Patents by Inventor Joshua Richard Watkins

Joshua Richard Watkins 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).

  • Patent number: 11222034
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for rolling long-term data storage. Optimized or enhanced rolling long-term data storage may, for example, increase processing performance and reduce operational burdens on memory resources associated with execution of analytical models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Gamesys Ltd.
    Inventors: Joshua Richard Watkins, Juan Fernando Cervera Parrilla
  • Publication number: 20190096164
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for dynamic sharding, such as in an online gaming environment. The invention includes providing a shared data store including at least a table store adapted to store data representative of table state; creating a plurality of shards wherein each shard includes at least a floor manager system and a game system; presenting a plurality of tables to players via a lobby interface; and scaling a number of the plurality of shards to support a current number of players. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Phillip Jarlath Graham, Andrew Firth, Joshua Richard Watkins
  • Patent number: 10127760
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for dynamic sharding, such as in an online gaming environment. The invention includes providing a shared data store including at least a table store adapted to store data representative of table state; creating a plurality of shards wherein each shard includes at least a floor manager system and a game system; presenting a plurality of tables to players via a lobby interface; and scaling a number of the plurality of shards to support a current number of players. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Gamesys Ltd.
    Inventors: Phillip Jarlath Graham, Andrew Firth, Joshua Richard Watkins
  • Patent number: 9733664
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for fault-tolerant timers, such as in an online gaming environment. Fault-tolerant timers may, for example, be provided by implementing specific methods for expiring a timer, such as by utilizing broadcast notices and distributed locks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Gamesys Ltd.
    Inventors: Phillip Jarlath Graham, Joshua Richard Watkins
  • Publication number: 20170075903
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for rolling long-term data storage. Optimized or enhanced rolling long-term data storage may, for example, increase processing performance and reduce operational burdens on memory resources associated with execution of analytical models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: Joshua Richard Watkins, Juan Fernando Cervera Parrilla
  • Publication number: 20160019745
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture provide for dynamic sharding, such as in an online gaming environment. The invention includes providing a shared data store including at least a table store adapted to store data representative of table state; creating a plurality of shards wherein each shard includes at least a floor manager system and a game system; presenting a plurality of tables to players via a lobby interface; and scaling a number of the plurality of shards to support a current number of players. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Phillip Jarlath Graham, Andrew Firth, Joshua Richard Watkins