Ronald D Gray

US Patent:

20210225124, Jul 22, 2021

Filed:

Apr 7, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/224595

Inventors:

- Las Vegas NV, US
Ronald GRAY - Las Vegas NV, US

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

Abstract:

A gaming system includes logic circuitry and a gaming machine for conducting a casino wagering game. The logic circuitry receives, via an acoustic input component of the gaming machine, an acoustic capture signal representative of a player account identifier corresponding to a player account from a mobile device, determines the player account identifier represented by the capture signal, and associates a gaming session on the gaming machine with the corresponding player account. In addition, the logic circuitry, in response to receiving in a prescribed manner, via the acoustic input component, an acoustic maintain-session signal from the mobile device, maintains the association between the gaming session on the gaming machine and the corresponding player account for a period of time, in response to failing to receive the maintain-session signal in the prescribed manner, the logic circuitry terminates the association between the gaming session and the corresponding player account.

US Patent:

20200082663, Mar 12, 2020

Filed:

Nov 13, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/682274

Inventors:

- Las Vegas NV, US
Ronald GRAY - Las Vegas NV, US

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

Abstract:

A gaming system includes logic circuitry and a gaming machine for conducting a casino wagering game. The logic circuitry receives, via an acoustic input component of the gaming machine, an acoustic capture signal representative of a player account identifier corresponding to a player account from a mobile device, determines the player account identifier represented by the capture signal, and associates a gaming session on the gaming machine with the corresponding player account. In addition, the logic circuitry, in response to receiving in a prescribed manner, via the acoustic input component, an acoustic maintain-session signal from the mobile device, maintains the association between the gaming session on the gaming machine and the corresponding player account for a period of time, In response to failing to receive the maintain-session signal in the prescribed manner, the logic circuitry terminates the association between the gaming session and the corresponding player account.

US Patent:

20190102967, Apr 4, 2019

Filed:

Dec 3, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/207677

Inventors:

- Las V egas NV, US
Ronald GRAY - Las Vegas NV, US
Yogendrasinh Hematji RAJPUT - Bangalore, IN
Suhas RANGASWAMY - Kollegal, IN
Prateek Kumar BAISHKHIYAR - Bangalor, IN
Sathishkumar DURAI - Chennai, IN

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

Abstract:

A gaming system includes a gaming machine for conducting a casino wagering game and logic circuitry. The logic circuitry establishes a gaming session of the casino wagering game for a player, during the gaming session, detects an object at a detected distance via a presence sensor of the gaming machine, determines whether or not the detected object is the player based on one or more object detection criteria including the detected distance, in response to the detected object being determined to be the player, maintains the gaming session, and in response to the detected object being determined to be an object other than the player, initiates an end-session counter to terminate the gaming session. A duration of the end-session counter varies at least partially as a function of the one or more object detection criteria.

US Patent:

20190096181, Mar 28, 2019

Filed:

Sep 25, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/140932

Inventors:

- Las Vegas NV, US
Ronald GRAY - Las Vegas NV, US

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

Abstract:

A gaming system includes logic circuitry and a gaming machine for conducting a casino wagering game. The logic circuitry receives, via an acoustic input component of the gaming machine, an acoustic capture signal representative of a player account identifier corresponding to a player account from a mobile device, determines the player account identifier represented by the capture signal, and associates a gaming session on the gaming machine with the corresponding player account. In addition, the logic circuitry, in response to receiving in a prescribed manner, via the acoustic input component, an acoustic maintain-session signal from the mobile device, maintains the association between the gaming session on the gaming machine and the corresponding player account for a period of time, In response to failing to receive the maintain-session signal in the prescribed manner, the logic circuitry terminates the association between the gaming session and the corresponding player account.