System and Method for Cross Platform Persistent Gaming Sessions Using a Mobile Device
First Claim
1. A method for enabling cross platform persistent gaming sessions using a mobile device in a mobile device-enhanced system that includes a game server, a network, one or more gaming machines, and one or more mobile devices, the method comprising:
- associating a player'"'"'s mobile device with one of the one or more gaming machines at which the player has a gaming session;
presenting a player with an option to move their gaming experience to their mobile device when the player leaves the associated gaming machine if a gaming session is in progress, wherein the presentation of the option to move the gaming experience is displayed on the gaming machine, mobile device, or both;
enabling the player to use its mobile device to continue playing a game after the player has left a proximity of the associated gaming machine by transferring the game from the associated gaming machine to the player'"'"'s mobile device;
providing a stream redirector module interposed between the game server and the associated gaming machine;
receiving video streams from the game server at the stream redirector module, modifying the video streams to suit the player'"'"'s mobile device using the stream redirector module, and sending the video streams to the mobile device via the network, wherein when the player touches a point on a display on the player'"'"'s mobile device, the coordinates of the touch point are remapped by the stream redirector module back to original screen parameters of the gaming machine display, and passed back as touchscreen input to the game server; and
enabling transfer of funds between the associated gaming machine and the players'"'"' mobile device.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for enabling cross platform persistent gaming sessions using a mobile device in a system that includes a game server, a network, one or more gaming machines, and one or more mobile devices. The method includes: associating a player'"'"'s mobile device with one of the one or more gaming machines at which the player has a gaming session; presenting a player with an option to move their gaming experience to their mobile device when the player leaves the associated gaming machine if a gaming session is in progress; enabling the player to use its mobile device to continue playing a game after the player has left a proximity of the associated gaming machine by transferring the game from the associated gaming machine to the player'"'"'s mobile device; and enabling transfer of funds between the associated gaming machine and the players'"'"' mobile device.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for enabling cross platform persistent gaming sessions using a mobile device in a mobile device-enhanced system that includes a game server, a network, one or more gaming machines, and one or more mobile devices, the method comprising:
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associating a player'"'"'s mobile device with one of the one or more gaming machines at which the player has a gaming session; presenting a player with an option to move their gaming experience to their mobile device when the player leaves the associated gaming machine if a gaming session is in progress, wherein the presentation of the option to move the gaming experience is displayed on the gaming machine, mobile device, or both; enabling the player to use its mobile device to continue playing a game after the player has left a proximity of the associated gaming machine by transferring the game from the associated gaming machine to the player'"'"'s mobile device; providing a stream redirector module interposed between the game server and the associated gaming machine; receiving video streams from the game server at the stream redirector module, modifying the video streams to suit the player'"'"'s mobile device using the stream redirector module, and sending the video streams to the mobile device via the network, wherein when the player touches a point on a display on the player'"'"'s mobile device, the coordinates of the touch point are remapped by the stream redirector module back to original screen parameters of the gaming machine display, and passed back as touchscreen input to the game server; and enabling transfer of funds between the associated gaming machine and the players'"'"' mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of associating a mobile device with a kiosk or gaming machine to enable transfer of funds between the mobile device and the kiosk or gaming machine using a mobile wallet application without the use of tickets, ticket printers, or ticket readers, the method comprising:
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providing a kiosk or gaming machine that includes a QR code or barcode reader; displaying a QR code or barcode on the display of the mobile device using the mobile wallet application; in response to prompting, enabling player activation of an association function of the mobile wallet application; reading a QR code or barcode off of the display of the mobile device in response to the mobile device being placed under the QR code or barcode reader; uniquely identifying the mobile device; uniquely identifying a mobile wallet account in a database; and enabling the mobile wallet application to direct funds being withdrawn from the mobile wallet account to be correctly deposited on the kiosk or gaming machine and/or enabling the mobile wallet application to direct funds being added to the mobile wallet account to be correctly withdrawn from the kiosk or gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A method of associating a mobile device with a gaming machine to enable transfer of funds between the mobile device and the gaming machine using a mobile wallet application without the use of tickets, ticket printers, or ticket readers, the method comprising:
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providing a gaming machine that displays a QR code or barcode; in response to prompting, enabling player activation of the association function of the mobile application; capturing a QR code or barcode displayed by the gaming machine using a camera of the mobile device and the mobile application; uniquely identifying the gaming machine; uniquely identifying mobile wallet account in the database; and enabling the mobile wallet application to direct funds being withdrawn from the mobile wallet account to be correctly deposited on the gaming machine and/or enabling the mobile wallet application to direct funds being added to the mobile wallet account to be correctly withdrawn from the gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for enabling cross platform persistent gaming sessions using a mobile device in a system that includes a game server, a network, one or more gaming machines, and one or more mobile devices, the method comprising:
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associating a player'"'"'s mobile device with one of the one or more gaming machines at which the player has a gaming session; presenting a player with an option to move their gaming experience to their mobile device when the player leaves the associated gaming machine if a gaming session is in progress, wherein the presentation of the option to move the gaming experience is displayed on the gaming machine, mobile device, or both; enabling the player to use its mobile device to continue playing a game after the player has left a proximity of the associated gaming machine by transferring the game from the associated gaming machine to the player'"'"'s mobile device; and enabling transfer of funds between the associated gaming machine and the players'"'"' mobile device.
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