PROMOTIONAL COUPON SYSTEM WITH ANONYMOUS PLAYER TRACKING IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method of tracking an anonymous player, comprising:
- issuing by a central processing unit a promotional coupon to the anonymous player, the promotional coupon including a unique identifier;
issuing by the central processing unit an authorization code unique to each promotional coupon issued by the central processing unit regardless of the number of times the same promotional coupon was issued to various players;
associating by the central processing unit the promotional coupon'"'"'s unique identifier with the authorization code;
redeeming the promotional coupon at a point of redemption by the central processing unit using the promotional coupon'"'"'s unique identifier and the authorization code.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for a promotional coupon system which can provide promotions and promotional coupons to all patrons of a casino, specifically to patrons who do not want to provide personal information yet would enjoy receiving promotions. Casinos can track an anonymous player and offer incentives such as promotional coupons to the player to entice them to return to the casino. The system provides a means for the creation and issuance of promotional coupons as well as the tracking of the redemption of such coupons and the tracking of anonymous players, to provide real-time monitoring of a gaming printer'"'"'s activities; for connecting to other existing systems in a casino, such as an accounting system or point-of-sale system. Additionally, such a system may use existing equipment such as a gaming printer to produce such coupons, however, only after the existing equipment produces a cash-out voucher.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of tracking an anonymous player, comprising:
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issuing by a central processing unit a promotional coupon to the anonymous player, the promotional coupon including a unique identifier; issuing by the central processing unit an authorization code unique to each promotional coupon issued by the central processing unit regardless of the number of times the same promotional coupon was issued to various players; associating by the central processing unit the promotional coupon'"'"'s unique identifier with the authorization code; redeeming the promotional coupon at a point of redemption by the central processing unit using the promotional coupon'"'"'s unique identifier and the authorization code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for tracking an anonymous player, comprising:
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means for issuing by a central processing unit a promotional coupon to the anonymous player, the promotional coupon including a unique identifier; means for issuing by the central processing unit an authorization code unique to each promotional coupon issued by the central processing unit regardless of the number of times the same promotional coupon was issued to various players; means for associating by the central processing unit the promotional coupon'"'"'s unique identifier with the authorization code; means for redeeming the promotional coupon at a point of redemption by the central processing unit using the promotional coupon'"'"'s unique identifier and the authorization code. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-readable medium storing a computer-executable program for tracking an anonymous player, the computer-executable program comprising:
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issuing by a central processing unit a promotional coupon to the anonymous player, the promotional coupon including a unique identifier; issuing by the central processing unit an authorization code unique to each promotional coupon issued by the central processing unit regardless of the number of times the same promotional coupon was issued to various players; associating by the central processing unit the promotional coupon'"'"'s unique identifier with the authorization code; redeeming the promotional coupon at a point of redemption by the central processing unit using the promotional coupon'"'"'s unique identifier and the authorization code. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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