METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FUNDING MOBILE GAMING

• US 20160328914A1
• Filed: 06/20/2016
• Published: 11/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vulcan Gaming LLC
• Original Assignee: Tipping Point Group, LLC
• Inventors: Johnson, Sam
• Granted Patent: US 10,475,282 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/18 involving self-service terminals [SST], vending machines, kiosks or multimedia terminals
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/28 Pre-payment schemes, e.g. "pay before"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/34 Betting or bookmaking, e.g. Internet betting
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• 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

In a gaming method and system, a player is permitted to move funds from a gaming machine at a casino, such as funds won at the gaming machine or input into the gaming machine, with a funds account which the player can utilize to fund remote or mobile gaming. When a player of a gaming machine is identified, such as by detecting or sensing the player'"'"'s mobile communication device or by a player'"'"'s use of a player card or the like, a gaming machine may be configured or triggered to activate one or more funds association options, such as to offer the player the opportunity to associate funds provided to the gaming machine with their account for use in remote or mobile gaming.

Claims

1. A method of funding wagering game play comprising the steps of:

establishing a funds account associated with a player;

storing information regarding a balance of funds belonging to said player in association with said account;

identifying said player at an electronic gaming machine which is configured to present at least one wagering game, which gaming machine includes at least one device configured to accept monetary funds;

accepting monetary funds from said player via said at least one device at said electronic gaming machine;

associating at least a portion of said accepted monetary funds with said player'"'"'s funds account; and

increasing said balance of funds based upon said monetary funds which are associated with said account.