Robert L O'Donnell

US Patent:

7909693, Mar 22, 2011

Filed:

Nov 24, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/720931

Inventors:

Keith Donald Kammler - Las Vegas NV, US
J. Christopher McNamee - Las Vegas NV, US
Alan Gael Sheldon - Las Vegas NV, US
Robert L. O'Donnell - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd.

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 25, 463 16, 463 20, 463 21, 463 22, 463 23, 463 24, 463 40, 463 42

Abstract:

A gaming system has a central authority connected to a plurality of gaming machines. Player activity is tracked at the gaming machines during regular gaming sessions and during virtual gaming sessions. Such data is transmitted to the central authority for providing player points in a player account file of a central database. Regular gaming sessions occur between player card insertion and player card removal. Virtual gaming sessions may occur prior to player card insertion as well as after player card insertion. For example, a coin-in event prior to player card insertion will establish a virtual session, and credits remaining on the credit meter at a card-out event will establish a virtual gaming session.

US Patent:

8597110, Dec 3, 2013

Filed:

Feb 14, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/026986

Inventors:

Keith Donald Kammler - Las Vegas NV, US
J. Christopher McNamee - Las Vegas NV, US
Alan Gael Sheldon - Las Vegas NV, US
Robert L. O'Donnell - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 25, 463 24, 463 16

Abstract:

A gaming system has a central authority connected to a plurality of gaming machines. Player activity is tracked at the gaming machines during regular gaming sessions and during virtual gaming sessions. Such data is transmitted to the central authority for providing player points in a player account file of a central database. Regular gaming sessions occur between player card insertion and player card removal. Virtual gaming sessions may occur prior to player card insertion as well as after player card insertion. For example, a coin-in event prior to player card insertion will establish a virtual session, and credits remaining on the credit meter at a card-out event will establish a virtual gaming session.

US Patent:

20160307402, Oct 20, 2016

Filed:

Jun 28, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/195631

Inventors:

- North Ryde, AU
J. Christopher McNamee - Las Vegas NV, US
Alan Gael Sheldon - Las Vegas NV, US
Robert L. O'Donnell - Las Vegas NV, US

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

Abstract:

A gaming system has a central authority connected to a plurality of gaming machines. Player activity is tracked at the gaming machines during regular gaming sessions and during virtual gaming sessions. Such data is transmitted to the central authority for providing player points in a player account file of a central database. Regular gaming sessions occur between player card insertion and player card removal. Virtual gaming sessions may occur prior to player card insertion as well as after player card insertion. For example, a coin-in event prior to player card insertion will establish a virtual session, and credits remaining on the credit meter at a card-out event will establish a virtual gaming session.

US Patent:

20140087795, Mar 27, 2014

Filed:

Dec 2, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/094523

Inventors:

- North Ryde, AU
J. Christopher McNamee - Las Vegas NV, US
Alan Gael Sheldon - Las Vegas NV, US
Robert L. O'Donnell - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited - North Ryde

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

US Classification:

463 1

Abstract:

A gaming system has a central authority connected to a plurality of gaming machines. Player activity is tracked at the gaming machines during regular gaming sessions and during virtual gaming sessions. Such data is transmitted to the central authority for providing player points in a player account file of a central database. Regular gaming sessions occur between player card insertion and player card removal. Virtual gaming sessions may occur prior to player card insertion as well as after player card insertion. For example, a coin-in event prior to player card insertion will establish a virtual session, and credits remaining on the credit meter at a card-out event will establish a virtual gaming session.