Activity management system
First Claim
1. An automated redemption system comprising a client transponder;
- an activity station comprising an inductive transmission system;
and, a management station having a network data connection with the activity station.
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Abstract
The present invention is an activity management system, in particular for coin-operated systems including but not limited to video arcade games and slot machines. The preferred embodiment of the activity management system is an automated redemption system comprising a client transponder card with a memory unit, an activity station, a management station, and an attendant transponder with a memory unit. The memory unit of the client transponder card preferably has event criteria such as a debit/credit indicator, a content rating and a time stamp. The memory unit of the attendant transponder preferably has a passkey and a debit/credit indicator. The preferred embodiment of the activity station has an inductive transmission system, a memory unit with programs for evaluating the client transponder'"'"'s event criteria such as the debit/credit indicator, content rating and/or time stamp and programs for interacting with the attendant transponder'"'"'s passkey and debit/credit indicator. The preferred embodiment of the activity station also has three status indicating lights and an alphanumeric display. The preferred embodiment of the management station has a computer with a database and a management station inductive transmission system for reading and writing data to client transponder cards. The management station preferably has a wireless network data connection with the activity station via transceivers in each station. The management station periodically queries the activity station for data.
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1. An automated redemption system comprising
a client transponder; -
an activity station comprising an inductive transmission system;
and, a management station having a network data connection with the activity station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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12. An automated redemption system comprising:
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a client transponder card with a memory unit;
an activity station comprising an inductive transmission system, a memory unit, at least one status indicating light and an alpha-numeric display;
a management station comprising a computer with a database and an inductive transmission system;
where the management station has a wireless network data connection with the activity station; and
,an attendant transponder having a memory unit.
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14. An activity management system comprising:
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a client transponder with a memory unit;
an activity station comprising an inductive transmission system and a memory unit; and
,an attendant transponder with a memory unit.
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24. An activity management system comprising:
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a client transponder with a memory unit, the memory unit having at least one event criterion and a debit and credit indicator;
an activity station comprising an inductive transmission system and a memory unit, the memory unit having an event criteria evaluating program, a passkey program and a debit and credit program;
an attendant transponder with a memory unit having a passkey; and
,a management station comprising a computer with a database, a transceiver and a management station inductive transmission system;
where the management station has a wireless network data connection with the activity station via the transceiver.
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