The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2004
Geoffrey B. Rhoads, West Linn, OR (US);
Burt W. Perry, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Kenneth L. Levy, Stevenson, WA (US);
Joel R. Meyer, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Geoffrey B. Rhoads, West Linn, OR (US);
Burt W. Perry, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Kenneth L. Levy, Stevenson, WA (US);
Joel R. Meyer, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Digimarc Corporation, Beaverton, OR (US);
Abstract
Embedded data in gaming objects is used to authenticate the gaming object and to enhance the gaming experience in gambling venues The gaming object is authenticated automatically using information about the venue encoded in the gaming objects. The behavior of electronic gambling game systems is enhanced by extracting covert data from gaming objects and using the extracted data to control behavior of the gambling game.