Patents by Inventor Kevin Higgins

Kevin Higgins 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).

  • Cryptocurrency mining progressive pools
    Patent number: 11792026
    Abstract: A gaming system and method selects a subset of gaming devices to operate in a digital ledger validation mode to validate a set of data records defining a digital ledger, allocates, to each gaming device, a respective work unit, receives, at an electronic address associated with the gaming server, an electronic record defining a reward, tracks play activity at each of the plurality of gaming devices, and, based on the tracked play activity, selects a player from among multiple players to receive the reward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • TIPPING IN GAMING ESTABLISHMENT RETAIL PURCHASES
    Publication number: 20230316293
    Abstract: Systems and methods that operate to enable tipping with gaming establishment retail and entertainment purchases made in association with a gaming establishment fund management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Gaming systems and methods for tracking and limiting sports wagers for identified and un-identified players
    Patent number: 11776362
    Abstract: A gaming system configured to create electronic player sports wagering profiles for un-identified players, track each sports related wager made by each un-identified player, determine if any un-identified player has reached a sports related wager limit for a designated time period, and responsive to determining that an un-identified player has reached the sports related wager limit for the designated time period, initiate a sports wager limit resolution process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Steven Lemay, 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
    Publication number: 20230298434
    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: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • System and method for utilizing location-based analytics to provide gaming awards
    Patent number: 11763628
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that provides a player a benefit based on location data associated with the player and game play history data associated with the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Sina Miri, Dwayne Davis, Kevin Higgins, Matt Christopher Levin, Erik Petersen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING GAMING ESTABLISHMENT FUNDS FOR CHECKS
    Publication number: 20230290216
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable a user to obtain a check in exchange for a redemption of a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds and/or a withdrawal of an amount of funds associated with a gaming establishment account associated with the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • System and method for providing financial account rewards programs
    Patent number: 11756382
    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: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd, Dwayne A. Davis, Andrew Fisher
  • SELECTIVE REDEMPTION OF GAMING ESTABLISHMENT TICKET VOUCHERS
    Publication number: 20230282064
    Abstract: Systems and methods that associate zero, one or more redemption attributes with a ticket voucher, wherein the associated redemption attribute determines one or more channels by which the ticket voucher may be redeemed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • System, device, and method to detect unusual activity in electronic records
    Patent number: 11741781
    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: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • System and method for processing ticket vouchers associated with different betting opportunities
    Patent number: 11735004
    Abstract: Systems and methods employing a ticket voucher handling device, such as an electronic gaming machine or a ticket voucher redemption kiosk, that issues and/or redeems ticket vouchers associated with different ticket voucher systems corresponding to different activities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, William Brosnan, Steven G. LeMay, Kevin Higgins
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING FUNDS FROM A PLURALITY OF FUNDING SOURCES
    Publication number: 20230252850
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO AND FROM A GAMING TABLE
    Publication number: 20230245523
    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: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen
  • ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE WITH DEDICATED PAYMENT ACCEPTORS FOR DIFFERENT BETTING OPPORTUNITIES
    Publication number: 20230237876
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine with a plurality of separate payment acceptors to keep funds received for different betting purposes separate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Managing mobile applications in a gaming environment
    Patent number: 11710372
    Abstract: Technology for managing mobile applications on an electronic gaming machine (EGM) in communication with a mobile device over a communications network is disclosed. An EGM may perform an account login by a user using a gaming host application associated with the EGM such that the account login triggers the gaming host application to launch a selected mobile gaming application for game play on the EGM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne Nelson
  • System and method for managing gaming establishment benefit accumulations
    Patent number: 11699330
    Abstract: Systems and methods which dynamically modify a rate of accruing gaming establishment points based on a gaming establishment occupancy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen, Jeffery Shepherd, Rachelle Rabago
  • ANONYMOUS PROCUREMENT OF TICKET VOUCHERS
    Publication number: 20230206376
    Abstract: Systems and methods that operate to, responsive to a request received from a user to obtain a ticket voucher with funds from an account external to a gaming establishment and responsive to a completion of a transfer of an amount of funds from a financial account and independent of identifying the user to any gaming establishment patron management system, such that an identity of the user remains anonymous to the gaming establishment, cause, based on the amount of funds, a modification of an account associated with a gaming establishment ticket voucher system and a creation, by the gaming establishment ticket voucher system, of the ticket voucher associated with the amount of funds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • System and method for exchanging gaming establishment funds for checks
    Patent number: 11688238
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable a user to obtain a check in exchange for a redemption of a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds and/or a withdrawal of an amount of funds associated with a gaming establishment account associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • USER IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO A GAMING TABLE
    Publication number: 20230196876
    Abstract: Systems and methods that verify an identity of a user in association with a transfer of an amount of funds from a gaming establishment account associated with the user to a gaming table component associated with a gaming establishment gaming table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING GAMING ESTABLISHMENT MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20230196870
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that enables a mobile device running a mobile device application to communicate with different gaming establishment components and modify the mobile device application functionality and/or the mobile device application appearance based on different data received from different gaming establishment components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen, Christopher M. Levin
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SPORTING EVENT WAGER VIRTUAL TICKETS FOR SPORTING EVENT WAGERS
    Publication number: 20230196885
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods which utilize sporting event wager virtual tickets in association with placed sporting event wagers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson, Jeffery Shepherd