Portable hand held controller for amusement device
First Claim
1. A method of improving accuracy of a database of amusement device locations, the method comprising:
- a) deploying a plurality of amusement devices at a plurality of locations;
b) populating the database of amusement device locations based on the deploying of step (a);
c) receiving, by a server over a network, from a portable device, a check-in request, the check-in request associated with one of the amusement devices, and including geographic location information associated with the portable device at the time the check-in request is made;
d) comparing, by the server, the geographic location information received from the portable device with the location of the amusement device stored in the database;
e) transmitting, by the server, to the portable device a request to enter an indicia of an interaction with the amusement device, wherein the indicia comprises an identifier unique to the amusement device; and
f) updating, by the server, the database based, at least in part, on the comparing of step (d).
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Abstract
A method of improving accuracy of a database of amusement device locations is described. A plurality of amusement devices are deployed at a plurality of locations. The database of amusement device locations is populated based on the deploying. A server receives over a network, from a portable device, a check-in request. The check-in request is associated with one of the amusement devices, and includes geographic location information associated with the portable device at the time the check-in request is made. The server compares the geographic location information received from the portable device with the location of the amusement device stored in the database, and updates the database based on the comparing.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of improving accuracy of a database of amusement device locations, the method comprising:
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a) deploying a plurality of amusement devices at a plurality of locations; b) populating the database of amusement device locations based on the deploying of step (a); c) receiving, by a server over a network, from a portable device, a check-in request, the check-in request associated with one of the amusement devices, and including geographic location information associated with the portable device at the time the check-in request is made; d) comparing, by the server, the geographic location information received from the portable device with the location of the amusement device stored in the database; e) transmitting, by the server, to the portable device a request to enter an indicia of an interaction with the amusement device, wherein the indicia comprises an identifier unique to the amusement device; and f) updating, by the server, the database based, at least in part, on the comparing of step (d). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of improving accuracy of a database of amusement device locations, the method comprising:
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a) deploying a plurality of amusement devices at a plurality of locations, each of the plurality of amusement devices associated with a unique identifier that is accessible to venue patrons; b) populating the database of amusement device locations with the plurality of locations at which the plurality of amusement devices have been deployed in step (a); c) receiving, by a server over a network, interaction data from a portable device associated with one of the venue patrons, the received interaction data including (i) indicia of an interaction comprising a unique identifier associated with an amusement device, and (ii) geographic location information associated with the portable device at the time of the interaction; and d) updating, by the server, the database of amusement device locations based on the indicia of interaction and the received geographic location information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19)
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18. A method of updating a database of amusement device locations, the method comprising:
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a) deploying a plurality of amusement devices at a plurality of distinct venues; b) populating the database of amusement device locations with the plurality of venues at which the plurality of amusement devices have been deployed; c) receiving, by a server over a network, indicia of an interaction with a first amusement device from a portable device, wherein the indicia comprises an identifier unique to the first amusement device; d) determining, by the server, that the first amusement device is not associated with the correct venue name in the database of amusement device locations; e) transmitting, by the server, a request to the portable device to select a venue name from a list of venue names of the venue at which the first amusement device is deployed; and f) updating, by the server, the database of amusement device locations with the provided venue name.
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