Contactless card reading in a gaming machine
First Claim
1. The method of activating a gaming machine by an individual player for subsequent play, which comprises:
- receiving a manual actuation from the individual player by said gaming machine to enable said gaming machine to accept noncontact electronic data transmission from a card carried by the player;
receiving a display of the card from the player by the gaming machine, without physical contact between said gaming machine and said card;
said card comprising suitable electronics for data transmission;
causing wireless transfer of first individualized data concerning the player from the card to the gaming machine or to a computer network that is associated with said gaming machine;
evaluating said data against a stored database;
upon favorable evaluation of said data, said gaming machine providing a personalized greeting to the player;
receiving biometric sensing as separate, personal identification to the gaming machine;
evaluating said biometric sensing;
activating said gaming machine for said subsequent play upon favorable evaluation of said data and said sensing;
during or after said subsequent play, causing wireless transfer of second, individualized data back to the card to be stored.
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Abstract
A gaming machine may be activated by an individual player for subsequent play by displaying to the gaming machine, without physical contact with the gaming machine, a card carried by the player. The card carries indicia which may include suitable electronic memory, to be sensed by apparatus associated with the gaming machine, to cause the wireless transfer of individualized data concerning the player from the card to the gaming machine or to a computer network that is associated with the gaming machine. The data is evaluated against a stored database, which database may include identification of the card holder. The data is then evaluated against the stored database, and the gaming machine is activated for subsequent play upon favorable evaluation of the data.
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10 Claims
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1. The method of activating a gaming machine by an individual player for subsequent play, which comprises:
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receiving a manual actuation from the individual player by said gaming machine to enable said gaming machine to accept noncontact electronic data transmission from a card carried by the player; receiving a display of the card from the player by the gaming machine, without physical contact between said gaming machine and said card; said card comprising suitable electronics for data transmission; causing wireless transfer of first individualized data concerning the player from the card to the gaming machine or to a computer network that is associated with said gaming machine; evaluating said data against a stored database; upon favorable evaluation of said data, said gaming machine providing a personalized greeting to the player; receiving biometric sensing as separate, personal identification to the gaming machine; evaluating said biometric sensing; activating said gaming machine for said subsequent play upon favorable evaluation of said data and said sensing; during or after said subsequent play, causing wireless transfer of second, individualized data back to the card to be stored. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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