Patents by Inventor Steven M. Waldner

Steven M. Waldner 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: 20140155152
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing feedback at a gaming machine may include operating the gaming machine in a first mode of operation. The first mode of operation comprises a first mode of providing sensory feedback to a first player regarding game play at the gaming machine. The method may further include receiving, from a second player, an indication of a sensory impairment of the second player. The sensory impairment relates to a first sense. The method may also include, based on the indication of the sensory impairment, operating the gaming machine in a second mode of operation. The second mode of operation comprises a second mode of providing sensory feedback to the second player regarding game play at the gaming machine. In the second mode of operation, the gaming machine provides enhanced sensory feedback to a second sense of the player. The second sense is different than the first sense.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventor: Steven M. Waldner