David E 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:

39776301, Aug 31, 1976

Filed:

Nov 4, 1974

Appl. No.:

5/520674

Inventors:

Delbert S. Lewis - Bellevue WA
David A. Norton - Bellevue WA
Robert P. Person - Mercer Island WA
George S. Schairer - Bellevue WA
John K. Wimpress - Seattle WA

Assignee:

The Boeing Company - Seattle WA

International Classification:

B64C 2108

US Classification:

244 43DB

Abstract:

A STOL aircraft has high mounted left and right wings, each of which defines an upper airfoil surface. A mixed flow turbofan engine is mounted on each wing such that the exhaust nozzle of the engine is positioned adjacent but rearwardly of the leading edge of the wing and such that in a cruise mode of operation the exhaust stream exits from the nozzle substantially chordwise across the airfoil surface. A set of trailing edge flaps is located on each wing aft of the exhaust nozzle. When the flaps are extended, spanwise slots are formed by separation of flap segments from the wing and from each other. The flaps include closure apparatus for closing off the slots during STOL operation so that the flaps, closure apparatus and rear portion of the upper airfoil surface form a smooth downwardly curved surface aft of the engine. The slot closure devices can be retracted to allow the flaps to operate as conventional aerodynamic slotted flaps in case of engine failure. Each engine also includes thrust reversing apparatus for braking and backing of the airplane, which apparatus deflects the engine exhaust stream upwardly and forwardly with respect to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft.