Patents by Inventor Patrick Danielson

Patrick Danielson 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).

  • Publication number: 20250111732
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to electronic playing cards, each of the playing cards comprising opposing first and second planar playing card surfaces such that, when being viewed by the corresponding player, the first planar playing card surface faces the other players and the second planar playing card surface faces the corresponding player. The first and/or second planar playing card surface can comprise a digital display. A gaming system can assign an electronic playing card to each player in a card game and determine and provide to each of the electronic playing cards an assigned playing card parameter (e.g., card suit and rank) for depiction by a digital display of the respective playing card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Dwayne Nelson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Kevin Higgins
  • Publication number: 20250111740
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods which employ designated playing cards and bonus events overlaid on such designated playing cards in association with an electronic table game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Patrick Danielson
  • Publication number: 20250111739
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods which employ designated playing cards in association with an electronic table game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Patrick Danielson
  • Publication number: 20250037532
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a display device, a processor circuit, a first gaming device display interface coupled to the processor circuit, a second gaming device display interface coupled in series between the first gaming device display interface and the display device, and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. First graphical content is provided to the second gaming device display interface via the first gaming device display interface, and the first graphical content is provided to the display device via the second gaming device display interface. In response to a determination that a first trigger condition indicative of a power consumption reduction state for the gaming device has been satisfied, second graphical content is provided to the display device via the second gaming device display interface, and discontinue provision of the first graphical content via the first gaming device display interface is discontinued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne NELSON, Patrick DANIELSON, William SALIVAR
  • Publication number: 20250037539
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a display device, a processor circuit, a first gaming device display interface coupled between the processor circuit and the display device, a second gaming device display interface coupled between the processor circuit and the display device in parallel with the first gaming device display interface, and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. First graphical content is provided to the display device via the first gaming device display interface. In response to a determination that a first trigger condition indicative of a power consumption reduction state for the gaming device has been satisfied, second graphical content is provided to the display device via the second gaming device display interface, and provision of the first graphical content to the display device via the first gaming device display interface is discontinued.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne NELSON, Patrick DANIELSON, William SALIVAR
  • Patent number: 12211339
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to electronic playing cards, each of the playing cards comprising opposing first and second planar playing card surfaces such that, when being viewed by the corresponding player, the first planar playing card surface faces the other players and the second planar playing card surface faces the corresponding player. The first and/or second planar playing card surface can comprise a digital display. A gaming system can assign an electronic playing card to each player in a card game and determine and provide to each of the electronic playing cards an assigned playing card parameter (e.g., card suit and rank) for depiction by a digital display of the respective playing card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Dwayne Nelson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Kevin Higgins
  • Patent number: 12211341
    Abstract: A roulette wheel device, and related devices, systems, and methods, includes a base coupled to a table, the base having a circular ball track within a circular rim. The roulette wheel device further includes a circular wheelhead rotatably coupled to the base within the ball track. The wheelhead includes a circular ring having a plurality of pockets, wherein the circular ball track is sloped downwardly toward the circular ring to direct a roulette ball into one of the plurality of pockets. The wheelhead further includes a circular display subassembly including a display device to selectively display graphical elements corresponding to the plurality of pockets. The circular ball track, the circular ring, and the circular display subassembly are substantially concentric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Dwayne Nelson, Vincent Lai
  • Publication number: 20240412589
    Abstract: Systems and methods of air travel using a wagering game are provided. Operations include determining proposed route of an aircraft and identifying multiple geographical zones that include the proposed route of the aircraft and that each include different sets of jurisdictional policies corresponding to wagering games. Operations may include providing jurisdiction compliant wagering games to a passenger on the aircraft based on jurisdictional policies that correspond to one of the geographical zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2023
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Patrick DANIELSON, Dwayne NELSON, Kevin HIGGINS, Jason INGLES
  • Publication number: 20240412591
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable a user, such as a player, to manage persistent data, such as game state data, remote from any electronic gaming machine, such as via a mobile device executing a mobile device application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventor: Patrick Danielson
  • Publication number: 20240395111
    Abstract: A processor circuit receives, from a plurality of eligible players at a plurality of gaming devices, a plurality of number selections from a plurality of available numbers. Each gaming device displays the selected number associated with the respective player during play of a wagering game. In response to an operator of the wagering game initiating a bonus game, a player of the plurality of eligible players is selected to receive a bonus game award. The processor circuit displays an indication at the wagering game of the selected player, the indication associating the selected number associated with the respective player with the bonus game award, and the bonus game award is awarded to the selected player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Vincent S. LAI, Patrick DANIELSON, Dwayne NELSON, Kevin HIGGINS
