Patents by Inventor Mohammad Ali Saffari

Mohammad Ali Saffari 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: 7780517
    Abstract: An operator configurable cash out menu that is displayed when a player presses the cash out button of a gaming device. The present invention provides for more flexible cash outs than in known gaming systems, wherein the player can select one or more methods of payment. The player can select an amount of money to be transferred to a casino account. The player can also select an amount of money to issue on a ticket that the gaming device prints and provides to the player, whereby the player can redeem the ticket for cash. The present invention also enables the player to select different amounts of money to cash out. The player can choose: (i) to have some or all of the amount transferred to the casino account; (ii) to have some or all of the amount issue as cash printed on a ticket; or (iii) to have some be transferred to the account and some issue on a ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Mohammad Ali Saffari, Richard W. Poole, Larry R. Hollibaugh, Bryan D. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20040204233
    Abstract: An operator configurable cash out menu that is displayed when a player presses the cash out button of a gaming device. The present invention provides for more flexible cash outs than in known gaming systems, wherein the player can select one or more methods of payment. The player can select an amount of money to be transferred to a casino account. The player can also select an amount of money to issue on a ticket that the gaming device prints and provides to the player, whereby the player can redeem the ticket for cash. The present invention also enables the player to select different amounts of money to cash out. The player can choose: (i) to have some or all of the amount transferred to the casino account; (ii) to have some or all of the amount issue as cash printed on a ticket; or (iii) to have some be transferred to the account and some issue on a ticket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Mohammad Ali Saffari, Richard W. Poole, Larry R. Hollibaugh, Bryan D. Wolf