Patent Assignment
Reel/Frame 018668/0615
Release of Security Interest
Recorded: 2005-12-06
Pages: 23
Assignor
JSW INVESTMENTS, LLC
Executed: 2005-05-27
Assignee
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC
FIVE HIGH RIDGE PARK, STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06905
Covered Properties
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Method and apparatus for providing a reference
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09/901,787 →
Publication:
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Method and apparatus for offering forward commitment agreements
Application:
10/120,529 →
Publication:
US US20020161645A1
System and Method for Automated Play of Lottery Games
Systems and Methods for Lottery Game Play Aggregation
Systems and Methods Wherein at Least One Set of Possible Input Parameters to a Physics Simulation Will Produce a Successful Game Result
Patent:
6,802,772 →
Application:
09/686,638 →
Systems and Methods for Altering Game Information Indicated to a Player
Patent:
6,749,505 →
Application:
09/714,558 →
Method and apparatus for dynamic rule and/or offer generation
Application:
09/993,228 →
Publication:
US US20030083936A1
Method and apparatus for processing a reward offer for a self-forming group
Application:
10/171,439 →
Publication:
US US20030064788A1
Method and apparatus for promoting a product
Application:
10/100,684 →
Publication:
US US20020133426A1
Process and product for promoting a product
Application:
10/100,565 →
Publication:
US US20020133408A1
Process and Product for Enforcing Purchase Agreements
Method and Apparatus for Product Display
Method and apparatus for marketing supplemental information
Application:
10/123,634 →
Publication:
US US20030033294A1
Method and apparatus for generating and marketing supplemental information
Application:
10/132,761 →
Publication:
US US20030033161A1
Method and apparatus for facilitating a secondary wager at a slot machine
Application:
10/121,251 →
Publication:
US US20020198044A1
Method and Apparatus for Remotely Customizing a Gaming Device
Methods and Systems for Facilitating Play at a Gaming Device by Means of Third Party Offers
Method and apparatus for gaming with alternate value payouts
Application:
10/156,576 →
Publication:
US US20020177479A1
Method and Apparatus for Planning and Customizing a Gaming Experience
Method and Apparatus for Providing Credits for Game Play
Method and Apparatus for Selling an Aging Food Product
Methods and systems for documenting a player's experience in a casino environment
Application:
10/176,765 →
Publication:
US US20020196342A1
Method and apparatus for offering and providing consolation prizes
Application:
10/171,495 →
Publication:
US US20030013516A1
Method and Apparatus for Offering a Guaranteed Win
Method and apparatus for managing hotel transactions from a gaming device
Application:
10/187,120 →
Publication:
US US20030050806A1
Method and apparatus for providing a supplementary product sale at a point-of-sale terminal
Application:
09/933,588 →
Publication:
US US20020046124A1
System and Method for Automated Play of Multiple Gaming Devices
System and Method for Automated Play of Multiple Gaming Devices
Patient care delivery system
Application:
09/893,495 →
Publication:
US US20010051765A1
Method and apparatus for generating directives for personnel
Application:
10/212,636 →
Publication:
US US20030027635A1
Method and Apparatus for Verifying Secure Document Timestamping
Method and apparatus for linked play gaming
Application:
10/254,831 →
Publication:
US US20030064807A1
Method and Apparatus for Entertaining Callers in a Queue
Method and Apparatus for Awarding and Redeeming Prepaid Telephone Time
Device and Method for Promoting the Selection and Use of a Transaction Card
Method and apparatus for facilitating the provision of a benefit to a customer of a retailer
Application:
10/244,809 →
Publication:
US US20030055727A1
Method and Apparatus for Facilitating Play of Gaming Device
Method and System for Authorization of Account-Based Transactions
Method and System for Adapting Casino Games to Playing Preferences
Device and Method for Providing Payouts Based on Activity and Ranks of Other Gaming Sessions
Methods and apparatus for managing scores
Application:
60/378,289 →
Gaming Device for a Flat Rate Play Session and a Method of Operating Same
Multiple Party Reward System Utilizing Single Account
Electronic Gaming Device Offering a Game of Knowledge for Enhanced Payouts
Method and apparatus for utilizing demand information at a vending machine
Application:
09/994,810 →
Publication:
US US20020116286A1
System and method for remote automated play of gaming devices
Application:
60/401,853 →
