Patents by Inventor Nevin J. Liber
Nevin J. Liber 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).
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Patent number: 9324208Abstract: A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include storing a copy of wagering game content of a wagering game on a portable data storage device while the portable data storage device is connected to a wagering game machine in a casino, the wagering game being played at the wagering game machine. The operations can further include disconnecting the portable data storage device from the wagering game machine, the portable data storage device being configured to transport the copy of the wagering game content to play on a computing device outside the casino.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Nevin J. Liber, Larry J. Pacey, Craig J. Sylla, Alfred Thomas
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Patent number: 8961318Abstract: Techniques for sharing resources in wagering game systems are described herein. Some embodiments include a method comprising: detecting, by the wagering game machine, low processing capabilities of the wagering game machine. The method can include determining, based on the detecting low processing capabilities, that remote resources are needed for processing video content associated with a wagering game. The method can include requesting, via a network, the remote resources from the remote wagering game machine. The method can also include receiving, from the remote wagering game machine via the network, processed video content for the wagering game, and presenting, on a display device, the wagering game using the processed video content.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2012Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: WMS Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Nevin J. Liber, Scott H. Schulhof, Jason A. Smith, Craig J. Sylla
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Patent number: 8775316Abstract: A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising gaming code which is operable when executed on to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a security module operable to perform at least one encryption function on information communicated via a network connection. The encryption functions include in various embodiments key management, authentication, or other encryption functions such as symmetric, asymmetric, hash, or message authentication code functions.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Timothy D. Wilson, Jason A. Smith, Nevin J. Liber, Mark B. Gagner
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Publication number: 20130310183Abstract: A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include storing a copy of wagering game content of a wagering game on a portable data storage device while the portable data storage device is connected to a wagering game machine in a casino, the wagering game being played at the wagering game machine. The operations can further include disconnecting the portable data storage device from the wagering game machine, the portable data storage device being configured to transport the copy of the wagering game content to play on a computing device outside the casino.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2013Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: WMS Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Nevin J. Liber, Larry J. Pacey, Craig J. Sylla, Alfred Thomas
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Patent number: 8568226Abstract: A gaming device master control program is described herein. In one embodiment, the master control program performs operations including starting one or more gaming applications that include one or more gaming application processes. The master control program can also monitor the gaming application processes and determine, based on the monitoring, that fault recovery operations are needed. The master control program can also perform the fault recovery operations.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2006Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Jason A. Smith, Nevin J. Liber, Mark B. Gagner
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Patent number: 8523663Abstract: A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can include determining a connection of a portable wagering game player drive to a wagering game network. The operations can include determining a player preference regarding a focus of data to store and storing player experience data from the wagering game network according to the player preference. The operations can further include determining a request to disconnect the portable wagering game player drive from the wagering game network, securing the player experience data for transfer beyond the wagering game network; and presenting wagering game content using a computing device outside of the wagering game network using at least some of the player experience data from the portable wagering game player drive.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2010Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: WMS Gaming, IncInventors: Mark B. Gagner, Nevin J. Liber, Larry J. Pacey, Craig J. Sylla, Alfred Thomas
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Patent number: 8506395Abstract: A mesh communications wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include tracking any number of wireless mesh network devices in relation to a wagering boundary so that the system can manage wagering games. In some embodiments, the operation can include incentivizing players to encourage other players to participate in a mesh network, thus increasing the efficiency of the mesh network. In some embodiments, the operations can include coordinating the presentation of wagering game content between mesh enabled devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2009Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: WMS Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Michael R. Bytnar, Steven J. Lee, Nevin J. Liber, Jason A. Smith
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Patent number: 8414398Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media including instructions for publishing gaming content are described herein. In one embodiment, a machine-readable medium includes instructions for detecting new gaming content and creating a gaming content publication indicating that the new gaming content is available. The machine-readable medium also includes instructions for transmitting the gaming system publication to a gaming network component.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2006Date of Patent: April 9, 2013Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Srinivyasa M. Adiraju, Mark B. Gagner, Nevin J. Liber
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Publication number: 20130023345Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for dependency verification of content distributed to a gaming machine is described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, over a network and into a gaming machine, data that includes a software component. The method also includes verifying that the gaming machine includes the version or the range of versions of a component, upon determining that the software component is dependent on a version or a range of versions of the component that is part of the gaming machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: January 24, 2013Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Nevin J. Liber, Craig J. Sylla, Matthew J. Ward, Jason A. Smith, Jacob C. Greenberg
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Patent number: 8353774Abstract: Techniques for sharing resources in wagering game systems are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes determining that remote resources are needed for processing video content associated with a wagering game, and locating the remote resources by wirelessly communicating with one or more wagering game machines in the wagering game network, wherein the wireless communications include queries about whether the wagering game machines can provide the needed processing resources. The method can also include receiving processed video content via wireless communications with certain of the one or more wagering game machines, and presenting the wagering game using the processed video content.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2009Date of Patent: January 15, 2013Assignee: WMS Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Nevin J. Liber, Jason A. Smith, Scott H. Schulhof, Craig J. Sylla
