Patents by Inventor Thomas K. Oram
Thomas K. Oram 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).
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Publication number: 20240087426Abstract: A system and method for facilitating the purchase of digital lottery tickets, the validation of digital lottery tickets, and the redemption of digital lottery tickets. The systems and methods provide improved security and protection against fraudulent validation and redemption of digital lottery tickets.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Zbigniew Brzozowski, Gregory J. Spatuzzi, Thomas K. Oram
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Publication number: 20240005730Abstract: A ticket issuer server provides a digital instant lottery ticket, such as a smart contract instant lottery ticket (SILT) on a digital ledger, such as a blockchain infrastructure that supports execution of smart contracts. The ticket issuer server obtains an encryption key from a key issuer, encrypts a prize code with the encryption key to provide an encrypted prize code, creates an object, such as a smart contract representing the SILT, wherein the smart contract includes a ticket owner address attribute, a ticket issuer address attribute, a key issuer address attribute and the encrypted prize code, and stores the object on the digital ledger.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2023Publication date: January 4, 2024Applicant: IGT Global Solutions CorporationInventors: Gianluca RAGNONI, Fabrizio BATTINI, Emanuele MARTIRE, Thomas K. ORAM
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Patent number: 11861988Abstract: A system and method for facilitating the purchase of digital lottery tickets, the validation of digital lottery tickets, and the redemption of digital lottery tickets. The systems and methods provide improved security and protection against fraudulent validation and redemption of digital lottery tickets.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: IGT Global Solutions CorporationInventors: Zbigniew Brzozowski, Gregory J. Spatuzzi, Thomas K. Oram
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Patent number: 11798359Abstract: A ticket issuer server provides a digital instant lottery ticket, such as a smart contract instant lottery ticket (SILT) on a digital ledger, such as a blockchain infrastructure that supports execution of smart contracts. The ticket issuer server obtains an encryption key from a key issuer, encrypts a prize code with the encryption key to provide an encrypted prize code, creates an object, such as a smart contract representing the SILT, wherein the smart contract includes a ticket owner address attribute, a ticket issuer address attribute, a key issuer address attribute and the encrypted prize code, and stores the object on the digital ledger.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: IGT Global Solutions CorporationInventors: Gianluca Ragnoni, Fabrizio Battini, Emanuele Martire, Thomas K. Oram
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Publication number: 20220319270Abstract: A system and method for facilitating the purchase of digital lottery tickets, the validation of digital lottery tickets, and the redemption of digital lottery tickets. The systems and methods provide improved security and protection against fraudulent validation and redemption of digital lottery tickets.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2021Publication date: October 6, 2022Inventors: Zbigniew Brzozowski, Gregory J. Spatuzzi, Thomas K. Oram
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Publication number: 20220005316Abstract: A ticket issuer server provides a digital instant lottery ticket, such as a smart contract instant lottery ticket (SILT) on a digital ledger, such as a blockchain infrastructure that supports execution of smart contracts. The ticket issuer server obtains an encryption key from a key issuer, encrypts a prize code with the encryption key to provide an encrypted prize code, creates an object, such as a smart contract representing the SILT, wherein the smart contract includes a ticket owner address attribute, a ticket issuer address attribute, a key issuer address attribute and the encrypted prize code, and stores the object on the digital ledger.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Gianluca RAGNONI, Fabrizio BATTINI, Emanuele MARTIRE, Thomas K. ORAM
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Patent number: 11151838Abstract: A ticket issuer server provides a digital instant lottery ticket, such as a smart contract instant lottery ticket (SILT) on a digital ledger, such as a blockchain infrastructure that supports execution of smart contracts. The ticket issuer server obtains an encryption key from a key issuer, encrypts a prize code with the encryption key to provide an encrypted prize code, creates an object, such as a smart contract representing the SILT, wherein the smart contract includes a ticket owner address attribute, a ticket issuer address attribute, a key issuer address attribute and the encrypted prize code, and stores the object on the digital ledger.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: IGT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATIONInventors: Gianluca Ragnoni, Fabrizio Battini, Emanuele Martire, Thomas K. Oram
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Publication number: 20210074120Abstract: A ticket issuer server provides a digital instant lottery ticket, such as a smart contract instant lottery ticket (SILT) on a digital ledger, such as a blockchain infrastructure that supports execution of smart contracts. The ticket issuer server obtains an encryption key from a key issuer, encrypts a prize code with the encryption key to provide an encrypted prize code, creates an object, such as a smart contract representing the SILT, wherein the smart contract includes a ticket owner address attribute, a ticket issuer address attribute, a key issuer address attribute and the encrypted prize code, and stores the object on the digital ledger.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Gianluca RAGNONI, Fabrizio BATTINI, Emanuele MARTIRE, Thomas K. ORAM
