Patents by Inventor Theodore A. Strout

Theodore A. Strout 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: 20250140076
    Abstract: A video lottery system may include a processor circuit and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory comprises machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to obtain, by a mobile player device associated with a player, site controller information from a local site controller associated with a video lottery terminal (VLT). The instructions further cause the processor circuit to transmit, by the mobile player device, a network request to a remote server for player information from a player database. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to receive, by the mobile player device from the remote server, the player information. The instructions further cause the processor circuit to provide, by the mobile player device, the player information in an encoded format to the local site controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Robert WALKER, Bradley BOUDREAU, Theodore STROUT
  • Publication number: 20240212442
    Abstract: A system configured to rank gameplay can include a processor circuit and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the system to perform operations. The operation can include transmitting an indication of a start of an event to an electronic gaming machine (“EGM”). The operations can include, subsequent to transmitting the indication of the start of the event, receiving information associated with gameplay by a player from the EGM. The operations can further include determining a ranking associated with the player based on the information associated with the gameplay by the player. The operations can further include transmitting an indication of the ranking associated with the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Publication date: June 27, 2024
    Inventors: Bradley BOUDREAU, Dwayne NELSON, Robert WALKER, Theodore STROUT, Stephen CAPSTICK, Yan MEUNIER, Mark POLTAROWICZ
  • Patent number: 10282180
    Abstract: A merchant generates a customized service strategy related to a suite of electronic transaction services hosted by a service provider. The custom strategy specifies services to perform, and possibly an order in which to perform the services, by a service provider in relation to an electronic transaction associated with the merchant. Through use of a user interface, the strategy can be represented as a graphical decision tree, with terminal nodes representing services or actions. A customized strategy is transmitted to a service provider, as is transaction related information, whereby the service provider can service the transaction according to the strategy and based on the transaction information. Scheduling information that specifies different strategies to apply to different transaction scenarios can be generated. A strategy is selected by a service provider based on the scheduling information and transaction information, and is used to service one or more electronic transactions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: CyberSource Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Pe Jiminez, Theodore A. Strout, Timothy R. Harding, Jeffrey L. King
  • Publication number: 20160246581
    Abstract: A merchant generates a customized service strategy related to a suite of electronic transaction services hosted by a service provider. The custom strategy specifies services to perform, and possibly an order in which to perform the services, by a service provider in relation to an electronic transaction associated with the merchant. Through use of a user interface, the strategy can be represented as a graphical decision tree, with terminal nodes representing services or actions. A customized strategy is transmitted to a service provider, as is transaction related information, whereby the service provider can service the transaction according to the strategy and based on the transaction information. Scheduling information that specifies different strategies to apply to different transaction scenarios can be generated. A strategy is selected by a service provider based on the scheduling information and transaction information, and is used to service one or more electronic transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: Michael Pe Jiminez, Theodore A. Strout, Timothy R. Harding, Jeffrey L. King
  • Publication number: 20060218053
    Abstract: A merchant generates a customized service strategy related to a suite of electronic transaction services hosted by a service provider. The custom strategy specifies services to perform, and possibly an order in which to perform the services, by a service provider in relation to an electronic transaction associated with the merchant. Through use of a user interface, the strategy can be represented as a graphical decision tree, with terminal nodes representing services or actions. A customized strategy is transmitted to a service provider, as is transaction related information, whereby the service provider can service the transaction according to the strategy and based on the transaction information. Scheduling information that specifies different strategies to apply to different transaction scenarios can be generated. A strategy is selected by a service provider based on the scheduling information and transaction information, and is used to service one or more electronic transactions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 28, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Jimenez, Jeffrey King, Theodore Strout, Timothy Harding