Patents by Inventor Janis Margaret Heim

Janis Margaret Heim 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).

  • Gaming system, apparatus and method of performing a game
    Patent number: 8500557
    Abstract: A game gaming system (10) comprises a gaming device (12) for at least part of a game at a first location (14) and an image capturing device (16) coupled to be in communication with a communications network (18) for capturing images of the gaming device. At least one output device (22) coupled to be in communication with the communications network is provided at one or more second locations (24) remote from the first location and a communication device (21) is provided at each of the first and one or more second locations. The at least one output device (22) displays the images of the gaming device enabling participants of the game at the one or more second locations to view the gaming device at the first location and at least one randomly selected participant participates in the game via the communication devices (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Inventors: Wolfgang Heim, Janis Margaret Heim
  • Gaming System, Apparatus and Method of Performing a Game
    Publication number: 20080305875
    Abstract: A game gaming system (10) comprises a gaming device (12) for at least part of a game at a first location (14) and an image capturing device (16) coupled to be in communication with a communications network (18) for capturing images of the gaming device. At least one output device (22) coupled to be in communication with the communications network is provided at one or more second locations (24) remote from the first location and a communication device (21) is provided at each of the first and one or more second locations. The at least one output device (22) displays the images of the gaming device enabling participants of the game at the one or more second locations to view the gaming device at the first location and at least one randomly selected participant participates in the game via the communication devices (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2006
    Publication date: December 11, 2008
    Inventors: Wolfgang Heim, Janis Margaret Heim