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Patent number: 9914046Abstract: A system, device and method provide for the printing of an instant, scratch-off lottery ticket product on demand at a retail location. In various embodiments, a pre-activation printing process applies an active thermal layer and other coatings on a ticket substrate, but excludes any game indicia or security codes. An activator printer thermally applies game indicia and/or security code(s) at a retail location according to ticket selections made by a user and further according to data generated via a central host, wherein the activator printer applies the indicia and code(s) at least partially under one or more security coatings on the ticket substrate, where the coatings had been applied during the pre-activation process.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: IGT Global Solutions CorporationInventors: Richard A. Modawell, Thomas K. Oram, Donald L. Stanford, Mark Truman
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Patent number: 9552191Abstract: Various aspects are directed to random, number generation. A request from a game terminal for a random number may be received. Whether a new seed is required may be determined, for example, based on the time or quantity of random numbers generated since the last re-seeding. Conditioned on determining that the new seed is required, a pseudo-random number generator may re-seeded, wherein the re-seeding comprises setting a current seed value equal to the new seed. The pseudo-random number generator may generate a random number based at least in part on the current seed value; and transmit information based on the random number to the game terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2008Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: IGT Canada Solutions ULCInventor: Thomas K. Oram
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Publication number: 20170007916Abstract: A system, device and method provide for the printing of an instant, scratch-off lottery ticket product on demand at a retail location. In various embodiments, a pre-activation printing process applies an active thermal layer and other coatings on a ticket substrate, but excludes any game indicia or security codes. An activator printer thermally applies game indicia and/or security code(s) at a retail location according to ticket selections made by a user and further according to data generated via a central host, wherein the activator printer applies the indicia and code(s) at least partially under one or more security coatings on the ticket substrate, where the coatings had been applied during the pre-activation process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Richard A. Modawell, Thomas K. Oram, Donald L. Stanford, Mark Truman
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Patent number: 9317995Abstract: A transaction card facilitates typical consumer transactions as well as transactions related to lottery offerings and can incorporate a reader terminal to associate lottery tickets with the transaction instrument. New gaming opportunities tied to the instrument are also facilitated, including a personalized guaranteed prize structure, a personalized and/or localized jackpot and an opportunity for winning additional prizes when making purchases using the instrument. The system according to one embodiment of the present invention provides at least a lottery data processing system for communicating a first funding amount to be applied to a multi-purpose transaction card based on winnings from a lottery offering, and a reader terminal for reading at least a portion of the transaction card, reading indicia on one or more gaming tickets, and associating the one or more gaming tickets with the transaction card.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: IGT Global Solutions CorporationInventors: Timothy B. Nyman, Richard S. Meehan, Thomas K. Oram, Paul Richard Schneider, Ravikumar Paramasivam
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Patent number: 8333653Abstract: A transaction card facilitates typical consumer transactions as well as transactions related to lottery offerings and can incorporate a reader terminal to associate lottery tickets with the transaction instrument. New gaming opportunities tied to the instrument are also facilitated, including a personalized guaranteed prize structure, a personalized and/or localized jackpot and an opportunity for winning additional prizes when making purchases using the instrument. The system according to one embodiment of the present invention provides at least a lottery data processing system for communicating a first funding amount to be applied to a multi-purpose transaction card based on winnings from a lottery offering, and a reader terminal for reading at least a portion of the transaction card, reading indicia on one or more gaming tickets, and associating the one or more gaming tickets with the transaction card.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2009Date of Patent: December 18, 2012Assignee: GTECH CorporationInventors: Timothy B. Nyman, Richard G. Finocchio, Richard S. Meehan, Thomas K. Oram