  • Publication number: 20240367054
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a gaming system, device, and method supportive of a self-evolving, AI-based conversation model. The conversation model uses the state of the gaming system in autogenerating natural language messages. The state of the gaming system, for example, can be used in topic and sentiment classifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Kevin Higgins, Patrick Danielson
  • Publication number: 20240335750
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed to providing persistent indicators of personal progress in a gaming environment. According to one embodiment, providing personal progress indicators can comprise receiving game interaction information related to an electronic game executed on a gaming system and indicating an action of a player of or occurrence of an event in the electronic game. A determination can be made as to whether the game interaction information is indicative of a change in personal progress for the player. In response to determining the game interaction information is indicative of a change in personal process for the player, an electronic record associated with the player of the electronic game can be updated to indicate the change in the personal progress for the player and an indication of the change in the personal progress for the player of the electronic game can be provided to the gaming system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Dwayne Nelson, Cameron Filipour, Patrick Danielson
  • Publication number: 20240331488
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) can include a processor circuit and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory can include machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the EGM to perform operations. The operations can include determining a position of a selector relative to a button while the button is in an inactive state. The operations can further include adjusting operation of the EGM based on the position of the selector relative to the button while the button is in the inactive state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Patrick DANIELSON, Samantha ASCHERI-PHILLIPS, Dwayne NELSON, Vincent S. LAI
  • Publication number: 20240312292
    Abstract: A system which enables a user to customize the user interface of a gaming terminal to present different content at different times and responsive to different triggering events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Dwayne R. Nelson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips
  • Patent number: 12087129
    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable a user, such as a player, to manage persistent data, such as game state data, remote from any electronic gaming machine, such as via a mobile device executing a mobile device application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Patrick Danielson
  • Patent number: 12046100
    Abstract: A system which enables a user to customize the user interface of a gaming terminal to present different content at different times and responsive to different triggering events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Patrick Danielson, Dwayne R. Nelson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips
  • Publication number: 20240233488
    Abstract: A system includes a processor circuit and a memory including machine-readable instructions. When executed by the processor circuit, the instructions cause the processor circuit to identify an item in a field of view of a user wearing a head-mounted display device. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to determine a monetary value associated with the item. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to determine a gaming offer associated with the monetary value. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to cause the head-mounted display device to display the gaming offer, wherein the gaming offer is associated with the item in the field of view of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Dwayne NELSON, Kevin HIGGINS, Patrick DANIELSON
  • Publication number: 20240212416
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a display device, an input device, a processor circuit, and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to: receive, via the input device, an indication of a wager for a draw-style wagering game by a player using a gaming device, receive, via the input device, an indication of a selected movable object on a geographical image for the draw-style wagering game using the gaming device, cause the display device of the gaming device to display the geographical image including a geographical location, cause the display device to display characteristics of a drawn set of characteristics, determine whether the characteristic corresponds to the selected movable object, for each characteristic that corresponds to the selected movable object, determine that the characteristics are a hit, and display a hit indicator on the geographical image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick DANIELSON, Dwayne NELSON
  • Publication number: 20240212417
    Abstract: Systems devices and methods of draw-style wagering games are provided. Methods may include receiving a wager for a geographic map based gridless keno-style wagering game at a gaming device, receiving multiple map selections for the geographic map based gridless keno-style wagering game at the gaming device and causing a display device of the gaming device to display a graphical user interface (GUI). The GUI may include a geographic map including multiple map features, multiple geographical selections on the geographic map and multiple drawn geographical image zones corresponding to portions of the geographic map that are determined from a draw. For each drawn geographical image zone that corresponds to of the plurality of geographical selections, methods may include determining that the drawn geographical image zone is a hit and displaying a hit indicator at the geographical selections corresponding to the drawn geographical image zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Dwayne NELSON, Patrick DANIELSON
  • Publication number: 20240198236
    Abstract: A gaming system rewards a player for maintaining a set of player engagement indicators in predetermined state. The state of the player engagement indicator depends directly upon a player engagement level with the gaming system measured over a selected time period, and the state itself determines one or more of an amount and probability of winning an award.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: George Tyrrell, Dwayne Nelson, Patrick Danielson, Nathya Nagarajan