GAMING DEVICES FOR BIOMETRICALLY IDENTIFYING A PLAYER

• US 20090176565A1
• Filed: 01/07/2009
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Kelly, Bryan M.
• Application Number:
  US12/350,184
• Publication Number:
  US 20090176565A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/405 Establishing or using transaction specific rules
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics

Abstract

Various systems, gaming devices, and methods for biometrically identifying a player are disclosed herein. The capture of the biometric information is undisclosed to the player. The captured biometric information may be used to verifying a player'"'"'s age, prevent underage gambling, promote responsible gaming, authorize and/or authenticate an electronic funds transfer. The biometric information may also be used to provide player-centric gaming. The player'"'"'s preferences are associated with the biometric information, and a gaming device is reconfigured to the player'"'"'s preferences once the player'"'"'s biometric information is obtained at the gaming device.

Claims

1. A gaming device, comprising:

a main display for presenting a game;

a secondary display;

a biometric input device overlaying the secondary display, the biometric input device obtaining a fingerprint scan from a player when the biometric input device is touched by the player during a gaming session, and the fingerprint scan is undisclosed to the player and unobtrusively obtained from the player; and

a processor in communication with the biometric input device, the processor determining the presence of the same player at the gaming device based upon fingerprint scans taken during the gaming session.

2. The gaming device of claim 1, further comprising a second biometric input device overlaying the main display.

3. The gaming device of claim 1, further comprising a biometric input device located on one or more physical buttons of the gaming device.

4. The gaming device of claim 1, wherein the gaming device is a wireless device.

5. A gaming device, comprising:

a display for presenting a game;

a plurality of buttons for receiving player input; and

a biometric input device positioned on at least one of the plurality of buttons, the biometric input device obtaining a fingerprint scan from a player when the biometric input device is touched by the player during a gaming session, and the fingerprint scan is undisclosed to the player and unobtrusively obtained from the player.

6. The gaming device of claim 5, further comprising:

a secondary display; and

a second biometric input device positioned over the secondary display.

7. The gaming device of claim 5, further comprising a biometric device separate and distinct from the biometric input device.

8. The gaming device of claim 5, further comprising a biometric input device overlaying the display.

9. A gaming device, comprising:

a video display for presenting a multi-player game and video images of game pieces for each player;

a biometric input device overlaying the display, the biometric input device obtaining a biometric sample from a first player of the multi-player game, wherein the biometric sample is unobtrusively obtained from the player and is undisclosed to the player; and

a processor in communication with the display and the biometric input device, the processor associating the video images of the game pieces with the first player based on the biometric sample obtained from the first player, and the processor tracking the location of the game pieces based on the movement and location of biometric sample obtained by the first player.

10. The gaming device of claim 9, wherein the video images of the game pieces are playing cards, one or more dice, wagering chips, game characters, game weapons, or any combination thereof.

11. The gaming device of claim 9, wherein the video display is a surface computer display.

12. The gaming device of claim 9, wherein the multi-player game is blackjack, poker, roulette, baccarat, or craps.

13. A gaming system, comprising:

a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device having a biometric input device that unobtrusively obtains a biometric scan from a player;

a gaming server for managing and routing messages from the gaming devices and one or more servers

a biometric server for managing, storing, and routing biometric data obtained at the plurality of gaming devices.

14. The gaming system of claim 13, further comprising a responsible gaming server for managing jurisdictional gaming limits and player-imposed gaming limits.

15. The gaming system of claim 13, further comprising a plurality of wireless gaming devices, each wireless gaming device having a biometric input device for unobtrusively capturing biometric input a wireless gaming server.