Patents by Inventor Jeffery Shepherd

Jeffery Shepherd 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).

  • System and method for providing financial account rewards programs
    Patent number: 11210899
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that provides zero, one or more benefits to a consumer in association with the consumer utilizing an instrument associated with a qualifying financial account to purchase goods and/or services, wherein an amount of any benefits may be disproportionate to the value of the purchased goods and/or services.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd, Dwayne A. Davis, Andrew Fisher
  • System and method for transferring funds to and from a gaming establishment device
    Patent number: 11200777
    Abstract: Systems and methods that account for a current balance of funds of a target device, such as a gaming establishment device, when determining whether or not to transfer an amount of funds between the target device and an account associated with the amount of funds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • System and method for utilizing a mobile device to facilitate fund transfers between a cashless wagering account and a gaming establishment retail account
    Patent number: 11195374
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that utilizes a mobile device to facilitate the transfer of funds between a gaming establishment retail account and a cashless wagering account, and further between the cashless wagering account and an electronic gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD TO DETECT UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN ELECTRONIC RECORDS
    Publication number: 20210375093
    Abstract: A system can be capable of receiving and storing electronic records associated with adjustments to an electronic resort wallet from a gaming device and/or other funds transfers using another device. Where the electronic record includes information such as an identifier of the gaming device, a player ID, a timestamp, a transaction amount, and a transaction type. The system may further be capable of using rules to group related electronic records into a set of related electronic records. The system may also be capable of reviewing a set of related electronic records to determine if the related records indicate unusual activity, and in response to detecting unusual activity, causing the system to trigger an alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • System and method for transferring funds to and from a gaming table
    Patent number: 11183007
    Abstract: A system that facilitates the transfer of an amount funds between one or more gaming establishment accounts associated with a player and one or more gaming table components associated with a gaming establishment gaming table currently associated with the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen
  • System and method for tracking funds from a plurality of funding sources
    Patent number: 11183015
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that tracks the funding source of an amount of funds as the funds are transferred between various accounts or balances of various components of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • System and method for settling funds transfers between different gaming establishment accounts maintained by different gaming establishments
    Patent number: 11164420
    Abstract: A system and method that facilitates the transferring of funds between different financial institution accounts based on the transferring of funds between different gaming establishment accounts associated with different gaming establishments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING GAMING ESTABLISHMENT BENEFIT ACCUMULATIONS
    Publication number: 20210319665
    Abstract: Systems and methods which dynamically modify a rate of accruing gaming establishment points based on a gaming establishment occupancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen, Jeffery Shepherd, Rachelle Rabago
  • BACK-BETTING USING A MOBILE DEVICE OR OTHER COMPUTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210312766
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and, in particular, to back-betting within a gaming system. As an example, a back-betting system is disclosed to include a first communication interface that facilitates machine-to-machine communications with an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) of a gaming system, where the first communication interface is used to exchange state-of-play information with the EGM. The system is also disclosed to include a second communication interface that facilitates machine-to-machine communications with a mobile device, where the second communication interface is used to exchange back-bet wager information and deliver an indication of an outcome of a back-bet placed during a back-betting session established with the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne Nelson, Jeffery Shepherd, David Froy
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING VOUCHERS TO FACILITATE PURCHASES IN ASSOCIATION WITH A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT RETAIL ACCOUNT
    Publication number: 20210312759
    Abstract: A system and method that utilize a ticket voucher complete one or more purchases of goods and/or services from a retail establishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CENTRALIZING FUNDS TO A PRIMARY GAMING ESTABLISHMENT ACCOUNT
    Publication number: 20210312758
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that utilizes a primary or central gaming establishment account to accumulate funds from one or more secondary or peripheral gaming establishment accounts and escrow such funds prior to use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR BACK-BETTING PROGRESSIVE PRIZE POOLS IN A GAMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210304569
    Abstract: A system may manage a first prize pool based on a plurality of wagers placed at a plurality of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) for a game of chance or skill. A second prize pool may be managed based on a plurality of back-bet wagers placed at the plurality of user computational devices for an outcome of the game of chance or skill. An award can be distributed from the first prize pool in connection with the game of chance or skill to a player at one of the plurality EGMs and an award from the second prize pool can be automatically distributed to a player at one of the user computational devices in response to distributing the award from the first prize pool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Christopher Levin, Jeffery Shepherd
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDEEMING TICKET VOUCHERS
    Publication number: 20210295650
    Abstract: A system and method that provide non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCENTIVIZING PURCHASES IN ASSOCIATION WITH A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT RETAIL ACCOUNT
    Publication number: 20210295651
    Abstract: A system and method that provides zero, one or more incentives to a retail patron in association with utilizing an amount of funds in one or more gaming establishment accounts to complete one or more purchases of goods and/or services from a retail establishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PLAYER DATA ACROSS DIFFERENT ENTITIES
    Publication number: 20210280007
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the system and method disclosed herein coordinates the access to persistent data amongst a plurality of disparate entities which otherwise have no player data sharing relationship with one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • System, device, and method to detect unusual activity in electronic records
    Patent number: 11094166
    Abstract: A system can be capable of receiving and storing electronic records associated with adjustments to an electronic resort wallet from a gaming device and/or other funds transfers using another device. Where the electronic record includes information such as an identifier of the gaming device, a player ID, a timestamp, a transaction amount, and a transaction type. The system may further be capable of using rules to group related electronic records into a set of related electronic records. The system may also be capable of reviewing a set of related electronic records to determine if the related records indicate unusual activity, and in response to detecting unusual activity, causing the system to trigger an alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • MOBILE DEVICE FACILITATED REDEMPTION OF GAMING ESTABLISHMENT TICKET VOUCHERS
    Publication number: 20210241575
    Abstract: Systems and methods that provide one or more mobile device facilitated non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Back-betting using a mobile device or other computing device
    Patent number: 11080967
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and, in particular, to back-betting within a gaming system. As an example, a back-betting system is disclosed to include a first communication interface that facilitates machine-to-machine communications with an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) of a gaming system, where the first communication interface is used to exchange state-of-play information with the EGM. The system is also disclosed to include a second communication interface that facilitates machine-to-machine communications with a mobile device, where the second communication interface is used to exchange back-bet wager information and deliver an indication of an outcome of a back-bet placed during a back-betting session established with the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne Nelson, Jeffery Shepherd, David Froy
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO AND FROM A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210225125
    Abstract: Systems and methods that account for a current balance of funds of a target device, such as a gaming establishment device, when determining whether or not to transfer an amount of funds between the target device and an account associated with the amount of funds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • System and method for redeeming ticket vouchers
    Patent number: 11069190
    Abstract: A system and method that provide non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins