Patents by Inventor Robert Gerald Guinn

Robert Gerald Guinn 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: 10672229
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are provided for validating player entitlement to an award or service, such as complimentary goods or services or paid for goods or services, such as based upon game play activity and/or time since a last award or service. A validation system may include at least one wager-based gaming device. The system also has a validation module connected to the gaming device. The validation module may receive information from the gaming device or external devices. The validation module includes a visual notification output that provides a visual notification of the player's eligibility for an award or service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Ardent Progressive Systems and Games, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Gerald Guinn, Bradley Pederson, Kelly Khamis
  • Publication number: 20180174399
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are provided for validating player entitlement to an award or service, such as complimentary goods or services or paid for goods or services, such as based upon game play activity and/or time since a last award or service. A validation system may include at least one wager-based gaming device. The system also has a validation module connected to the gaming device. The validation module may receive information from the gaming device or external devices. The validation module includes a visual notification output that provides a visual notification of the player's eligibility for an award or service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Gerald Guinn, Bradley Pederson, Kelly Khamis
  • Publication number: 20160335846
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices are provided for validating player compensation. A player compensation validation system may include a gaming device comprising having a controller, at least one electronic display, at least one wager accepting device configured to receive a physical item representing a monetary value to increase a credit balance maintained at the gamine device, and at least one player input device configured to place a wager on a game of presented at the gaming device. The system also has player compensation validation module connected to the gaming device. The compensation module receives information from the gaming device of one or more wagers placed during the game presented at the gaming device via the at least one player input device. The compensation module includes a visual notification output that provides a visual notification of the player's eligibility for comps or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Gerald Guinn, Bradley Pederson, Kelly Khamis