Viewing of gaming contracts
Application:
60/401,852 →
Apparatus and Method for Facilitating Team Play of Slot Machines
Method and apparatus for facilitating purchase agreements with a retailer
Application:
10/124,809 →
Publication:
US US20020161670A1
System and method for providing reward points for casino play
Application:
10/136,050 →
Publication:
US US20020123376A1
Apparatus and Method for Facilitating Play of a Gaming Device with a Plurality of Balances
System and Method for Advertising/Sales at a Gaming Device
Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Telephone Status
System and Method for Providing a Customized Index with Hyper-Footnotes
Method and Apparatus for Vending a Combination of Products
Systems and methods for facilitating a transaction by use of third party subsidies
Application:
10/100,685 →
Publication:
US US20020147663A1
Gaming device methods and apparatus employing scheduled payouts
Application:
60/374,344 →
Slot machine speed optimization
Application:
60/373,110 →
Offer manager system
Application:
60/369,108 →
Gaming device methods and apparatus employing reversed payout tables
Application:
60/374,384 →
Method and apparatus for automatically operating a game machine
Application:
60/373,750 →
Method and apparatus for touring a bonus round on a game machine
Application:
60/373,748 →
Method and apparatus for enabling a player to select features on a game machine
Application:
60/373,761 →
Gaming device methods and apparatus employing feature management
Application:
60/374,343 →
Gaming device methods and apparatus employing audio/video clip outcome presentation
Application:
60/373,111 →
Gaming device methods and apparatus employing automatic game initiation
Application:
60/373,112 →
Method and apparatus for providing a bonus to a player based on a credit balance
Application:
60/373,749 →
Gaming device methods and apparatus employing combination play
Application:
60/374,342 →
Gaming device methods and apparatus employing modified payouts
Application:
60/374,437 →
Gaming device methods and apparatus employing flat rate play
Application:
60/374,385 →
Method and Apparatus for Outputting Apparent and Actual Outcomes of a Gaming Device
Gaming device methods and apparatus employing multiple stage outcomes
Application:
60/373,751 →
Gaming device methods and apparatus employing hidden player accounts
Application:
60/373,747 →
Gaming device methods and apparatus employed for regulating access
Application:
60/374,436 →
System and Method for Facilitating Play of a Video Game via a Web Site
Electronic gaming system offering entertainment services
Application:
60/374,369 →
Gaming device methods and apparatus employing alternate payout features
Application:
60/374,625 →
Video wrapped reels
Application:
60/383,059 →
Method and apparatus for authenticating data relating to usage of a game machine
Application:
60/417,415 →
Method and apparatus for providing a complimentary service to a player
Application:
60/408,473 →
Method and apparatus for outputting a message at a message at a gaming device
Application:
60/418,397 →
Systems and methods wherein a portion of landscape information is provided to a remote player device
Application:
09/796,056 →
Publication:
US US20020119819A1
Systems and methods for limiting a total amount won by a player based on the player's performance in a game of skill
Application:
09/773,450 →
Publication:
US US20020103022A1
Systems and methods wherein a player positions an item in a list during game play
Application:
09/745,900 →
Publication:
US US20020082066A1
Systems and Methods to Ensure That a Threshold Game Result Is Possible
Patent:
6,650,952 →
Application:
09/843,412 →
Systems and methods wherein a player device continues game play independent of a determination of player input validity
Application:
09/795,740 →
Publication:
US US20020119822A1
Systems and Methods Wherein a Reconfiguration Rule Is Not Indicated During at Least a Portion of Game Play
Method and apparatus for player communication
Application:
60/408,472 →
Process and Product for Determining an Amount of Posting Payment
Systems and Methods for Facilitating Play of a Casino Game via Expiring Prepaid Plays of the Casino Game
Systems and Methods for Facilitating Group Rewards
Method and Apparatus for Video Poker
Coupon pack offers
Application:
60/398,299 →
Digital picture frame and method for editing
Application:
60/403,186 →
System and method for securing electronic games
Application:
10/246,099 →
Publication:
US US20030054879A1
System and Method for Managing Customized Reward Offers
Method and apparatus for deriving information from a gaming device
Application:
60/417,687 →
Method and apparatus for conducting a game of chance with a restricted balance