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Patent number: 8147309Abstract: A system and method for facilitating play of a game of chance by multiple players at multiple locations using a virtual card deck are provided. The system may include a plurality of terminals at the multiple locations, the terminals receiving wagers from the plurality of players, the plurality of terminals issuing tickets to the plurality of players. Each ticket may include a respective player hand chosen from the virtual card deck and an identification code uniquely identifying the ticket. The system may include a plurality of displays at the multiple locations, the displays displaying a shared community hand chosen from the virtual card deck. The system may include a server in communication with the plurality of terminals and the plurality of displays. The server may select a set of removed cards from the virtual card deck prior to issuing tickets for the game.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2006Date of Patent: April 3, 2012Assignee: GTech Rhode Island CorporationInventors: Amir Amirsadri, Richard Finocchio, Thomas Napolitano, Thomas K. Oram, Brian J. Roberts
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Patent number: 8135648Abstract: Credit vouchers from a wagering game machine can be authenticated. This may be accomplished by receiving credit information at a server, the credit information including information indicating a player's balance at the wagering game machine. A security key may be created for the credit voucher. A secured document token may be created by encrypting a document token including the credit information with the security key. This document token may sent to a server which supplies a credit response. A modified security key may be created by combining the credit response with the security key. The credit voucher may be provided, the credit vouchers including the credit information, the credit response and the modified security key.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2008Date of Patent: March 13, 2012Assignee: GTECH CorporationInventors: Thomas K. Oram, Chenghui Luo, Johan Berg
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Publication number: 20100304852Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for authentication. In one embodiment, a first identifier associated with an item to be authenticated may be received. A first decryption key associated with the item may also be received. The first identifier may be decrypted using the first decryption key to generate a second identifier. The contents of an authentication database may be searched to find a match for the second identifier. If a match for the second identifier is found in the authentication database, the item may be confirmed as authentic. In embodiments of the present invention, the item may be a lottery ticket, a document, a receipt, a ticket, a credit card, etc.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: GTECH RHODE ISLAND CORPORATIONInventors: Walter Szrek, Thomas K. Oram
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Publication number: 20100222125Abstract: A lottery device, system and method incorporate lottery and non-lottery transaction capabilities within a single device that also provides for paperless wagering and payment of winnings. As part of the present invention, a transaction instrument facilitates typical consumer transactions as well as transactions related to lottery offerings and can use a reader terminal component to associate lottery tickets with the transaction instrument.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2010Publication date: September 2, 2010Inventors: Timothy B. Nyman, Richard G. Finocchio, Richard S. Meehan, Thomas K. Oram, Robert S. Melesko, James R. Breindel, Robert Corvese, Frank Metayer
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Publication number: 20100174613Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method that facilitates the tracking of customer sessions for lottery customers using a lottery-related point-of-sale (POS) device and/or printer control device (PCD). Rather than printing and cutting receipts in that order, the present invention handles multiple gaming-related transactions by first issuing a cut command and then a print command as part of a command sequence for the second and subsequent transactions. When the customer has completed his or her gaming-related transactions, a final cut command is issued, followed by appropriate payment processing and customer session termination.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2009Publication date: July 8, 2010Inventors: Thomas K. Oram, Stephen P. Lupo, Richard S. Meehan
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Patent number: 7749080Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for authentication. In one embodiment, a first identifier associated with an item to be authenticated may be received. A first decryption key associated with the item may also be received. The first identifier may be decrypted using the first decryption key to generate a second identifier. The contents of an authentication database may be searched to find a match for the second identifier. If a match for the second identifier is found in the authentication database, the item may be confirmed as authentic. In embodiments of the present invention, the item may be a lottery ticket, a document, a receipt, a ticket, a credit card, etc.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2005Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: GTECH Rhode Island CorporationInventors: Walter Szrek, Thomas K. Oram
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Publication number: 20100160022Abstract: Systems and methods are described for various lottery, gaming and other applications. The systems and methods may be configured to extract player selection data from a digital image of a selection slip or other document. The extraction of player selection data may be based on information read from the slip indicating how player-written marks found on the slip should be interpreted.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2008Publication date: June 24, 2010Applicant: GTECH CORPORATIONInventor: Thomas K. ORAM