Patents by Inventor Tina Hoover

Tina Hoover 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: 10071305
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for conducting a primary lottery game in conjunction with a televised game show and a play-at-home version of the show. In the primary lottery game, players purchase lottery tickets, with each ticket having a unique web code. Players of the primary lottery game become eligible to be a contestant in the show by accumulating a predefined set of game symbols in the lottery game. During broadcast of the game show, a plurality of game symbol codes are provided to at-home viewers of the show who are also players of the primary lottery game. The at-home viewers are able to access a website, enter the web code from their lottery ticket, enter one the game symbol codes broadcast with the game show, and play a web-based game to win a game symbol associated with the entered game symbol code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Scientific Games International, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Rogers, Steve Saferin, Amy Hill, Tina Hoover, Amanda Saferin
  • Publication number: 20160101351
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for conducting a primary lottery game in conjunction with a televised game show and a play-at-home version of the show. In the primary lottery game, players purchase lottery tickets, with each ticket having a unique web code. Players of the primary lottery game become eligible to be a contestant in the show by accumulating a predefined set of game symbols in the lottery game. During broadcast of the game show, a plurality of game symbol codes are provided to at-home viewers of the show who are also players of the primary lottery game. The at-home viewers are able to access a website, enter the web code from their lottery ticket, enter one the game symbol codes broadcast with the game show, and play a web-based game to win a game symbol associated with the entered game symbol code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kyle Rogers, Steve Saferin, Amy Hill, Tina Hoover, Amanda Saferin
  • Publication number: 20160101350
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for conducting a lottery game in conjunction with a televised game show and a play-at-home version of the televised game show. A primary lottery game is established wherein players purchase lottery tickets having a unique web code assigned thereto. Players of the primary lottery game become eligible to be contestants in the televised game show by satisfying a condition of the primary lottery game. During broadcast of the televised game show, an access code is provided to at-home viewers of the show who are also players of the primary lottery game. The access code enables the at-home viewers to access a website, enter the web code from their lottery ticket, enter the access code broadcast with the televised game show, and play a web-based game to win a prize award.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Kyle Rogers, Steve Saferin, Amy Hill, Tina Hoover, Amanda Saferin