MOBILE CONTROL FOR ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE AND TABLES

• US 20150325077A1
• Filed: 05/09/2014
• Published: 11/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LNW Gaming Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Lyons, Martin S., Kelly, Bryan M.
• Granted Patent: US 9,734,661 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3288 Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking

Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method for enhanced mobile control of electronic gaming machines and tables. In one aspect, statistical information is provided to a player in convenient and useful formats. Also disclosed are approaches to providing convenient transactions that a player can employ to fund game play.

Claims

1. A method for providing mobile control for a gaming machine or table, comprising:

associating a player'"'"'s mobile device with one or more gaming machines or tables of a system including a game server and a network communicating with the mobile device and one or more gaming machines or tables; and

presenting to the player on the mobile device personalized playing statistics based upon prior play of the player.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a betting interface to the player.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising modifying the betting interface to reflect trending results.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising providing hot and cold buttons on the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising setting betting strategy across gaming sessions.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting gaming statistics to a player without re-approval.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the method operates outside of player tracking infrastructures.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing functionality to permit a player to peruse statistics off-line.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising leveraging E-wallet infrastructure.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising parallel use of TITO.

11. A system for providing mobile control for a gaming machine or table, comprising:

a mobile device; and

a game server and a game network communicating with the mobile device and with one or more gaming machines or tables;

wherein personalized player statistics reflecting prior play are presented on the mobile device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the mobile device includes a betting interface.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the betting interface can be modified to reflect trending results.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising hot and cold buttons displayed on the betting interface.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein betting strategy is set across gaming sessions.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein pre-approval is unnecessary to present gaming statistics.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein presentation of statistics operates outside of player tracking infrastructure.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein a player can peruse statistics off-line from the system.

19. The system of claim 11, further comprising a communication button with E-wallet infrastructure.

20. The system of claim 19, further comprising parallel use of TITO.