Patents by Inventor Mary Dossett

Mary Dossett 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).

  • Real-time marketing at gaming machines
    Patent number: 8210939
    Abstract: A program for rewarding players for gaming at a casino establishment provides a player with real-time incentives while the player is playing at a gaming machine in the casino. Information about the player and/or the player's gaming activity is collected while the player is at a gaming machine in a casino. This information is used by a marketing system to select an incentive to provide to the player. The incentive is then delivered to the player, for example manually by a casino employee or automatically using a printer or other mechanism at the gaming machine. Various types of incentives can be provided to a player, including incentives designed to provide the player with an experience that is favorable to the casino and incentives designed to keep the player gaming in a casino for a longer amount of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David W. Norton, Timothy S. Stanley, Marc Oppenheimer, Mary Dossett
  • Real-Time Marketing at Gaming Machines
    Publication number: 20110151967
    Abstract: A program for rewarding players for gaming at a casino establishment provides a player with real-time incentives while the player is playing at a gaming machine in the casino. Information about the player and/or the player's gaming activity is collected while the player is at a gaming machine in a casino. This information is used by a marketing system to select an incentive to provide to the player. The incentive is then delivered to the player, for example manually by a casino employee or automatically using a printer or other mechanism at the gaming machine. Various types of incentives can be provided to a player, including incentives designed to provide the player with an experience that is favorable to the casino and incentives designed to keep the player gaming in a casino for a longer amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: David Norton, Marc Oppenheimer, Tim Stanley, Mary Dossett
  • REAL-TIME MARKETING AT GAMING MACHINES
    Publication number: 20070015569
    Abstract: A program for rewarding players for gaming at a casino establishment provides a player with real-time incentives while the player is playing at a gaming machine in the casino. Information about the player and/or the player's gaming activity is collected while the player is at a gaming machine in a casino. This information is used by a marketing system to select an incentive to provide to the player. The incentive is then delivered to the player, for example manually by a casino employee or automatically using a printer or other mechanism at the gaming machine. Various types of incentives can be provided to a player, including incentives designed to provide the player with an experience that is favorable to the casino and incentives designed to keep the player gaming in a casino for a longer amount of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.
    Inventors: David Norton, Tim Stanley, Marc Oppenheimer, Mary Dossett