Patents by Inventor Ugo Cicchello

Ugo Cicchello 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).

  • System and method for retailer risk profiling
    Patent number: 11068823
    Abstract: The lottery administration entity typically maintains a retail network of terminals that can be used to purchase tickets as well as validate tickets. Each transaction at the retail locations, whether it is purchasing tickets or validating tickets, may be stored in a database or other data store. The data store may be used to search for ticket information, such as when or where a particular ticket was purchased. The stored data may processed in order to generate a risk profile of retailers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
    Inventors: Ugo Cicchello, Richard Guzzo, Barbara Dool
  • Identification of potentially banned transactions
    Patent number: 10643425
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying potentially banned transactions in a real time or near real time fashion is provided. The identification of banned transactions may help a lottery corporation to ensure that retailers are enforcing the rules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
    Inventors: Chris Cameron, Christopher Parrott, Ugo Cicchello
  • System and methods of managing and using information in a lottery system
    Patent number: 9870673
    Abstract: Interactions with the lottery system may be stored to a central database or data store. The transactions stored in the lottery system may represent interactions with the lottery system, such as purchasing of tickets and validating tickets. The lottery system may link a current transaction with a previous transaction, allowing a transaction profile of a ticket to be generated. The transaction profile information may be used for various purposes including supporting an investigation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Nanni, Harold Tausch, Leslie Norbo, Ugo Cicchello, Richard Guzzo
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETAILER RISK PROFILING
    Publication number: 20140297360
    Abstract: The lottery administration entity typically maintains a retail network of terminals that can be used to purchase tickets as well as validate tickets. Each transaction at the retail locations, whether it is purchasing tickets or validating tickets, may be stored in a database or other data store. The data store may be used to search for ticket information, such as when or where a particular ticket was purchased. The stored data may processed in order to generate a risk profile of retailers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Ugo Cicchello, Richard Guzzo, Barbara Dool
  • SYSTEM AND METHODS OF MANAGING AND USING INFORMATION IN A LOTTERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140295945
    Abstract: Interactions with the lottery system may be stored to a central database or data store. The transactions stored in the lottery system may represent interactions with the lottery system, such as purchasing of tickets and validating tickets. The lottery system may link a current transaction with a previous transaction, allowing a transaction profile of a ticket to be generated. The transaction profile information may be used for various purposes including supporting an investigation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Raymond Nanni, Harold Tausch, Leslie Norbo, Ugo Cicchello, Richard Guzzo
  • IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIALLY BANNED TRANSACTIONS
    Publication number: 20140295946
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying potentially banned transactions in a real time or near real time fashion is provided. The identification of banned transactions may help a lottery corporation to ensure that retailers are enforcing the rules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Chris Cameron, Christopher Parrott, Ugo Cicchello