device is configured to track inventory of activated instant tickets and access sales reporting data, the sales reporting data indicating total sales of at least one lottery product of interest. For each lottery product of interest, a machine-readable indicator is generated corresponding to the total sales of the lottery product of interest. A report is printed that includes each generated machine-readable indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Janine Whiteman, Burbank Herndon, Todd Hopkins, William E. Behm
  • Method and System for Multiple In-Lane Lottery Ticket Sales at a Retail Establishment
    Publication number: 20090163263
    Abstract: A lottery sales method and related system utilize an in-lane lottery sales computing device that is configured to interface with a point-of-sale terminal and determine when the point-of-sale terminal has identified a code corresponding to a desired lottery product. A request identifying the desired lottery product is transmitted to a lottery central system device used to administer and coordinate the sales of lottery products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Scientific Games International, Inc.
    Inventors: Burbank Herndon, Todd Hopkins, William F. Behm, Janine Whiteman