Circulating data card apparatus and management system
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1. A gaming device comprising:
- a first processor;
a display device controlled by the first processor;
a game controlled by the first processor and operable upon a wager;
at least one card processing assembly in communication with the first processor, the at least one card processing assembly comprising;
(a) a data read device configured to read machine-readable data on a first data card, the first data card configured to store information that enables an amount of credit to be accessed;
(b) a data storing device configured to store machine-readable data on the first data card; and
(c) a graphics printer configured to print a first authorized graphical component on the first data card;
a card transporter configured to transport the first data card; and
an imaging system in addition to the data read device and the data storing device, the imaging system being configured to;
(a) acquire image data of a front side and a back side of the first data card, wherein the first data card includes one of;
(i) authorized graphical components, (ii) unauthorized graphical components, and (iii) authorized graphical components and unauthorized graphical components, wherein the first authorized graphical component is one of the authorized graphical components;
(b) analyze and process the image data of the front side and the back side of the first data card to detect any authorized graphical components and any unauthorized graphical components on the front side or the back side of the first data card, and(c) approve or reject the first data card for reuse based on the analysis and the processing of the image data.
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Abstract
A gaming device having a card management system which is operable to manage a plurality of circulating data cards is described.
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1. A gaming device comprising:
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a first processor; a display device controlled by the first processor; a game controlled by the first processor and operable upon a wager; at least one card processing assembly in communication with the first processor, the at least one card processing assembly comprising; (a) a data read device configured to read machine-readable data on a first data card, the first data card configured to store information that enables an amount of credit to be accessed; (b) a data storing device configured to store machine-readable data on the first data card; and (c) a graphics printer configured to print a first authorized graphical component on the first data card; a card transporter configured to transport the first data card; and an imaging system in addition to the data read device and the data storing device, the imaging system being configured to; (a) acquire image data of a front side and a back side of the first data card, wherein the first data card includes one of;
(i) authorized graphical components, (ii) unauthorized graphical components, and (iii) authorized graphical components and unauthorized graphical components, wherein the first authorized graphical component is one of the authorized graphical components;(b) analyze and process the image data of the front side and the back side of the first data card to detect any authorized graphical components and any unauthorized graphical components on the front side or the back side of the first data card, and (c) approve or reject the first data card for reuse based on the analysis and the processing of the image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of using a graphically rewriteable data card, the method comprising:
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providing a data card, wherein the data card is configured to store information that enables an amount of credit to be accessed for a wager on a game, and wherein the data card includes authorized graphical components that are visible on a front side of the data card, a back side of the data card, or the front side and the back side of the data card; acquiring image data of the front side and the back side of the data card using an imaging system, the imaging system being in addition to;
(a) a data read device configured to read machine-readable data on the data card, and (b) a data storing device configured to store machine-readable data on the data card;processing and analyzing the image data of the front side and the back side of the data card to detect graphical components including the authorized graphical components, any unauthorized graphical components, or the authorized graphical components and any unauthorized graphical components on the front side or the back side of the data card; and determining whether to approve or to reject the data card for reuse based on the analysis and the processing of the image data. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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