Patents
US 9342952 B2: Systems and methods for creating and maintaining an inventory list and verifying components of gaming equipment
- Granted
- 2016-05-17
- Filed
- 2013-08-30 application 14015201
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Systems and methods for authenticating an inventory list of the components installed on electronic gaming machines, including receiving, from an input device, an input signal indicating the identity and location of a gaming machine, an electronic signature of each installed component, receiving the electronic signature and software components which should be installed on the gaming machine, and comparing electronic signature of the components. If the electronic signature of the components does not match the received electronic signature of what should be installed on the gaming machine, and sending a confirmation to the inventory database component indicating the correct software is not installed.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160517.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. 2 patents | US company or organization | Lakewood, NJ | GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zachary Hollis | Denver, CO | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Christopher Van Emmerik | Westminster, CO | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3241 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-10 | Assignment Nunc pro tunc assignment | GLI CAPITAL GROUP, INC. F/K/A GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2026-07-09 | GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, LLC LAKEWOOD, NJ | 75235/91 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2026-06-18 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, LLC signed 2026-06-18 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. CHICAGO, IL | 75003/19 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-07-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HOLLIS, ZACHARY signed 2013-08-30 VAN EMMERIK, CHRISTOPER signed 2013-08-30 | GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. LAKEWOOD, NJ | 36180/900 | 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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