Patents by Inventor Tara L. Young

Tara L. Young 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).

  • Progressive jackpot communication techniques
    Patent number: 8951115
    Abstract: A gaming system (10) includes gaming machine groups (GR 1-GR 16) arranged to receive input data and to generate output progressive jackpot data relating to two or more progressive jackpots. A central database (26) stores the input data relating to the progressive jackpots. A monitoring computer (40) includes a local database (46). The computer (40) obtains and temporarily stores the progressive jackpot output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Inventors: Michael H. D'Amico, Tara L. Young, Keith A. Wood, Lattamore D. Osburn
  • Progressive Jackpot Communication Techniques
    Publication number: 20130184067
    Abstract: A gaming system (10) includes gaming machine groups (GR 1-GR 16) arranged to receive input data and to generate output progressive jackpot data relating to two or more progressive jackpots. A central database (26) stores the input data relating to the progressive jackpots. A monitoring computer (40) includes a local database (46). The computer (40) obtains and temporarily stores the progressive jackpot output data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Inventors: Michael H. D'Amico, Tara L. Young, Keith A. Wood, Lattamore D. Osburn
  • Progressive jackpot communication techniques
    Patent number: 8357038
    Abstract: A gaming system (10) includes gaming machine groups (GR 1-GR 16) arranged to receive input data and to generate output progressive jackpot data relating to two or more progressive jackpots. A central database (26) stores the input data relating to the progressive jackpots. A monitoring computer (40) includes a local database (46). The computer (40) obtains and temporarily stores the progressive jackpot output data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael H. D'Amico, Tara L. Young, Keith A. Wood, Lattamore D. Osburn
  • Local Database Gaming System Techniques
    Publication number: 20120135808
    Abstract: A gaming system (10) includes gaming machines (100, 102, 104, 106) arranged to receive input data and to generate output data. A central database (24) stores the input data and the output data. A data processing unit 40 includes a local database (46). Unit 40 polls the gaming machines to obtain the output data over a network (12), stores the output data in the local database, transmits the output data over the network to the central database and arranges the data in a format useable by report generating software, obtains the input data from the central database, and stores the input data in the local database for use by the gaming machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Michael H. D'Amico, Steven A. Weiss, Tara L. Young, Alan G. Sheldon, Lattamore Osburn
  • PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20100331077
    Abstract: A gaming system (10) includes gaming machine groups (GR 1-GR 16) arranged to receive input data and to generate output progressive jackpot data relating to two or more progressive jackpots. A central database (26) stores the input data relating to the progressive jackpots. A monitoring computer (40) includes a local database (46). The computer (40) obtains and temporarily stores the progressive jackpot output data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Michael H. D'Amico, Tara L. Young, Keith A. Wood, Lattamore D. Osburn
  • PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES
    Publication number: 20090325689
    Abstract: A gaming system (10) includes gaming machine groups (GR 1-GR 16) arranged to receive input data and to generate output progressive jackpot data relating to two or more progressive jackpots. A central database (26) stores the input data relating to the progressive jackpots. A monitoring computer (40) includes a local database (46). The computer (40) obtains and temporarily stores the progressive jackpot output data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Michael H. D'Amico, Tara L. Young, Keith A. Wood, Lattamore D. Osburn
  • Gaming award techniques
    Patent number: 7118479
    Abstract: A gaming system (100) includes a gaming location (102) that comprises an interactive communication unit (119), including a display 118 visible from the gaming location that displays a representation of award-types that a player can select. One of the awards selected may be a bonus game playable on display 118.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael H. D'Amico, Tara L. Young, Stephanie Maddocks
  • Gaming award techniques
    Publication number: 20040254009
    Abstract: A gaming system (100) includes a gaming location (102) that comprises an interactive communication unit (119), including a display 118 visible from the gaming location that displays a representation of award-types that a player can select. One of the awards selected may be a bonus game playable on display 118.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Michael H. D'Amico, Tara L. Young, Stephanie Maddocks
  • Progressive jackpot communication techniques
    Publication number: 20040254012
    Abstract: A gaming system (10) includes gaming machine groups (GR 1-GR 16) arranged to receive input data and to generate output progressive jackpot data relating to two or more progressive jackpots. A central database (26) stores the input data relating to the progressive jackpots. A monitoring computer (40) includes a local database (46). The computer (40) obtains and temporarily stores the progressive jackpot output data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Michael H. D'Amico, Tara L. Young, Keith A. Wood, Lattamore D. Osburn
  • Gaming system customer service techniques
    Publication number: 20030073496
    Abstract: A gaming system (100) includes gaming locations (102, 104, 106) that each comprise an interactive communication unit (119), including a display 118 visible from the gaming location. A network (126) is arranged to transmit data between the communication units. A touch screen liquid crystal display (118) unrelated to the operation of a gaming machine (102) generates graphics images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Michael H. D'Amico, Xiaoqiang D. Gong, Frederick Van Baltz, Lattamore D. Osburn, Tara L. Young
  • Local database gaming system techniques
    Publication number: 20030073495
    Abstract: A gaming system (10) includes gaming machines (100, 102, 104, 106) arranged to receive input data and to generate output data. A central database (24) stores the input data and the output data. A data processing unit 40 includes a local database (46). Unit 40 polls the gaming machines to obtain the output data over a network (12), stores the output data in the local database, transmits the output data over the network to the central database and arranges the data in a format useable by report generating software, obtains the input data from the central database, and stores the input data in the local database for use by the gaming machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Michael H. D'Amico, Steven A. Weiss, Tara L. Young, Alan G. Sheldon, Lattamore Osburn