×

Player tracking interfaces and services on a gaming machine

  • US 20050261059A1
  • Filed: 07/21/2005
  • Published: 11/24/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A player tracking unit comprising:

  • a display for displaying video images;

    a touch screen including;

    a touch screen sensor mounted over the display;

    a touch screen controller for detecting an activation of the touch screen sensor and for sending input signals with information indicating an activated location on the touch screen sensor;

    a sound projection device wherein the sound projection device is adapted for outputting sound messages in response to operations performed on the player tracking unit by a user;

    a card reader for reading a player tracking card storing player tracking information;

    a logic device adapted for;

    a) communicating with the display, the touch screen, the card reader, the sound projection device, a master gaming controller that controls a game played on a gaming machine and a player tracking server, b) receiving input signals from the touch screen controller with the information indicating the activated location on the touch screen sensor;

    c) providing video images on the display for a list of game services available on the player tracking unit;

    d) generating video images for a plurality game surface interfaces on the display, each game service interface including at least one input area and corresponding to one of the game services available on the player tracking unit, wherein the plurality of game service interfaces includes a key pad interface for entering alpha-numeric data;

    e) generating input data corresponding to touches in the input area;

    f) communicating with a portable wireless device via the wireless interface device wherein the player tracking unit is operable to send the loyalty program information to the portable wireless device and to receive loyalty program information from the portable wireless device; and

    a housing for securing the display, the sound projection device, the card reader and the logic device.

View all claims
  • 0 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×