Company patents

IGT Global Solutions Corporation

IGT Global Solutions Corporation, while heavily invested in its core "Coin / Token Operated Apparatus" (68.3% of portfolio), shows a surprising and strong emerging focus on computing technologies, with "Data Recognition (Barcodes, OCR)" experiencing a 600.0% YoY growth in 2024 and "Image Processing" growing by 75.0% in 2025, alongside a significant push into "Business Methods & Fintech" which saw a 200.0% YoY increase in 2024, indicating a strategic diversification beyond traditional gaming hardware.

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Yearly patent publications since 2023

Product themes

Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

101 US filings (since 2023) · 9 categories · 10 themes

Player Engagement & Loyalty Systems

Systems and methods for enhancing player retention, offering incentives, and managing player accounts and credits across multiple gaming sessions, machines, or venues to foster continued participation.

Coin / Token Operated Apparatus
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51since 2023
-23.8%YoY
Gaming Security & Fraud Detection

Technologies designed to prevent, detect, and audit fraudulent activities or tampering within gaming establishments and electronic transaction systems, ensuring integrity of games and financial operations.

Coin / Token Operated Apparatus
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44since 2023
+58.3%YoY
Advanced Gaming Mechanics

Innovations in the core gameplay features, display technologies, and player interaction methods for electronic gaming machines and systems. This includes novel ways to trigger awards, display outcomes, and control game actions.

Coin / Token Operated Apparatus
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37since 2023
+8.3%YoY
Automated Transaction Systems

Systems designed to streamline and automate various commercial transactions, including mobile-enhanced processes, secure online checkouts, customer service interactions, and privilege issuance, often leveraging digital authentication.

Business Methods & Fintech
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9since 2023
-20.0%YoY
Video Enhancement & Object Tracking

Methods and systems for improving the quality of video streams, generating intermediate frames, or continuously locating and following objects within a sequence of images, even under occlusion.

Image Processing
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5since 2023
0.0%YoY
Digital Asset Management

Technologies for securing, managing, and transacting with virtual currencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and other blockchain-based digital assets, including hardware wallets and tokenization schemes for various purposes.

Business Methods & Fintech
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4since 2023
new
Physical Item Tracking & Management

Systems and methods for uniquely identifying, tracking, and managing physical items using scannable codes (barcodes, QR codes) or wireless tags (RFID, IoT devices) to link physical objects to digital information, inventory, or services.

Data Recognition (Barcodes, OCR)
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3since 2023
-50.0%YoY
Online & Cloud Gaming Platforms

Systems and architectures that enable game execution, content delivery, and interactive social experiences through cloud infrastructure and live streaming technologies.

Coin / Token Operated Apparatus
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3since 2023
n/a
Traditional & Educational Board/Card Games

Design and mechanics of physical board games, card games, and puzzles, often incorporating strategic elements, educational goals, or unique physical components.

Games & Gaming
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2since 2023
n/a
Automated Product Blending

Integrated systems for automatically dispensing, mixing, and often packaging multiple components to create a final product, frequently incorporating sensors and control for quality, customization, and unattended operation.

Coin / Token Operated Apparatus
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1since 2023
n/a

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