Patents by Inventor Terrence Lee McCreary, JR.

Terrence Lee McCreary, JR. 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: 8641513
    Abstract: A gaming machine connected in a gaming network or operating as a stand-alone machine, is capable of accepting two or more currencies for wager game play. The machine operates internally using a native monetary type and converts non-monetary bills to native amounts in the form of restricted or cashable credits. The multiple currency capability of the machine is utilized to encourage the use of restricted credits by adjusting conversion rates, payback tables, and the like. These features, combined with the use of restricted credits, also enable ways to monitor abuse and illegal activity on the gaming machine and implement ways to limit losses by a player. Certain post-conversion processes are used to ensure that the player is returned non-converted amounts. The gaming machine has additional hard and soft meters to process multiple monetary types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: William R. Brosnan, Bryan D. Wolf, Stephen W. Morro, Terrence Lee McCreary, Jr., M. Ali Saffari, John W. Chamberlain
  • Patent number: 8506387
    Abstract: A gaming machine connected in a gaming network or operating as a stand-alone machine, is capable of accepting two or more currencies for wager game play. The machine operates internally using a native monetary type and converts non-monetary bills to native amounts in the form of restricted or cashable credits. The multiple currency capability of the machine is utilized to encourage the use of restricted credits by adjusting conversion rates, payback tables, and the like. These features, combined with the use of restricted credits, also enable ways to monitor abuse and illegal activity on the gaming machine and implement ways to limit losses by a player. Certain post-conversion processes are used to ensure that the player is returned non-converted amounts. The gaming machine has additional hard and soft meters to process multiple monetary types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: William R. Brosnan, Bryan D. Wolf, Stephen W. Morro, Terrence Lee McCreary, Jr., M. Ali Saffari, John W. Chamberlain
  • Publication number: 20120094748
    Abstract: A gaming machine connected in a gaming network or operating as a stand-alone machine, is capable of accepting two or more currencies for wager game play. The machine operates internally using a native monetary type and converts non-monetary bills to native amounts in the form of restricted or cashable credits. The multiple currency capability of the machine is utilized to encourage the use of restricted credits by adjusting conversion rates, payback tables, and the like. These features, combined with the use of restricted credits, also enable ways to monitor abuse and illegal activity on the gaming machine and implement ways to limit losses by a player. Certain post-conversion processes are used to ensure that the player is returned non-converted amounts. The gaming machine has additional hard and soft meters to process multiple monetary types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: William R. Brosnan, Bryan D. Wolf, Stephen W. Morro, Terrence Lee McCreary, JR., M. Ali Saffari, John W. Chamberlain
  • Publication number: 20090054149
    Abstract: A gaming machine connected in a gaming network or operating as a stand-alone machine, is capable of accepting two or more currencies for wager game play. The machine operates internally using a native monetary type and converts non-monetary bills to native amounts in the form of restricted or cashable credits. The multiple currency capability of the machine is utilized to encourage the use of restricted credits by adjusting conversion rates, payback tables, and the like. These features, combined with the use of restricted credits, also enable ways to monitor abuse and illegal activity on the gaming machine and implement ways to limit losses by a player. Certain post-conversion processes are used to ensure that the player is returned non-converted amounts. The gaming machine has additional hard and soft meters to process multiple monetary types.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Inventors: William R. Brosnan, Bryan D. Wolf, Stephen W. Morro, Terrence Lee McCreary, JR., M. Ali Saffari, John W. Chamberlain