Application:
60/420,223 →
Camera that asks questions and systems thereof
Application:
60/434,475 →
Method and apparatus for distributing supplemental information related to articles
Application:
10/241,223 →
Publication:
US US20030037067A1
Method and System to Incorporate Game Play into Product Transactions
Method and Apparatus for Educational Testing
Systems and Methods for Determining an Outcome of a Game on a Gaming Device Based on a Factor Other Than a Random Number
Methods and apparatus for awarding prizes based on authentication of computer generated outcomes using coupons
Application:
10/309,406 →
Publication:
US US20030177347A1
Method and Apparatus for Remote Gaming
Method and apparatus for secure measurement certification
Application:
10/303,602 →
Off-Line Remote System for Lotteries and Games of Skill
Method and Apparatus for Executing Cryptographically-Enabled Letters of Credit
Method and system for establishing and maintaining user-controlled anonymous communications
Application:
09/752,706 →
Publication:
US US20010034708A1
Method and Apparatus for Selling Subscriptions to Periodicals in a Retail Environment
User-Generated Traveler's Checks
Gaming Device for Operating in a Reverse Payout Mode and a Method of Operating Same
Patent:
39,817 →
Application:
10/222,523 →
Remote Gaming Device
Method and Apparatus for Motivating Players to Return to a Casino Using Premiums
Patent:
38,733 →
Application:
10/282,090 →
Method and Apparatus for Enabling Interaction Between Callers with Calls Positioned in a Queue
Free Long Distance Calls on Slot Machines
Slot Driven Video Story
Method and apparatus for value-based queuing of telephone calls
Application:
10/116,545 →
Publication:
US US20020110234A1
Method and apparatus for managing the sale of aging products
Application:
10/279,303 →
Publication:
US US20030055744A1
Conditional Lottery System
Method and system for processing payments for remotely purchased goods
Application:
10/007,108 →
Publication:
US US20030149632A1
Method and Apparatus for Providing and Processing Installment Plans at a Terminal
Vending Machine Method and Apparatus for Encouraging Participation in a Marketing Effort
Electronic Poker Device and Method for Operating Same
Method and Apparatus for Team Play of Slot Machines
Electronic Amusement Device Offering Secondary Game of Chance and Method for Operating Same
System and Method for Automatically Initiating Game Play on an Electronic Gaming Device
Electronic Amusement Device and Method for Propagating a Performance Adjustment Signal
System and Method for Facilitating Casino Team Play
Application:
10/190,722 →
Publication:
US US20020173355A1
Method and Apparatus for Defining Routing of Customers Between Merchants
System and method providing a restaurant menu dynamically generated based on revenue management information
Application:
09/990,821 →
Publication:
US US20020032667A1
Method and Apparatus for Maintaining a Customer Database Using License Plate Scanning
System and Method for Conducting and Playing a Supplemental Lottery Game
System and Method for Playing a Game Including a Mortgaging Option
Method and Apparatus for Operating a Gaming Device to Dispense a Specified Amount
Method and System for Connecting a Caller to a Content Provider
Patent:
6,246,755 →
Application:
08/777,802 →
Automated Play Gaming Device
Patent:
6,244,957 →
Application:
09/437,204 →
Systems and Methods for a User to Access Digital Data Provided by an on-Line Server Over a Data Network
Patent:
6,249,865 →
Application:
08/996,311 →
System and Process for Local Acquisition of Products Priced Online
Patent:
6,249,772 →
Application:
08/889,503 →
Electronic Gaming Device and Method for Operating Same
Patent:
6,248,016 →
Application:
09/047,577 →
Ticket for Instant Lottery Game and Method of Playing Same
Patent:
6,250,685 →
Application:
09/001,901 →
System and Method for Generating and Executing Insurance Policies for Gambling Losses
Patent:
6,254,482 →
Application:
09/168,398 →
Video Poker System and Method
Patent:
6,257,979 →
Application:
09/165,184 →
Method and Apparatus for Secure Document Timestamping
Patent:
6,263,438 →
Application:
09/149,024 →
System and Method for Supplying Supplemental Information for Video Programs
Patent:
6,263,505 →
Application:
08/886,006 →
Method and apparatus for securing electronic games
Patent:
6,264,557 →
Application:
09/488,608 →
Method and Apparatus for Funds and Credit Line Transfers
Patent:
6,267,292 →
Application:
09/359,002 →
System and Method for Performing Lottery Ticket Transactions Utilizing Point-of-Sale Terminals
Patent:
6,267,670 →
Application:
08/822,709 →
Method and apparatus for secure measurement certification
Patent:
