Gaming device with biometric system

• US 7,506,172 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2002
• Issued: 03/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Bhakta, Rakesh
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoffman; Brandon S
• Application Number:
  US10/040,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20030131265A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,626 Days
• Field of Search: 713/186
• US Class Current: 713/186
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3251 involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens

Abstract

A method of gaming comprises the steps of:

• • acquiring first biometric data of a game player by observing the game player through a button of the gaming machine when touched by the game player, in which the button also serves in operation of the gaming of the gaming machine. The first biometric data is compared with second biometric data provided by another source, for example, a “smart card” carried by the game player. Then, the gaming machine is activated for play by the game player if the first and second biometric data have a close similarity.

Claims

1. A gaming device comprising:

a gaming terminal, configured for playing at least a first game;

a data storage device for carrying by a game player;

said data storage device containing biometric data of the game player;

a reader for receiving data from said data storage device carried by a game player;

a button for pressing by a game player as a part of said game;

a biometric device for measuring biometric data of the game player by sensing said biometric data directly through said button as it is pressed by the game player;

said terminal carrying a comparator for comparing the parameters of the game player'"'"'s biometric data sensed through the button with biometric data parameters directly obtained from said data storage device carried by the game player, without involving a remote access database in the comparison, for player identification.

2. The gaming device of claim 1, in which said data storage device is a smart card, comprising a microprocessor.

3. A gaming device of claim 1 in which said biometric data is the game player'"'"'s fingerprint.

4. A gaming method comprising:

providing a gaming terminal, configured for playing at least a first game;

providing a data storage device for carrying by a game player;

said data storage device containing biometric data of the game player;

receiving data from said data storage device carried by a game player;

pressing a button by a game player as part of the game;

measuring biometric data of the game player by sensing the biometric data directly through the button as it is pressed by the game player;

comparing the parameters of the game player'"'"'s biometric data sensed through the button with biometric data parameters directly obtained from the data storage device carried by the game player, without involving a remote access database in the comparison, for player identification.

5. The gaming method of claim 4, in which the data storage device is a smart card, comprising a microprocessor.

6. The gaming method of claim 4, in which the biometric data is the game player'"'"'s fingerprint.

7. The gaming method of claim 4, including the step of storing the measured biometric data of the game player in the event that the player'"'"'s biometric data sensed through the button does not match the biometric data parameters directly obtained from the data storage device carried by the game player.

8. The gaming method of claim 7, including the step of not storing the biometric data of the game player if the game player'"'"'s biometric data sensed through the button matches the biometric data parameters directly obtained from the data storage device.

9. A gaming method comprising:

providing a gaming terminal, configured for playing at least a first game;

providing a data storage device for carrying by a game player;

said data storage device containing biometric data of the game player;

receiving data from said data storage device carried by a game player;

pressing a button by a game player as part of the game;

measuring biometric data of the game player by sensing the biometric data directly through the button as it is pressed by the game player;

comparing the parameters of the game player'"'"'s biometric data sensed through the button with biometric data parameters directly obtained from the data storage device carried by the game player, without involving a remote access database in the comparison, for player identification;

storing the measured biometric data of the game player in the event that the player'"'"'s biometric data sensed through the button does not match the biometric data parameters directly obtained from the data storage device carried by the game player; and

not storing the biometric data of the game player if the game player'"'"'s biometric data sensed through the button matches the biometric data parameters directly obtained from the data storage device.