Patents by Inventor Michel Provencher

Michel Provencher 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).

  • System and method for playing an interactive game with the prospect of winning a progressive jackpot prize award
    Patent number: 8147312
    Abstract: A method and system for playing an interactive game includes inputting into a host computer an access code, wherein the access code is operatively associated with game data storing a predetermined outcome of a game play, transmitting from the host computer a game play for play by a player on a terminal device in response to the inputted access code, and increasing the amount of a progressive jackpot in response to the occurrence of at least one game playing event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Oberthur Gaming Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Andre Nadeau, Michel Provencher, Lyse Trudel, David Brouillard
  • System and method for playing an interactive game with the prospect of winning a progressive jackpot prize award
    Publication number: 20080096627
    Abstract: A method and system for playing an interactive game includes inputting into a host computer an access code, wherein the access code is operatively associated with game data storing a predetermined outcome of a game play, transmitting from the host computer a game play for play by a player on a terminal device in response to the inputted access code, and increasing the amount of a progressive jackpot in response to the occurrence of at least one game playing event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Andre Nadeau, Michel Provencher, Lyse Trudel, David Brouillard