David Donald Norton

US Patent:

7927213, Apr 19, 2011

Filed:

Jun 27, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/426867

Inventors:

David W. Norton - Las Vegas NV, US
Timothy S. Stanley - Henderson NV, US
Marc Oppenheimer - Louisville KY, US
Mary Dorsett - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

Harrah's Operating Co., Inc. - Las Vegas NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
A06F 17/00
A06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 29, 463 25, 463 20, 463 37, 463 16, 463 42

Abstract:

A program for rewarding players for gaming at a casino establishment provides a player with real-time incentives while the player is playing at a gaming machine in the casino. Information about the player and/or the player's gaming activity is collected while the player is at a gaming machine in a casino. This information is used by a marketing system to select an incentive to provide to the player. The incentive is then delivered to the player, for example manually by a casino employee or automatically using a printer or other mechanism at the gaming machine. Various types of incentives can be provided to a player, including incentives designed to provide the player with an experience that is favorable to the casino and incentives designed to keep the player gaming in a casino for a longer amount of time.

US Patent:

8210939, Jul 3, 2012

Filed:

Mar 7, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/042287

Inventors:

David W. Norton - Las Vegas NV, US
Timothy S. Stanley - Henderson NV, US
Marc Oppenheimer - Louisville KY, US
Mary Dossett - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 29, 463 25, 463 16, 463 42, 463 20, 705 50, 705346, 273236, 4554262

Abstract:

A program for rewarding players for gaming at a casino establishment provides a player with real-time incentives while the player is playing at a gaming machine in the casino. Information about the player and/or the player's gaming activity is collected while the player is at a gaming machine in a casino. This information is used by a marketing system to select an incentive to provide to the player. The incentive is then delivered to the player, for example manually by a casino employee or automatically using a printer or other mechanism at the gaming machine. Various types of incentives can be provided to a player, including incentives designed to provide the player with an experience that is favorable to the casino and incentives designed to keep the player gaming in a casino for a longer amount of time.

US Patent:

20030149619, Aug 7, 2003

Filed:

Feb 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/061434

Inventors:

Tim Stanley - Henderson NV, US
Timothy Reeves - Overland Park KS, US
Ben Parks - Las Vegas NV, US
David Norton - Las Vegas NV, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/014000

Abstract:

Multiple, simultaneous enterprise promotions are enabled by an enterprise promotions application, the promotions definable to apply to a single location, a plurality of locations, or all of the enterprise's locations. The enterprise promotions application recieves data from the locations regarding patron activity, from which the system generates entries in one or more promotions according to each promotion's rules. For a promotion, patrons' entries can be activated for one or more drawings, wherein one or more winning entries are selected. The system also provides for the automatic, rules-based generation of comps and the management thereof.

US Patent:

20040039679, Feb 26, 2004

Filed:

Aug 14, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/219922

Inventors:

David Norton - Las Vegas NV, US
Tim Stanley - Henderson NV, US
Dannielle Read - Henderson NV, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60

US Classification:

705/037000

Abstract:

A system for generating and presenting an offer tailored to a particular user. Information about the user is collected from multiple properties. The information is used to generate tailored offers to the user. The offers are presented to the user. The user easily accepts desired offers.

US Patent:

47468211, May 24, 1988

Filed:

Feb 14, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/829626

Inventors:

David E. Norton - Burlington MA

Assignee:

Adams-Russell Co. Inc. - Waltham MA

International Classification:

H03K 508
H03K 326
H03K 1774

US Classification:

307565

Abstract:

A constant phase diode limiter has a pair of oppositely poled diodes in series between the primary of an output transformer and an input terminal. The junction of the diodes is connected to a voltage source through a resistor and inductor. A capacitor having the same value as the capacitance of each of the diodes when nonconducting is connected between the input and the secondary winding of the output transformer. The secondary winding of the output transformer is connected in series between the output terminal and the latter capacitor.