Patents
US 12475455 B2: Gaming system with secure electronic payment coupon redemption
- Granted
- 2025-11-18
- Filed
- 2020-07-31 application 16945315
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A cryptographic key is associated with an identifier (ID) of an electronic gaming machine (EGM). A computing device receives a coupon redemption request including an electronic payment coupon having the EGM ID and a credit amount. The computing device authenticates the electronic payment coupon based at least in part on the cryptographic key associated with the EGM ID and transmits a redemption confirmation when the electronic payment coupon is successfully authenticated. The computing device also stores a cancellation associated with the electronic payment coupon. The cancellation indicates that the electronic payment coupon has been redeemed for the credit amount. Such an electronic payment coupon may, for example, be generated by an EGM and/or be redeemed using an EGM and/or any other computing device capable of receiving the electronic payment coupon, transmitting a redemption request, and providing the credit amount to a user.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251118.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Gaming Technologies, Inc. 117 patents | US company or organization | Franklin, TN | VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael M. Oberberger | Franklin, TN | 86 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ben Lechlitner | Nashville, TN | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Chris Jarrell | Nolensville, TN | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John M. Plunkett | Nashville, TN | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher John Thacker | Las Vegas, NV | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel William Milligan | Palmyra, VA | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q20/3827 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3251 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-02 | Release of security interest Release (reel 062078 / frame 0604) | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2025-08-04 | ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV BIG FISH GAMES, INC. SEATTLE, WA VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FRANKLIN, TN ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD NORTH RYDE | 74992/667 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-09-02 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2022-08-31 BIG FISH GAMES, INC. signed 2022-08-31 VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2022-08-31 ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD signed 2022-08-31 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A, AS SECURITY TRUSTEE CHARLOTTE, NC | 62078/604 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-08-05 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the the name of the 1st inventor from michael b. oberberger to michael m. oberberger previously recorded on reel 053373 frame 0704. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment of assignors interest. | JARRELL, CHRIS signed 2012-08-27 LECHLITNER, BEN signed 2012-08-27 MILLIGAN, DANIEL WILLIAM signed 2012-08-27 OBERBERGER, MICHAEL M. signed 2012-08-27 PLUNKETT, JOHN M. signed 2012-08-27 THACKER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN signed 2012-08-27 | VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC FRANKLIN, TN | 53413/538 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2020-07-31 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JARRELL, CHRIS signed 2012-08-27 LECHLITNER, BEN signed 2012-08-27 MILLIGAN, DANIEL WILLIAM signed 2012-08-27 OBERBERGER, MICHAEL B. signed 2012-08-27 PLUNKETT, JOHN M. signed 2012-08-27 THACKER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN signed 2012-08-27 | VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC FRANKLIN, TN | 53373/704 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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