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).

  • Publication number: 20240412594
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize funds loaded into a dedicated gaming establishment account in anticipation of frequent transactions against that dedicated gaming establishment account by a remote game server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240412588
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable a user at a streaming device to create, configure, and transmit a live stream via a live streaming platform. In various embodiments, the streaming device provides the ability to capture the relevant game play displays displayed by the display device of the streaming device being played by the streamer and the audio of such game plays, the ability to capture the video of at least parts of the streamer, the ability to capture the audio of the streamer, the ability to control, adjust, modify, and/or otherwise configure a stream mix, the ability to view the stream mix, the ability to encode the video and audio, and/or the ability to record the stream mix including the game play related video and audio and the streamer related video and audio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240412597
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize funds loaded into a dedicated gaming establishment account in anticipation of frequent transactions against that dedicated gaming establishment account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240412595
    Abstract: Systems and methods that, upon an occurrence of a refunding event associated with a period of inactivity of transactions against a frequent transaction account, transfer of an amount of funds from the frequent transaction account to a gaming establishment account, and display a balance of the gaming establishment account including at least the amount of funds transferred from the frequent transaction account, the balance being available for a transaction made against the gaming establishment account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 12165473
    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: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd, Dwayne A. Davis, Andrew Fisher
  • Patent number: 12159514
    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: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Steven Lemay, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 12159325
    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: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240395107
    Abstract: Systems and methods that convert an amount of funds maintained in a gaming establishment account to a ticket voucher in association with a cashout input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Erik Petersen, Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240395104
    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a ticket voucher to access funds maintained in a gaming establishment account in association with bypassing an automatic transfer of an amount of funds to the gaming establishment account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Erik Petersen, Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240395108
    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ a ticket voucher to access funds maintained in a gaming establishment account based on multiple cashout inputs received and bypassing an automatic transfer of an amount of funds to the gaming establishment account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Erik Petersen, Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 12148264
    Abstract: A first transceiver of a gaming device receives a validation request from a mobile device. The gaming device determines that the mobile device is authorized to provide remote input to the gaming device and provides a token to the mobile device. A signal strength threshold for a second transceiver of the gaming device is modified from a first signal strength threshold associated with a first distance between the second transceiver and the mobile device to a second signal strength threshold associated with a second distance greater than the first distance. The second transceiver receives a remote connection request from the mobile device. In response to determining that the remote connection request meets the second signal strength threshold and that the remote connection request comprises the token, the gaming device allows the mobile device to provide remote input instructions to the gaming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen, Dwayne Nelson
  • Patent number: 12148267
    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: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240378963
    Abstract: A system that operates to monitor for a line of credit settlement event and, responsive to an occurrence of such an event, pay off an amount of funds accessed from a gaming establishment credit system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen
  • Publication number: 20240378617
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize funds associated with a gaming establishment account to determine a dynamic limit of an amount of funds available in association with a financial account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Lisa Schiffer, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20240378960
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize funds associated with a gaming establishment account to offer just-in-time funding for a settled purchase transaction made using funds accessed from a financial account associated with the gaming establishment account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Lisa Schiffer, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20240378574
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize funds associated with a gaming establishment account to transact against an amount of funds owed in association with a financial account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin Higgins, Lisa Schiffer, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Publication number: 20240378962
    Abstract: A system that operates to monitor for a line of credit settlement event and, responsive to an occurrence of such an event, pay off an amount of funds accessed from a gaming establishment credit system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2024
    Publication date: November 14, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins, Erik Petersen
  • Publication number: 20240367054
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a gaming system, device, and method supportive of a self-evolving, AI-based conversation model. The conversation model uses the state of the gaming system in autogenerating natural language messages. The state of the gaming system, for example, can be used in topic and sentiment classifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins, Patrick Danielson
  • Publication number: 20240362972
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to controlling access to a gaming system. According to one embodiment, controlling access to a gaming system can comprise initiating a start-up routine and reading, during the start-up routine, a pre-defined value stored in a memory of the gaming system. The pre-defined value can indicate a market in which the gaming system is to be operated. The market can comprise a commercial market or a non-commercial market. A determination can be made as to operate the gaming system in a commercial mode or a non-commercial mode based on the pre-defined value. In response to determining to operate the gaming system in the non-commercial mode operation of a feature or function of the gaming system can be modified. Modifying the operation of the feature or function of the gaming system can inhibit the gaming system from being used in an unauthorized commercial mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Yan Ha, Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20240362974
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize funds accessed from a gaming establishment credit system to provide an overdraft protection feature to one or more gaming establishment accounts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2024
    Publication date: October 31, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins