Portable intermediary trusted device

• US 10,706,678 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2018
• Issued: 07/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Incorporated (Aristocrat Leisure Limited)
• Original Assignee: Nguyen Gaming LLC
• Inventors: Nguyen, Binh T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuff, Michael A
• Application Number:
  US16/214,123
• Publication Number:
  US 20190108726A1
• Time in Patent Office: 576 Days
• Field of Search: 463 29
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3251 involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

In one embodiment, an intermediary gaming trusted electronic device for use with an untrusted PED may include a position sensor configured to acquire position information, a memory configured to store at least game session data, and a processor configured to at least: securely communicate with a gaming apparatus via the wireless transceiver; securely communicate with the associated untrusted PED; determine whether a gaming session is permitted based on the position information; receive gaming data from the gaming apparatus if it is determined that the gaming session is permitted; transmit presentation data to the associated untrusted PED for presentation on a display of the associated PED, wherein the intermediary gaming trusted device is able to support interaction between the gaming apparatus and the associated untrusted PED so that the associated untrusted PED, when coupled to the intermediary gaming trusted device, can execute a gaming software.

Claims

1. A portable intermediary gaming trusted device for use with an associated untrusted portable electronic device (FED), the device comprising:

a memory configured to store at least game session data;

a wireless transceiver; and

a processor configured to at least;

securely communicate with a gaming apparatus, the gaming apparatus able to receive or process a wager to play a game of chance;

securely communicate with the associated untrusted PED;

determine whether a gaming session for one or more games of chance is requested; and

enable the associated untrusted PED to participate in the gaming session with the gaming apparatus, the gaming session being associated with gaming data pertaining to the game of chance,

wherein the associated untrusted PED changes to a trusted device to carry out the gaming session so long as the portable intermediary gaming trusted device is operatively coupled to the associated untrusted PED.

2. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 1, wherein the portable intermediary gaming trusted device is configured to enable transmission of data pertaining to the gaming transaction to the associated untrusted PED to allow the associated untrusted PED to present at least a portion of the data pertaining to the gaming transaction.

3. A portable intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 1, wherein the gaming apparatus is a gaming machine.

4. A portable intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 1, wherein the gaming data comprises an amount of funds remaining or added.

5. A portable intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 1, wherein the gaming data comprises player tracking information.

6. A portable intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 1, wherein the gaming data comprises gaming options.

7. A portable intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 1, wherein the gaming data comprises funding information for the wager-based game of chance.

8. A portable intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 1, wherein during the gaming session, a “

Cash Out”

is requested by a user via interaction with the associated untrusted PED.

9. A portable intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 1, wherein while the associated untrusted PED is permitted to participate in the gaming session pertaining to the wager-based game of chance, the portable intermediary gaming trusted device is configured to enable transmission of the gaming data to the associated untrusted PED to allow the associated untrusted PED to present at least a portion of the gaming data.

10. An intermediary gaming trusted device for use with an associated untrusted portable electronic device (FED), the device comprising:

a memory configured to store at least gaming transaction data;

a wireless transceiver; and

a processor configured to at least;

securely communicate with a gaming apparatus, the gaming apparatus able to receive or process a wager to play a game of chance;

securely communicate with the associated untrusted PED;

determine whether a gaming transaction with the gaming apparatus for one or more games of chance is requested; and

enable the associated untrusted PED to participate in the gaming transaction with the gaming apparatus, the gaming transaction being associated with the game of chance,

wherein the associated untrusted PED changes to a trusted device to carry out the gaming transaction so long as the intermediary gaming trusted device is operatively coupled to the associated untrusted PED.

11. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 10, wherein the gaming transaction being requested includes a wager amount.

12. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 10, wherein the gaming transaction is requested by a user via interaction with the associated untrusted PED.

13. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to generate at least a portion of data for the gaming transaction.

14. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 10, wherein game session data is generated at one or both of the intermediary trusted device and the gaming apparatus, and transmitted to a gaming server.

15. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 10, wherein the intermediary trusted device receives at least a portion of game session data generated and transmitted from a gaming server.

16. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 10, wherein the gaming transaction being requested comprises an amount of funds remaining or added.

17. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 10, wherein the gaming transaction being requested comprises player tracking information.

18. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 17, wherein at least a portion of the player tracking information is displayed at the associated untrusted PED.

19. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 10, wherein the gaming transaction being requested comprises gaming options.

20. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 10, wherein the gaming transaction being requested comprises funding information for the wager-based game of chance.

21. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 10, wherein the processor of the intermediary gaming trusted device is configured to at least:

determine of whether a gaming session has ended; and

transmit gaming session data to a gaming server if it is determined that the gaming session ended.

22. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 10, wherein the gaming apparatus is a gaming machine.

23. An intermediary gaming trusted device as recited in claim 10, wherein the gaming transaction is requested by a user via interaction with the associated untrusted PED, and wherein the gaming transaction being requested comprises a “

cash out”

request.