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Granted Patent B2
US 11,551,524 · App. 17/343,308 · Granted Jan 10, 2023

System and method for redeeming ticket vouchers

Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd (Reno, NV); Kevin Higgins (Reno, NV)
Assignee: IGT
G07F17/3251G06Q20/045G06Q20/342G07F17/3248G07F17/3255
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Patent No.
US 11,551,524
App. No.
17/343,308
Granted
Jan 10, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method that provide non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds.

Claims (32)

1. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

responsive to an occurrence of a ticket voucher redemption event:

determine an amount of funds to provide in a non-cash form in association with a redemption of the ticket voucher, and

independent of any cash transaction, cause the determined amount of funds to be available.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the determined amount of funds comprises an amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher less any fees.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein a first amount of fees are associated with a first identified user and a second, different amount of fees are associated with a second, different user.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor responsive to the occurrence of the ticket voucher redemption event, the instructions cause the processor to determine the amount of funds to provide in the non-cash form in association with the redemption of the ticket voucher responsive to a determination that a limitation on providing funds in the non-cash form has not been met.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein a first identified user is associated with a first limitation on providing funds in the non-cash form and a second user is associated with a second, different limitation on providing funds in the non-cash form.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-cash form comprises a pre-paid debit card.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the pre-paid debit card comprises a physical pre-paid debit card.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the non-cash form comprises an original credit transaction associated with a credit card.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the ticket voucher comprises a virtual ticket voucher.

10. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

responsive to an occurrence of a ticket voucher redemption event in association with an identified user and independent of any cash transaction, cause an amount of funds to be available in a non-cash form in association with a redemption of the ticket voucher, and

responsive to an occurrence of the ticket voucher redemption event in association with an unidentified user, cause an amount of funds to be available in a cash form in association with the redemption of the ticket voucher.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the non-form cash comprises one of a pre-paid debit card, and an original credit transaction associated with a credit card.

12. A method of operating a system, the method comprising:

responsive to an occurrence of a ticket voucher redemption event:

determining, by the processor, an amount of funds to provide in a non-cash form in association with a redemption of the ticket voucher, and

independent of any cash transaction, causing, by the processor, the determined amount of funds to be available.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the determined amount of funds comprises an amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher less any fees.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein a first amount of fees are associated with a first identified user and a second, different amount of fees are associated with a second, different user.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising, responsive to the occurrence of the ticket voucher redemption event, determining, by the processor, the amount of funds to provide in the non-cash form in association with the redemption of the ticket voucher responsive to a determination that a limitation on providing funds in the non-cash form has not been met.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein a first identified user is associated with a first limitation on providing funds in the non-cash form and a second user is associated with a second, different limitation on providing funds in the non-cash form.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the non-cash form comprises a pre-paid debit card.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the pre-paid debit card comprises a physical pre-paid debit card.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the non-cash form comprises an original credit transaction associated with a credit card.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the ticket voucher comprises a virtual ticket voucher.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2025
From: IGT
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071817/0394 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2021
From: SHEPHERD, JEFFERY; HIGGINS, KEVIN
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 056502/0736 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16579178 · Sep 23, 2019
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