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Patent number: 8303417Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for gaming-related communications in a hierarchical multi-tiered system are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes transmitting a master configuration from a central operations of a hierarchical multi-tiered system to a local gaming site having one or more gaming components. The method also includes receiving a selected configuration for one or more of the gaming components based on the master configuration. The method includes downloading the selected configuration to the one or more of the gaming components through the hierarchical multi-tiered system.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2011Date of Patent: November 6, 2012Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Mary M. Burke, Nevin J. Liber, Mark B. Ganger, Craig J. Sylla, Matthew J. Ward
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Patent number: 8287381Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for dependency verification of content distributed to a gaming machine is described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, over a network and into a gaming machine, data that includes a software component. The method also includes verifying that the gaming machine includes the version or the range of versions of a component, upon determining that the software component is dependent on a version or a range of versions of the component that is part of the gaming machine.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2006Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Nevin J. Liber, Craig J. Sylla, Matthew J. Ward, Jason A. Smith, Jacob C. Greenberg
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Publication number: 20120028716Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for gaming-related communications in a hierarchical multi-tiered system are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes transmitting a master configuration from a central operations of a hierarchical multi-tiered system to a local gaming site having one or more gaming components. The method also includes receiving a selected configuration for one or more of the gaming components based on the master configuration. The method includes downloading the selected configuration to the one or more of the gaming components through the hierarchical multi-tiered system.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2011Publication date: February 2, 2012Inventors: Mary M. Burke, Nevin J. Liber, Mark B. Gagner, Craig J. Sylla, Matthew J. Ward
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Publication number: 20120028714Abstract: A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can include determining a connection of a portable wagering game player drive to a wagering game network. The operations can include determining a player preference regarding a focus of data to store and storing player experience data from the wagering game network according to the player preference. The operations can further include determining a request to disconnect the portable wagering game player drive from the wagering game network, securing the player experience data for transfer beyond the wagering game network; and presenting wagering game content using a computing device outside of the wagering game network using at least some of the player experience data from the portable wagering game player drive.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: WMS Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Nevin J. Liber, Larry J. Pacey, Graig J. Sylla, Alfred Thomas
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Patent number: 8029365Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for gaming-related communications in a hierarchical multi-tiered system are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes transmitting a master configuration from a central operations of a hierarchical multi-tiered system to a local gaming site having one or more gaming components. The method also includes receiving a selected configuration for one or more of the gaming components based on the master configuration. The method includes downloading the selected configuration to the one or more of the gaming components through the hierarchical multi-tiered system.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2006Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Mary M. Burke, Nevin J. Liber, Mark B. Gagner, Craig J. Sylla, Matthew J. Ward
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Publication number: 20110183748Abstract: A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising gaming code which is operable when executed on to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a security module operable to perform at least one encryption function on information communicated via a network connection. The encryption functions include in various embodiments key management, authentication, or other encryption functions such as symmetric, asymmetric, hash, or message authentication code functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Inventors: Timothy D. Wilson, Jason A. Smith, Nevin J. Liber, Mark B. Gagner
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Publication number: 20110130197Abstract: A mesh communications wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include tracking any number of wireless mesh network devices in relation to a wagering boundary so that the system can manage wagering games. In some embodiments, the operation can include incentivizing players to encourage other players to participate in a mesh network, thus increasing the efficiency of the mesh network. In some embodiments, the operations can include coordinating the presentation of wagering game content between mesh enabled devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: WMS GAMING, INC.Inventors: Michael R. Bytnar, Steven J. Lee, Nevin J. Liber, Jason A. Smith
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Publication number: 20100298054Abstract: Techniques for sharing resources in wagering game systems are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes determining that remote resources are needed for processing video content associated with a wagering game, and locating the remote resources by wirelessly communicating with one or more wagering game machines in the wagering game network, wherein the wireless communications include queries about whether the wagering game machines can provide the needed processing resources The method can also include receiving processed video content via wireless communications with certain of the one or more wagering game machines, and presenting the wagering game using the processed video content.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: WMS Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Nevin J. Liber, Jason A. Smith, Scott H. Schulhof, Craig J. Sylla
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Publication number: 20100248816Abstract: A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising gaming code which is operable to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a validation module. The validation module is operable to validate two or more queues of data, and to dynamically adjust validation speed of each queue based on an estimated completion time.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2008Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Nevin J. Liber, Jason A. Smith
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Publication number: 20100203960Abstract: A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising gaming code which is operable when executed on to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a security module operable to perform at least one encryption function on information communicated via a network connection. The encryption functions include in various embodiments key management, authentication, or other encryption functions such as symmetric, asymmetric, hash, or message authentication code functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2006Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Timothy D. Wilson, Jason A. Smith, Nevin J. Liber, Mark B. Gagner