Transferring awards via optical machine readable data representation images
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- displaying a code image on one of a gaming machine or a mobile device;
capturing the code image by the other of the gaming machine or the mobile device;
in response to capturing the code image, receiving a request from the mobile device to transfer funds between the gaming machine and a remote wagering account;
transferring the funds between the gaming machine and the wagering account; and
establishing a credit balance at the gaming machine, the credit balance funding wagers to play a wagering game at the gaming machine independent of the mobile device.
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Abstract
Club cards and tickets can be eliminated by providing an application that allows a player'"'"'s mobile phone to process an image of an optical machine-readable representation of data. At the end of a wagering session on a WGM, the WGM can display a barcode representing a player'"'"'s winnings, an achievement, game status, etc. The player takes a picture of the barcode with his or her mobile phone. The application on the phone processes the barcode image and automatically updates an account of the player in accordance with the data represented or carried by the barcode. For instance, the mobile phone sends a request to a wagering account server to electronically deposit the winnings, as represented by the barcode, in a wagering account associated with the player'"'"'s club profile.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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displaying a code image on one of a gaming machine or a mobile device; capturing the code image by the other of the gaming machine or the mobile device; in response to capturing the code image, receiving a request from the mobile device to transfer funds between the gaming machine and a remote wagering account; transferring the funds between the gaming machine and the wagering account; and establishing a credit balance at the gaming machine, the credit balance funding wagers to play a wagering game at the gaming machine independent of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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displaying a code image on one of a gaming machine or a mobile device; capturing the code image by the other of the gaming machine or the mobile device; in response to the code image being captured by the other of the gaming machine or the mobile device, sending a request from the mobile device to transfer funds between a gaming machine and a remote wagering account; transferring the funds between the gaming machine and the wagering account; and establishing a credit balance at the gaming machine, the credit balance funding wagers to play a wagering game at the gaming machine independent of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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