6,282,648 →
Application:
09/706,646 →
Method and Apparatus for Processing Checks to Reserve Funds
Patent:
6,282,523 →
Application:
09/106,888 →
System for Adapting Gaming Devices to Playing Preferences
Patent:
6,293,866 →
Application:
09/481,204 →
Method and Apparatus for Generating a Coupon
Patent:
6,298,329 →
Application:
09/076,409 →
Method and Apparatus for Selling an Aging Food Product
Patent:
6,298,331 →
Application:
09/083,483 →
Method and apparatus for entertaining callers in a queue
Patent:
6,301,354 →
Application:
09/657,338 →
Method and apparatus for establishing and managing vending machine subscriptions
Patent:
6,298,972 →
Application:
09/545,596 →
Patient Care Delivery System
Patent:
6,302,844 →
Application:
09/282,132 →
Method and apparatus for enabling interaction between callers with calls positioned in a queue
Patent:
6,314,178 →
Application:
09/616,016 →
Method and Apparatus for Team Play of Slot Machines
Patent:
6,312,332 →
Application:
09/108,827 →
Method and Apparatus for Selling Subscriptions to Periodicals in a Retail Environment
Patent:
6,317,723 →
Application:
09/335,644 →
Vending machine method and apparatus for encouraging participation in a marketing effort
Patent:
6,317,649 →
Application:
09/635,111 →
System and Method for Automatically Initiating Game Play on an Electronic Gaming Device
Patent:
6,315,662 →
Application:
09/218,258 →
Gaming device for a flat rate play session and a method of operating same
Patent:
6,319,127 →
Application:
09/518,760 →
Electronic Amusement Device and Method for Providing Payouts Based on the Activity of Other Devices
Patent:
6,319,122 →
Application:
09/223,902 →
Method and Apparatus for Collecting and Applying Vending Machine Demand Information
Patent:
6,324,520 →
Application:
09/164,670 →
Method and Apparatus for Awarding and Redeeming Prepaid Telephone Time
Patent:
6,327,351 →
Application:
09/045,952 →
Conditional lottery system
Patent:
6,325,716 →
Application:
09/627,192 →
Method and System for Controlling Authorization of Credit Card Transactions
Patent:
6,327,348 →
Application:
09/417,182 →
Device and Method for Promoting the Selection and Use of a Credit Card
Patent:
6,325,284 →
Application:
09/223,164 →
Multiple Party Reward System Utilizing Single Account
Patent:
6,327,573 →
Application:
09/223,900 →
System and Process for Issuing and Managing Forced Redemption Vouchers Having Alias Account Numbers
Patent:
6,330,544 →
Application:
09/263,617 →
Method and apparatus for providing and processing installment plans at a terminal
Patent:
6,330,548 →
Application:
09/490,898 →
Electronic Amusement Device and Method for Propagating a Performance Adjustment Signal
Patent:
6,328,648 →
Application:
09/157,232 →
Electronic gaming device offering a game of knowledge for enhanced payouts
Patent:
6,331,144 →
Application:
09/713,046 →
Method and Apparatus for Selling Subscriptions to Periodicals in a Retail Environment
Patent:
6,334,113 →
Application:
09/073,169 →
Method and Apparatus for Selling Subscriptions to Periodicals in a Retail Environment
Patent:
6,334,112 →
Application:
09/072,715 →
Electronic Poker Device and Method for Operating Same
Method and Apparatus for Providing and Processing Installment Plans at a Terminal
Patent:
6,336,104 →
Application:
09/264,379 →
User-Generated Traveler's Checks
Patent:
6,338,049 →
Application:
08/811,703 →
System and Method Providing a Restaurant Menu Dynamically Generated Based on Revenue Management Information
Systems and Methods Wherein a Gambling Result Is Based on a User Input
Patent:
6,343,988 →
Application:
09/439,307 →
Method and Apparatus for Performing Supplemental Searches Over a Network
Patent:
6,349,295 →
Application:
09/223,899 →
Credit Card Billing Method and System
Patent:
6,360,209 →
Application:
09/429,945 →
Method and Apparatus for Team Play of Slot Machines
Patent:
6,361,441 →
Application:
09/590,021 →
Remote Gaming Device
Patent:
6,361,437 →
Application:
09/401,205 →
Electronic Amusement Device Offering Secondary Game of Chance and Method for Operating Same
Patent:
6,364,765 →
Application:
09/108,646 →
Method and Apparatus for Awarding and Redeeming Prepaid Telephone Time
Patent:
6,368,215 →
Application:
09/044,882 →
Method and Apparatus for Maintaining a Customer Database Using License Plate Scanning
Patent:
6,374,240 →
Application:
09/166,339 →
Method, Apparatus and Program for Customizing Credit Accounts
Patent:
6,374,230 →
Application:
09/365,644 →
Method and Apparatus for Awarding and Redeeming Prepaid Telephone Time
Patent:
6,377,669 →
Application:
09/044,881 →
Method and System for Attaching Customized Indexes to Periodicals
Patent:
6,377,963 →
Application:
08/862,250 →
Method and System for Processing Payments for Remotely Purchased Goods
