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US 12,236,751 · App. 18/093,244 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

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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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,236,751
App. No.
18/093,244
Filed
Jan 4, 2023
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3715
USPC
463/25
Abstract

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

Claims (33)

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 in association with a redemption of the ticket voucher, and

communicate data that results in a modification, based on the determined amount of funds, of an available balance associated with a debit card.

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 the memory device stores a plurality of further instructions that, when executed by the processor responsive to the occurrence of the ticket voucher redemption event, cause the processor to determine the amount of funds in association with the redemption of the ticket voucher responsive to a determination that a debit card limitation on providing funds has not been met.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein a first identified user is associated with a first debit card limitation on providing funds and a second user is associated with a second, different debit card limitation on providing funds.

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

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the debit card comprises a physical debit card.

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

9. 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 in association with a redemption of the ticket voucher, and

communicate data that results in the determined amount of funds to be associated with a credit card.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the credit card comprises a physical credit card.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the communicated data is associated with an original credit transaction associated with the credit card.

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

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

responsive to an occurrence of a ticket voucher redemption event:

determining, by a processor, an amount of funds in association with a redemption of the ticket voucher, and

communicating data that results in a modification, based on the determined amount of funds, of an available balance associated with a debit card.

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

15. The method of claim 14 , 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.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising, responsive to the occurrence of the ticket voucher redemption event, determining, by the processor, the amount of funds in association with the redemption of the ticket voucher responsive to a determination that a debit card limitation on providing funds has not been met.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein a first identified user is associated with a first debit card limitation on providing funds and a second user is associated with a second, different debit card limitation on providing funds.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the debit card comprises a pre-paid debit card.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the debit card comprises a physical debit card.

20. The method of claim 13 , 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 Jan 5, 2023
From: SHEPHERD, JEFFERY; HIGGINS, KEVIN
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 062281/0019 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17343308 · Jun 9, 2021
Continuation 16579178 · Sep 23, 2019
Related Publication 20230143948A1 · May 11, 2023
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