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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2002327664', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2004800265558', 'Application No. 2004800265558', 'Application No. 04788767']

Patent US7785194 - Player specific rewards - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsEmbodiments of the invention are directed to networked gaming devices that can keep particularized records for identified players. A server can store records of player's present and past actions on the gaming network and can communicate with the gaming device using messaging. In some embodiments, status...http://www.google.com/patents/US7785194?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7785194 - Player specific rewardsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7785194 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/699,260Publication dateAug 31, 2010Filing dateOct 31, 2003Priority dateSep 18, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20040142742Publication number10699260, 699260, US 7785194 B2, US 7785194B2, US-B2-7785194, US7785194 B2, US7785194B2InventorsRichard J. Schneider, R. Jeffrey Jordan, Scott A. Boyd, Kevan Wilkins, Shannon Mason, Keith Russell, Matt GlazierOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (89), Non-Patent Citations (65), Referenced by (18), Classifications (5), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPlayer specific rewards
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JEFFREY;BOYD, SCOTT A.;AND OTHERS;REEL/FRAME:014482/0240;SIGNING DATES FROM 20030317 TO 20040317Owner name: ACRES GAMING INCORPORATED, NEVADAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SCHNEIDER, RICHARD J.;JORDAN, R. JEFFREY;BOYD, SCOTT A.;AND OTHERS;SIGNING DATES FROM 20030317 TO 20040317;REEL/FRAME:014482/0240May 24, 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: IGT, NEVADAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ACRES GAMING INCORPORATED;REEL/FRAME:017663/0341Effective date: 20060515Owner name: IGT,NEVADAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ACRES GAMING INCORPORATED;REEL/FRAME:017663/0341Effective date: 20060515Feb 28, 2014FPAYFee paymentYear of fee payment: 4RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services