Travis H Nelson

US Patent:

20130210518, Aug 15, 2013

Filed:

Aug 31, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/600837

Inventors:

Brian J. Barclay - Atlanta GA, US
Andrew C. Guinn - Chicago IL, US
Travis N. Nelson - Canton GA, US
Richard B. Robbins - Glenview IL, US
Justin C. Weber - Chicago IL, US
John R. Werneke - Naperville IL, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

US Classification:

463 27

Abstract:

A method comprises receiving a feed of a number of messages providing notification of wagering game activity, wherein the wagering game activity occurred via at least one of a wagering game machine at a wagering game establishment and an online wagering game website. The method includes storing the number of messages. The method includes filtering the number of messages to create a subset of messages, wherein the filtering is based on at least one of an operator criteria and a player criteria. The operator criteria and the player criteria comprises at least one of a jackpot win, a progressive win, an entry into a bonus round, and a win where a monetary amount won exceeds a threshold multiplier of an amount wagered. The method includes publishing the subset of messages to a computing device associated with the wagering game player.

US Patent:

20130281188, Oct 24, 2013

Filed:

Mar 12, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/797551

Inventors:

Travis N. Nelson - Canton GA, US
Richard B. Robbins - Glenview IL, US
Richard T. Schwartz - Deerfield IL, US
Tracey L. Wright - West Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

US Classification:

463 25, 463 42

Abstract:

Some embodiments include a method for enabling online wagering game players to receive, while playing online wagering games, live media feeds of activities in a casino. The method can include presenting a graphical user interface including an online gaming interface and a live casino interface, wherein the online gaming interface includes lifelike computer-generated images of a wagering game machine having a display device, and computer-generated images of game elements for an online wagering game, where the game elements appear on the wagering game machine's display device. The method can also include receiving a first media feed including audio and video content portraying activities in a live casino, and presenting the media feed in the live casino interface.

US Patent:

20140342833, Nov 20, 2014

Filed:

May 16, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/279980

Inventors:

- Waukegan IL, US
Travis N. Nelson - Canton GA, US
Nickey C. Shin - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

G07F 17/32

US Classification:

463 42

Abstract:

A method for persistent casino-style gameplay is described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include presenting, a gaming session to a user, wherein the gaming session includes casino-style games and is associated with a user profile. The operations can also include recording information about the casino-style games during the gaming session. The operations can also include detecting a request for an in-advertisement casino-style game, wherein the in-advertisement casino-style game will appear on a webpage. The operations can also include transmitting for presentation on the webpage as part of the in-advertisement casino-style game, first content configured to receive information identifying the user. The operations can also include receiving the information identifying the user profile. The operations can also include transmitting for presentation on the webpage as part of the in-advertisement casino-style game, second content including data to resume play of the gaming session via the in-advertisement casino-style game.