METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DIRECTIVES FOR PERSONNEL

• US 20140100033A1
• Filed: 12/10/2013
• Published: 04/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Walker, Jay S., Jorasch, James A., Sammon, Russell P., Friesen, Scott T., Gelman, Geoffrey M., Tulley, Stephen C.
• Application Number:
  US14/101,880
• Publication Number:
  US 20140100033A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/31
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/00 Video games, i.e. games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions gaming systems which provide a financial reward G07F17/32
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0209 Incentive being awarded or redeemed in connection with the playing of a video game
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3255 Incentive, loyalty and/or promotion schemes, e.g. comps, gaming associated with a purchase, gaming funded by advertisements

Abstract

A system and method include determining a recipient of an offer; and determining an offer which includes an activity and a benefit. The system and method further include transmitting, to a representative, instructions to provide the offer to the recipient. The system and method further include determining whether the recipient has performed the activity, and if so providing the benefit to the recipient.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a processor;

a display;

an input device; and

a memory that stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display and the input device to;

(a) receive a request for a location of a player of a gaming device;

(b) determine the location of said player; and

(c) display location information representing the determined location of said player.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the displayed location information includes at east one of a map and directions to the determined location of said player.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the determined location of said player is displayed as a graphical element.

4. The device of claim 3 wherein the graphical element includes at least one of an icon and an image of said player.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to display an offer to be provided to said player.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine the location of said player based at least in part on data received from a central controller.

7. A method operating a device, said method comprising:

(a) causing a processor to execute a plurality of instructions to operate with an input device to receive a request for a location of a player of a gaming device;

(b) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine the location of said player; and

(c) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with a display to display location information representing the determined location of said player.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the displayed location information includes at least one of a map and directions to the determined location of said player.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the determined location of said player is displayed as a graphical element.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the graphical element includes at one of an icon and an image of said player.

11. The method of claim 7, which includes causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to operate with the display to display an offer to be provided to said player.

12. The method of claim 7, which includes causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine the location of said player based at least in part on data received from a central controller.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the data is received through a data network.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the data network is an internet.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

(a) receive a request for a location of a player of a gaming device;

(b) determine the location of said player; and

(c) cause a display to display location information representing the determined location of said player.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the displayed location information includes at least one of a map and directions to the determined location of said player.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the determined location of said player is displayed as a graphical element.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 wherein the graphical element includes at least one of an icon and an image of said player.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to cause the display to display an offer to be provided to said player.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine the location of said player based at least in part on data received from a central controller.