Patents by Inventor Jeffrey D. Hofer

Jeffrey D. Hofer 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).

  • Integrating social networks and wagering games
    Patent number: 9218716
    Abstract: A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can include determining a wagering game player account and determining a social network account associated with the wagering game player account. The social network account can be associated with a social network. The operations can further include determining one or more applications from the social network that are associated with the social network account. The operations can further include integrating the one or more applications with a wagering game session for the wagering game player account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Barclay, Andrew C. Guinn, Jeffrey D. Hofer, Richard T. Schwartz
  • INTEGRATING SOCIAL NETWORKS AND WAGERING GAMES
    Publication number: 20120028718
    Abstract: A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can include determining a wagering game player account and determining a social network account associated with the wagering game player account. The social network account can be associated with a social network. The operations can further include determining one or more applications from the social network that are associated with the social network account. The operations can further include integrating the one or more applications with a wagering game session for the wagering game player account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: WMS Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian J. Barclay, Andrew C. Guinn, Jeffrey D. Hofer, Richard T. Schwartz