Patents by Inventor Steven Robert Kastner

Steven Robert Kastner 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).

  • Method and apparatus for enrolling gaming device players into a player-tracking system
    Patent number: 7988553
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for selecting an account for a gaming player is presented. In one embodiment, a preexisting card is electronically read. Information coded into the magnetic stripe or bar code on the preexisting card is decoded. The decoded information is used to identify matching player accounts. The identified player accounts are presented to the user, who can then select one of the accounts. The selected account is then accessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Steven Robert Kastner, Ted G. Candalino
  • Method and apparatus for enrolling gaming device players into a player-tracking system
    Publication number: 20040014523
    Abstract: A preexisting card is electronically read. Information coded into the magnetic stripe or bar code on the preexisting card is decoded. The decoded information is used to identify matching player accounts. The identified player accounts are presented to the user, who can then select one of the accounts. The selected account is then accessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Steven Robert Kastner, Ted G. Candalino