Patents by Inventor Venkatesh A. Khanna

Venkatesh A. Khanna 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).

  • Opt-in proximity alert
    Patent number: 9659441
    Abstract: A method for alerting a player about a wagering game machine is described herein. In some embodiments, the method can include receiving, via a communications network from a handheld computing device, player preferences for an opt-in proximity alert. The method can further include creating the opt-in proximity alert based, at least in part, on the player preferences. The method can further include determining, via one or more processors, that the handheld computing device is in proximity to a wagering game machine matching the player preferences. The method can further include causing the handheld computing device to present an alert about the wagering game machine matching the player preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: BALLY GAMING, INC.
    Inventors: Sean P. Kelly, Donald E. Brundage, Venkatesh A. Khanna
  • OPT-IN PROXIMITY ALERT
    Publication number: 20150045115
    Abstract: A method for alerting a player about a wagering game machine is described herein. In some embodiments, the method can include receiving, via a communications network from a handheld computing device, player preferences for an opt-in proximity alert. The method can further include creating the opt-in proximity alert based, at least in part, on the player preferences. The method can further include determining, via one or more processors, that the handheld computing device is in proximity to a wagering game machine matching the player preferences. The method can further include causing the handheld computing device to present an alert about the wagering game machine matching the player preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Sean P. Kelly, Donald E. Brundage, Venkatesh A. Khanna
  • Opt-in proximity alert
    Patent number: 8894493
    Abstract: A method for alerting a player about a wagering game machine is described herein. In some embodiments, the method can include determining that a wagering game machine is in proximity to the handheld computing device. The method can further include indicating that the wagering game machine is in proximity to the handheld computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: WMS Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean P. Kelly, Donald E. Brundage, Venkatesh A. Khanna
  • OPT-IN PROXIMITY ALERT
    Publication number: 20140171206
    Abstract: A method for alerting a player about a wagering game machine is described herein. In some embodiments, the method can include determining that a wagering game machine is in proximity to the handheld computing device. The method can further include indicating that the wagering game machine is in proximity to the handheld computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: WMS GAMING, INC.
    Inventors: Sean P. Kelly, Donald E. Brundage, Venkatesh A. Khanna