System and method for assigning a voucher to a player in a player tracking system
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1. A remote system for use with a gaming system, the gaming system for implementing a player tracking system, the remote system comprising:
- a remote device embodied in a handheld computer which may be carried by a user; and
,a host computer having a remote network interface coupled to the remote device via a wireless connection for exchanging data between a host computer and the remote device, the data including;
player identification information entered by the user on the remote device and sent to the host computer;
a list of vouchers for which the corresponding player has enough comp or bonus points to purchase to the remote device from the host computer;
a selected voucher sent entered by the user on the remote device and sent to the host computer; and
voucher information to issue the selected voucher to the player in the player tracking system, the selected voucher having at least one of an associated product or service.
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Abstract
A remote system for use with a gaming system implements a player tracking system. The remote system includes a remote device and a remote network interface coupled to the remote device for exchanging data between a host computer and the remote device. The data includes voucher information to issue a voucher to the player in the player tracking system. The voucher includes at least one of an associated product and service.
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1. A remote system for use with a gaming system, the gaming system for implementing a player tracking system, the remote system comprising:
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a remote device embodied in a handheld computer which may be carried by a user; and
,a host computer having a remote network interface coupled to the remote device via a wireless connection for exchanging data between a host computer and the remote device, the data including; player identification information entered by the user on the remote device and sent to the host computer; a list of vouchers for which the corresponding player has enough comp or bonus points to purchase to the remote device from the host computer; a selected voucher sent entered by the user on the remote device and sent to the host computer; and voucher information to issue the selected voucher to the player in the player tracking system, the selected voucher having at least one of an associated product or service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for implementing a player tracking system for use with a gaming system, the method including the steps of:
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providing a remote device embodied in a handheld computer which may be carried by a user; providing a host computer coupled to the remote device via a wireless connection; sending a fillable form to the remote device from the host computer over the wireless connection; filling out the form with player identification information, by a user, on the remote device and sent to the host computer over the wireless connection; sending a list of vouchers, for which the corresponding player has enough comp or bonus points to purchase, to the remote device from the host computer over the wireless connection; sending a selected voucher entered by the user on the remote device and sent to the host computer over the wireless connection; and issuing the selected voucher to the player, the voucher having at least one of an associated service and product. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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