Patents by Inventor Stephen Deckoff
Stephen Deckoff 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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Publication number: 20230394907Abstract: Described is an electronic gaming system using common physical cards having a scanner that identifies cards dealt by a dealer, a gaming table where the cards are dealt and scanned, player computing equipment that provide individualized gaming interfaces for players, and a gaming computing system connected to the scanner and player computing equipment that, based on candidate card sets being successively dealt and scanned, continuously identifies the candidate sets, receives a first request for cards from a first player computing device and a second request for cards from a second player computing device, identifies, among the candidate sets, first and second sets of the cards for the first and second requests, respectively, and transmits data representative of the first and second sets to the first and second player computing devices, respectively. The first and second requests are received at different times and the first and second sets include different cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2023Publication date: December 7, 2023Inventors: Stephen Deckoff, Tom W. Bowling
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Publication number: 20230351862Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic gaming system can include one or more physical gaming pieces that are used to determine gaming outcomes; a scanner to identify the one or more physical gaming pieces; a plurality of player computing equipment to provide gaming interfaces with electronic gaming action for a corresponding player based, at least in part, on the identified one or more physical gaming pieces, and a gaming computer system connected to (i) the scanner, (ii) the plurality of player computing equipment, (iii) player accounts, and (iv) third-party providers of proposition player (TPPP) accounts. The gaming computer system can identify a TPPP that is assigned to cover gaming action on the game and players who are playing the game; determine gaming outcomes for each of the players; and reconcile player accounts and the TPPP account based on the determined gaming outcomes for each of the players.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2023Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Generation Z, LLCInventors: Taro Ito, Stephen Deckoff
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Patent number: 11651659Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic gaming system can include one or more physical gaming pieces that are used to determine gaming outcomes; a scanner to identify the one or more physical gaming pieces; a plurality of player computing equipment to provide gaming interfaces with electronic gaming action for a corresponding player based, at least in part, on the identified one or more physical gaming pieces, and a gaming computer system connected to (i) the scanner, (ii) the plurality of player computing equipment, (iii) player accounts, and (iv) third-party providers of proposition player (TPPP) accounts. The gaming computer system can identify a TPPP that is assigned to cover gaming action on the game and players who are playing the game; determine gaming outcomes for each of the players; and reconcile player accounts and the TPPP account based on the determined gaming outcomes for each of the players.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: GENERATION Z, LLCInventors: Taro Ito, Stephen Deckoff
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Publication number: 20230086679Abstract: Described is an electronic gaming system using common physical cards having a scanner that identifies cards dealt by a dealer, a gaming table where the cards are dealt and scanned, player computing equipment that provide individualized gaming interfaces for players, and a gaming computing system connected to the scanner and player computing equipment that, based on candidate card sets being successively dealt and scanned, continuously identifies the candidate sets, receives a first request for cards from a first player computing device and a second request for cards from a second player computing device, identifies, among the candidate sets, first and second sets of the cards for the first and second requests, respectively, and transmits data representative of the first and second sets to the first and second player computing devices, respectively. The first and second requests are received at different times and the first and second sets include different cards.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Stephen Deckoff, Tom W. Bowling
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Patent number: 10970973Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic five-card draw poker gaming system using common physical cards includes a plurality of physical playing cards; a scanner that is configured to identify each of the plurality of physical playing cards as they are dealt; a plurality of player computing equipment with graphical displays that are programmed to provide individualized gaming interfaces for a plurality of players; and a gaming computing system that is communicably connected to the scanner and the plurality of player computing equipment to determine five-card draw poker gaming outcomes for each of the plurality of players based on commonly dealt cards and player actions.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Generation Z, LLCInventors: Stephen Deckoff, Tom W. Bowling, Jr.
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Patent number: 10930120Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic gaming system can include one or more physical gaming pieces that are used to determine gaming outcomes; a scanner to identify the one or more physical gaming pieces; a plurality of player computing equipment to provide gaming interfaces with electronic gaming action for a corresponding player based, at least in part, on the identified one or more physical gaming pieces, and a gaming computer system connected to (i) the scanner, (ii) the plurality of player computing equipment, (iii) player accounts, and (iv) third-party providers of proposition player (TPPP) accounts. The gaming computer system can identify a TPPP that is assigned to cover gaming action on the game and players who are playing the game; determine gaming outcomes for each of the players; and reconcile player accounts and the TPPP account based on the determined gaming outcomes for each of the players.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Generation Z, LLCInventors: Taro Ito, Stephen Deckoff
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Patent number: 10198913Abstract: In one implementation, an electronic five-card draw poker gaming system using common physical cards includes a plurality of physical playing cards; a scanner that is configured to identify each of the plurality of physical playing cards as they are dealt; a plurality of player computing equipment with graphical displays that are programmed to provide individualized gaming interfaces for a plurality of players; and a gaming computing system that is communicably connected to the scanner and the plurality of player computing equipment to determine five-card draw poker gaming outcomes for each of the plurality of players based on commonly dealt cards and player actions.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Generation Z, LLCInventors: Stephen Deckoff, Thomas W. Bowling, Jr.
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Publication number: 20080021804Abstract: A method for managing an investment vehicle. The investment vehicle issues multiple debt instruments to a plurality of investors. The debt instruments have different liability characteristics. The proceeds of the debt instruments are invested in assets. From time to time, liabilities on the debt instruments and the credit quality of the assets is reevaluated, to ensure that the cash flows generated by the portfolio, disregarding fair market value of the assets, will be sufficient to pay timely principal and interest on the liabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2005Publication date: January 24, 2008Applicant: Black Diamond Capital Management LLCInventor: Stephen Deckoff
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Publication number: 20070208644Abstract: A method for managing an investment vehicle. An option is purchased for protection of cash flows to be paid by the investment vehicle to designated investors. An option is sold offsetting the purchased option at least in part. The cash flows and security priorities of the investment vehicle are structured so that the purchased option protects the protected investors, and the proceeds of the sale of the sold option offsets the cost of the purchased option for benefit of non-protected investors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2006Publication date: September 6, 2007Applicant: Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C.Inventor: Stephen Deckoff
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Publication number: 20050273429Abstract: A method for managing an investment vehicle. The investment vehicle issues multiple debt instruments to a plurality of investors. The debt instruments have different liability characteristics. The proceeds of the debt instruments are invested in assets. From time to time, liabilities on the debt instruments and the credit quality of the assets is reevaluated, to ensure that the cash flows generated by the portfolio, disregarding fair market value of the assets, will be sufficient to pay timely principal and interest on the liabilities based on the evaluation criteria of two different rating agencies. In response to the reevaluating, the capital structure of the investment vehicle is adjusted to maintain a desired agency rating for the debt instruments.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2005Publication date: December 8, 2005Applicant: Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C.Inventor: Stephen Deckoff