PLAYER TRACKING INSTRUMENTS HAVING MULTIPLE COMMUNICATION MODES
First Claim
1. A player tracking instrument adapted for use in a wager-based gaming system, said player tracking instrument comprising:
- a storage component adapted to store data regarding a player to which said player tracking instrument is assigned;
a first communication component adapted for communications with an associated gaming machine or terminal using a first mode of communication; and
a second communication component adapted for communications with said associated gaming machine or terminal using a second mode of communication, said second mode of communication being separate and distinct from said first mode of communication, wherein said second communication component includes a rewritable component that is adapted to be rewritten to reflect one or more changes to said player data.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for conducting cashless gaming or player tracking within a gaming environment are disclosed. Players with associated player accounts are provided player tracking instruments having rewriteable displays. Also provided are gaming devices or machines having display panels adapted to display content and scan input through set display and read regions. Data on player tracking instruments is updated and displayed thereupon, and the input display panels of the gaming devices are used to read this data. These input display panels can also be used to read biometric information from players to confirm proper player account associations. The player tracking instruments may contain an RFID tag to receive communications from a transceiver associated with the gaming device or machine. A feedback loop from a master gaming controller to a transceiver to a player tracking instrument to an input display panel and back to the master gaming controller can be created.
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26 Claims
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1. A player tracking instrument adapted for use in a wager-based gaming system, said player tracking instrument comprising:
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a storage component adapted to store data regarding a player to which said player tracking instrument is assigned; a first communication component adapted for communications with an associated gaming machine or terminal using a first mode of communication; and a second communication component adapted for communications with said associated gaming machine or terminal using a second mode of communication, said second mode of communication being separate and distinct from said first mode of communication, wherein said second communication component includes a rewritable component that is adapted to be rewritten to reflect one or more changes to said player data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of facilitating wagers on a gaming event, comprising:
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permitting a player to check in with a player tracking instrument assigned to said player; reading said player tracking instrument through a display device having a display and read region, wherein said display device is adapted both to display gaming related information and to read player related information through said display and read region; accepting a wager from said player regarding said gaming event; and providing the result of said gaming event to said player. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A gaming system for use in conjunction with gaming events involving the placement of wagers, the play of games, and the grant of monetary awards based upon the outcomes of the games, the gaming system comprising:
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a computer server adapted to facilitate the tracking of information associated with a plurality of said gaming events; a gaming device in communication with said computer server and adapted for use in association with one or more of said plurality of gaming events, wherein said gaming device includes a display panel having a display and read region adapted both to display gaming related information therethrough and to read player related information therethrough; and a plurality of player tracking instruments for use by one or more players within said gaming system, wherein at least one of said plurality of player tracking instruments contains a first communication component adapted for communications using a first mode of communication and a second communication component adapted for communications using a second mode of communication, said second mode of communication being separate and distinct from said first mode of communication, wherein said second communication component includes a rewritable component. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A gaming machine or terminal adapted for accepting wagers, playing games thereupon and granting monetary awards, comprising:
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an external cabinet defining an interior region of said electronic gaming machine, said external cabinet adapted to house a plurality of gaming machine components within or about said interior region; and at least one display device located within or about said external cabinet, said at least one display device having a display and read region adapted to display gaming related information therethrough and to scan player related information from a substantially flat surface of a player tracking instrument therethrough. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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