Wireless gaming environment
First Claim
1. A hand-held device for providing a game service in a game playing area comprising;
- a wire-less communication interface;
a display screen;
a microprocessor;
wherein the microprocessor receives game service transaction information from an input mechanism and sends game service transaction information to an output mechanism using the wire-less communication interface and generates one or more game service interfaces on the display screen for providing a game service transaction that enables the game service.
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Abstract
A disclosed hand held device provides a game service system having a wire-less communication interface, a display screen and a microprocessor which generates a number of game service interfaces on the display screen. The hand-held device may input ticket voucher information and communicate with a remote transaction server such that a ticket voucher may be validated. Additionally, the hand-held device may be used to provide a variety of gaming services using different game service interfaces provided on the device. These hand-held devices may be checked out by a game service representative in a secure manner such that the game service representative may roam a game playing area and provide various game services to game players in the game playing area using the hand-held device. These game services may include ticket validation, a prize validation, food services, accommodation services or a gaming operations services.
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38 Claims
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1. A hand-held device for providing a game service in a game playing area comprising;
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a wire-less communication interface;
a display screen;
a microprocessor;
wherein the microprocessor receives game service transaction information from an input mechanism and sends game service transaction information to an output mechanism using the wire-less communication interface and generates one or more game service interfaces on the display screen for providing a game service transaction that enables the game service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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16. A method for providing a game service in a game playing area using a hand-held device, the method comprising:
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contacting a game player in the game playing area;
selecting a game service interface on the hand-held device;
inputting game service transaction information;
validating the game service transaction information; and
providing a game service wherein the game service is comprised of one or more game service transactions.
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26. In a hand-held device, a method for generating a game service transaction, the method comprising:
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sending a game service transaction validation request to a transaction server wherein the transaction validation request is one or more data packets;
receiving a game service transaction validation reply from the transaction server;
when the game service transaction is completed, sending a transaction confirmation to the transaction server; and
when the game service transaction is cancelled, sending a transaction cancellation to the transaction server.
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32. In a transaction server, a method for generating a game service transaction, the method comprising;
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receiving a transaction validation request from a hand-held device;
marking the transaction request pending;
generating a transaction validation reply;
sending the transaction validation reply to the hand-held device;
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36. A game service transaction network in a game playing area, the game service transaction network comprising;
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one or more gaming machines;
one or more hand-held devices providing game service transactions in the game playing area using a wire-less communication interface;
one or more transaction servers; and
one or more transaction server transceivers allowing the transaction servers to receive communications from the wire-less communication interfaces on the one or more hand-held devices and send communications to the wire-less communication interfaces on the one or more hand-held devices wherein the gaming machines generate tickets that are read by the hand-held devices.
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