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 individualized data concerning the player from a card carried by the player when the player displays the card to said gaming machine, without physical contact with said gaming machine, said card comprising suitable electronics and an antenna, causing the wireless transfer of the 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;
receiving a physical actuation from the player; and
activating said gaming machine for said subsequent play upon favorable evaluation of said data.
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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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23 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 individualized data concerning the player from a card carried by the player when the player displays the card to said gaming machine, without physical contact with said gaming machine, said card comprising suitable electronics and an antenna, causing the wireless transfer of the 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; receiving a physical actuation from the player; and activating said gaming machine for said subsequent play upon favorable evaluation of said data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. The method of activating a gaming machine by an individual player for subsequent play, which comprises:
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receiving individualized data concerning the player from a card carried by the player when the player displays the card to said gaming machine, without physical contact between said card and said gaming machine, said card carrying indicia which may be sensed by apparatus associated with the gaming machine, causing the wireless transfer of the 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; receiving a physical actuation from the player; and activating said gaming machine for subsequent play upon favorable evaluation of said data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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