Company patents

IGT

IGT's patent strategy is heavily concentrated in "Coin / Token Operated Apparatus," which makes up 81.9% of its portfolio, yet this core area saw a significant decline of 45.5% in patent filings so far in 2026. While "Business Methods & Fintech" represents a smaller 15.0% of the portfolio, it experienced rapid growth of 104.5% in 2024, indicating an emerging focus on financial technology, despite a 60.0% decline so far in 2026.

Patent Trend by Technology Area

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.

1,920 US filings (since 2023) · 12 categories · 16 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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1,571since 2023
+4.3%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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1,539since 2023
+5.5%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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1,055since 2023
+0.9%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 ApparatusGames & Gaming
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212since 2023
+8.2%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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29since 2023
+20.0%YoY
Interactive & Generative Display Systems

Technologies that create dynamic and interactive visual content for displays, including virtual/wearable systems, by generating overlays, replacing input streams, or merging real-time user actions with digital environments.

Pictorial / Video Communications
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25since 2023
+80.0%YoY
AI-Enhanced Sports Training & Monitoring

Systems using artificial intelligence and machine learning to monitor athlete performance, provide personalized training plans, predict physiological responses, or create virtual representations for feedback and analysis.

Games & Gaming
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22since 2023
+16.7%YoY
Immersive Audiovisual & Haptic Feedback

Technologies that enhance player immersion through advanced graphics rendering, multi-sensory feedback (haptic, auditory), and synchronized interactive experiences in virtual or physical environments.

Games & Gaming
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13since 2023
-20.0%YoY
Wearable & Mobile Interaction

Designing user interfaces and interaction methods specifically for mobile or wearable devices, enabling control of external systems, monitoring user states, or facilitating real-world transactions.

Input/Output & User Interfaces
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12since 2023
+33.3%YoY
AR/VR User Interfaces

Techniques for rendering, interacting with, and managing content within augmented or virtual reality environments, including spatial tracking, gaze interaction, and dynamic multi-application display management.

Input/Output & User Interfaces
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10since 2023
-80.0%YoY
Personalized Recommendations

Systems that use user data, preferences, and machine learning to generate tailored advice, product recommendations, goal-setting plans, or contextual information for individuals across different domains.

Business Methods & Fintech
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6since 2023
0.0%YoY
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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3since 2023
0.0%YoY
Granular Data Encryption & Access Control

Systems and methods for encrypting data at a fine-grained level (e.g., per data unit or based on sensitivity) and controlling access to it, often involving delegated authorization, contextual policies, or secure data sharing.

Cryptographic Mechanisms
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1since 2023
new
Hybrid Physical-Digital Games

Games that integrate physical objects, real-world environments, or location data with virtual game elements to create interactive experiences.

Games & Gaming
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1since 2023
new
Access Control & Identity Management

Systems and methods for authenticating users, devices, or applications, authorizing their access to resources based on policies, and managing digital identities across various platforms.

Computer Security
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1since 2023
new
Blockchain for Secure Transactions & Identityfiltered

Focuses on using distributed ledger technology (DLT) like blockchain to secure financial transactions, manage digital identities, or ensure data integrity and traceability across various applications.

Cryptographic Mechanisms
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1since 2023
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