Patent:
6,381,582 →
Application:
08/940,265 →
Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Gaming Device Having a Plurality of Balances
Patent:
6,379,248 →
Application:
09/371,341 →
Method and System for Awarding Frequent Flyer Miles for Casino Table Games
Patent:
6,379,247 →
Application:
08/888,962 →
Slot Machine Advertising/Sales System and Method
Patent:
6,390,917 →
Application:
09/521,869 →
Method and Apparatus for Automatically Vending a Combination of Products
Patent:
6,397,193 →
Application:
09/012,163 →
Automatic Tripping Cryo-Heat Flow Switch
Patent:
6,305,174 →
Application:
09/509,848 →
Off-Line Remote System for Lotteries and Games of Skill
Patent:
6,402,614 →
Application:
09/063,590 →
System and Method for Determining a Posting Payment Amount
Patent:
6,415,264 →
Application:
09/285,472 →
Method and Apparatus for Determining a Subscription to a Product in a Retail Environment
Patent:
6,415,262 →
Application:
09/221,457 →
Method and Apparatus for Priority-Based Jukebox Queuing
Patent:
6,421,651 →
Application:
09/481,348 →
Video Poker Device and Method of Operation Thereof
Patent:
6,422,940 →
Application:
09/109,839 →
Database Driven Online Distributed Tournament System
Method and Apparatus for Priority-Based Jukebox Queuing
Patent:
6,430,537 →
Application:
09/052,834 →
Method and System for Processing Customized Reward Offers
Patent:
6,434,534 →
Application:
09/422,415 →
Method and Apparatus for Distributing Products to Vehicle Occupants
Patent:
6,445,309 →
Application:
09/224,486 →
System to Provide Game Play for Products
Patent:
6,443,843 →
Application:
09/606,566 →
Methods and Apparatus for Distributing Supplemental Information Related to Printed Articles
Patent:
6,449,616 →
Application:
09/422,719 →
Method and Apparatus for Securing Electronic Games
Method and Apparatus for Selling Subscriptions to Periodicals in a Retail Environment
Patent:
6,470,322 →
Application:
09/073,165 →
Systems and Methods to Facilitate Games of Skill for Prizes Played via a Communication Network
Patent:
6,468,155 →
Application:
09/851,270 →
Method and Apparatus for Executing Cryptographically-Enabled Letters of Credit
Patent:
6,477,513 →
Application:
08/832,832 →
Method and Apparatus for Value-Based Queuing of Telephone Calls
Patent:
6,487,291 →
Application:
09/633,625 →
System and Method for Conducting and Playing a Supplemental Lottery Game
Patent:
6,497,408 →
Application:
09/528,595 →
Slot Driven Video Story
Method and Apparatus for Managing the Sale of Aging Products
Patent:
6,507,822 →
Application:
09/563,715 →
Systems and Methods Wherein a Gambling Result Is Based on a User Input
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Security Interest
Feb 13, 2003
From: WALKER DIGITAL, LLC
To: JSW INVESTMENTS, LLC
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Release of Security Interest
Jun 27, 2005
From: JSW INVESTMENTS, LLC
To: WALKER DIGITAL, LLC
Reel/Frame 017783/0080 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 4, 2009
From: WALKER DIGITAL, LLC
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 023456/0940 →
License
Aug 8, 2014
From: WALKER DIGITAL GAMING, LLC; WALKER DIGITAL GAMING HOLDING, LLC; WDG EQUITY, LLC; WALKER DIGITAL, LLC
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 033501/0023 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 25, 2018
From: WALKER DIGITAL, LLC
To: INVENTOR HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 046623/0042 →
Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Oct 29, 2018
From: INVENTOR HOLDINGS, LLC
To: IGT
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Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents
Dec 21, 2018
From: ZYNGA INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS LENDER
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Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Jul 14, 2020
From: WALKER DIGITAL, LLC
To: INVENTOR HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 053209/0154 →
Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
Dec 11, 2020
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS LENDER
To: ZYNGA INC.
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Notice of Grant of Security Interest in Patents
Dec 14, 2020
From: ZYNGA INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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Change of Name
Dec 20, 2021
From: FACEBOOK, INC.
To: META PLATFORMS, INC.
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Termination and Release of Security Interest in Patents
May 23, 2022
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: ZYNGA INC.
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