Patents by Inventor Nick Scheffel

Nick Scheffel 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).

  • CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKENS FOR SOCIAL GAMING INTERACTIONS
    Publication number: 20250078610
    Abstract: A processor circuit captures gameplay of a first wagering game by a first player, and generates a gameplay video stream comprising the gameplay of the first wagering game. The gameplay video stream is associated with a first cryptographic token that includes identifier indicative of the first cryptographic token being part of a plurality of cryptographic tokens and a player identifier indicative of the player associated with the first cryptographic token. The processor circuit transmits the gameplay video stream to a network device for provision to a plurality of viewers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 6, 2025
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: David FROY, Gaurav JARIWALA, Jackie ALVAREZ, David SMALL, Carman MISENER, Daniel LANDRY, Anthony BAERLOCHER, Karen VAN NIEKERK, Nick SCHEFFEL
  • Multi-play central determination system
    Patent number: 10008071
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, and systems implementing techniques for using a central determination system with multi-play gaming machines having sub-games and with gaming machines having a base game and a bonus game. A seed value is provided for each of the games (i.e., each of the sub-games or the base game and the bonus game). This ensures that all possible game outcomes may be displayed for each of the games.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Tracy Powell, Meng Oh, Steven G. LeMay, Wei Yang, Eric Rasmussen, Joshua Robinson, Yu Chong, Wensheng Liu, Paul W. Bolton, Nick Scheffel
  • MULTI-PLAY CENTRAL DETERMINATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150105143
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, and systems implementing techniques for using a central determination system with multi-play gaming machines having sub-games and with gaming machines having a base game and a bonus game. A seed value is provided for each of the games (i.e., each of the sub-games or the base game and the bonus game). This ensures that all possible game outcomes may be displayed for each of the games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Tracy Powell, Meng Oh, Steven G. LeMay, Wei Yang, Eric Rasmussen, Joshua Robinson, Yu Chong, Wensheng Liu, Paul W. Bolton, Nick Scheffel
  • Multi-play central determination system
    Patent number: 8932129
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, and systems implementing techniques for using a central determination system with multi-play gaming machines having sub-games and with gaming machines having a base game and a bonus game. A seed value is provided for each of the games (i.e., each of the sub-games or the base game and the bonus game). This ensures that all possible game outcomes may be displayed for each of the games.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Tracy Powell, Meng Oh, Steven G. LeMay, Wei Yang, Eric Rasmussen, Joshua Robinson, Yu Chong, Wensheng Liu, Paul W. Bolton, Nick Scheffel
  • MULTI-PLAY CENTRAL DETERMINATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110223991
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods, apparatus, and systems implementing techniques for using a central determination system with multi-play gaming machines having sub-games and with gaming machines having a base game and a bonus game. A seed value is provided for each of the games (i.e., each of the sub-games or the base game and the bonus game). This ensures that all possible game outcomes may be displayed for each of the games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Tracy Powell, Meng Oh, Steven G. LeMay, Wei Yang, Eric Rasmussen, Joshua Robinson, Yu Chong, Wensheng Liu, Paul W. Bolton, Nick Scheffel