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20090170594 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING PURCHASES OF INSTANCES OF GAME PLAY AT A HYBRID TICKET/CURRENCY GAME MACHINE - Systems, methods, and devices may be capable of allowing a player to purchase an instance of game play at a game system with a pre-paid ticket or with another item of value. The game system may determine a denomination of a unit of a currency and generate a session request indicative of the denomination. The game system may also determine a ticket code of a ticket and generate a session request indicative of the ticket code. A remote authorizer may provide the game system with game authorization indicative of a number of entertainment credits in response to receiving a session request. | 07-02-2009 |
20100016067 | NETWORKED GAMING SYSTEM WITH ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING METHODS AND APPARATUS - A computerized management system and methods including accounting, auditing, and correcting systems and processes are disclosed for use with game and/or gaming devices, systems, and methods enable users to remotely monitor, control, and modify financial data, reports, and information related to game and/or gaming machines and apparatuses of different classes, for example Class II and Class III gaming machines and table games, and different facilities, such as Class III gaming establishments, bingo establishments, and lottery establishments. | 01-21-2010 |
20100016068 | NETWORKED GAMING SYSTEM WITH ENTERPRISE ACCOUNTING METHODS AND APPARATUS - A computerized management system and methods including accounting, auditing, and correcting systems and processes are disclosed for use with game and/or gaming devices, systems, and methods enable users to remotely monitor, control, and modify financial data, reports, and information related to game and/or gaming machines and apparatuses of different classes, for example Class II and Class III gaming machines and table games, and different facilities, such as Class III gaming establishments, bingo establishments, and lottery establishments. | 01-21-2010 |
20140087850 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING PURCHASES OF INSTANCES OF GAME PLAY AT A HYBRID TICKET/CURRENCY GAME MACHINE - Systems, methods, and devices may be capable of allowing a player to purchase an instance of game play at a game system with a pre-paid ticket or with another item of value. The game system may determine a denomination of a unit of a currency and generate a session request indicative of the denomination. The game system may also determine a ticket code of a ticket and generate a session request indicative of the ticket code. A remote authorizer may provide the game system with game authorization indicative of a number of entertainment credits in response to receiving a session request. | 03-27-2014 |
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20080246332 | Quick release camming mechanism - A quick release camming mechanism is used in a bicycle skewer that secures a hub to a fork. Whereas prior art quick release mechanisms have only a single lever, this mechanism has two independent levers. About half the force is required to independently push either lever closed as to push both levers closed simultaneously. Similarly, about half the force is required to open either lever individually as to open them simultaneously. A similar quick release camming mechanism also works well for a quick release seat post clamp with similar advantages. The present invention is not limited to use on bicycle components. | 10-09-2008 |
20100127472 | QUICK RELEASE CAMMING MECHANISM - A quick release camming mechanism is used in a bicycle skewer that secures a hub to a fork. Whereas prior art quick release mechanisms have only a single lever, this mechanism has two independent levers. About half the force is required to independently push either lever closed as to push both levers closed simultaneously. Similarly, about half the force is required to open either lever individually as to open them simultaneously. A similar quick release camming mechanism also works well for a quick release seat post clamp with similar advantages. The present invention is not limited to use on bicycle components. | 05-27-2010 |
20100282017 | STEM FOR BICYCLE HANDLEBAR - In one embodiment, a stem for bicycle handlebar and the like includes an arm joining the handlebar with a fork. The arm includes a three-piece wedge on each end that is adjustable by a screw to tighten and loosen a middle clamp of the wedge. The wedge is moved to release and tighten the fork and the handlebar independently. | 11-11-2010 |
20130192767 | TIRE LEVER - A unitary structure tire lever has an opening for the user to insert fingers and grab the lever when installing and removing a tire from a rim. The lever has a curved smooth installation hook at one end with a ridge to engage a lip of a tire rim during tire installation. The lever also has a curved smooth removal hook at the other end with a notch that enables the lever to pivot about the lip of the tire rim during tire removal. The removal hook also has a curved seat portion that engages with a bead of the tire during tire removal. | 08-01-2013 |
20130307299 | ADJUSTABLE SEAT POST ASSEMBLY FOR BICYCLES AND THE LIKE - Adjustable seat post assembly for bicycles and the like, comprising a bushing ( | 11-21-2013 |
20140102267 | MULTIPLE TOOL - Multi-tool, including at least one pivot ( | 04-17-2014 |
20140165293 | MULTIPLE TOOL - A Multiple tool comprising a frame ( | 06-19-2014 |
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20140207668 | Temporary Virtual Payment Systems and Methods - Systems and methods which allow funds from one or more money transfer transactions to be delivered to a receiving party in a virtual form are provided. In some embodiments, a receiving party may receive a virtual credit card account for the money transfer amount, which can then be used to provide payment to an entity that accepts credit card transactions. In other embodiments, funds may be sent to a virtual account, such as a virtual wallet, which may be utilized to provide payments to third parties. In the event that a portion or all of the transferred funds are not utilized, embodiments may also provide for refunding the funds to the sending party. | 07-24-2014 |
20140244414 | MONEY TRANSFER SYSTEM HAVING LOCATION BASED LANGUAGE AND DYNAMIC RECEIPT CAPABILITIES - A method for operating a transaction processing system to provide location based language capabilities and dynamic receipts in connection with money transfer services. One embodiment includes storing, in a database, information representative of transaction location based attributes and associated one or more languages, and storing information representative of receipt field attributes and associated receipt fields. Send and/or receive transaction requests from points of sale are received at a transaction processor. The received transaction requests are processed using the stored information in the database to identify transaction location attributes of the requests and the associated one or more languages, and processed using the information stored in the database to identify receipt field attributes of the requests and to determine the associated receipt fields. Receipt information representative of receipts provided in the identified one or more languages and having the determined fields is sent from the processor to the points of sale. | 08-28-2014 |
20140279510 | Direct Deposit Money Transfer - Systems, devices and methods which provide for funding money transfer transactions via a direct deposit of transaction funds from a sender are provided herein. In some embodiments an account may be provided by a money transfer service to a sending party which may receive funds from a direct deposit. A money transfer transaction may be staged, or in some embodiments pre-staged, by a sending party and may be completed upon receiving the transaction funds via a direct deposit. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279511 | Systems and Methods for Management of Local Devices - Systems, methods and devices which provide controls to a parent entity over computing resources residing with an agent entity are discussed herein. In one example, embodiments may allow a parent entity to control peripheral hardware devices which are otherwise controlled locally by a computing device at an agent location. Further, in one embodiment, a parent entity may control the receipt of information from an agent computing device in order to authenticate the agent device. In one embodiment, such control may be implemented via a shell application that executes on an agent computing device when the agent is processing a financial transaction via a web browser interface. | 09-18-2014 |