Gaming systems with authentication token support
First Claim
1. A method of providing authentication functionality in a gaming system, the method comprising the steps of:
- responsive to a user attempting to take a particular action during a current session of a game in progress, the user having previously been granted access by the system to participate in the current session, obtaining information available from an authentication token associated with said user prior to allowing said user to take the particular action in the game; and
allowing the user to take the particular action in the game based on the obtained information;
wherein the obtained information comprises information indicative of a location of the authentication token; and
wherein the steps of obtaining information and allowing the user to take the particular action are at least in part performed by a processor.
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Abstract
Techniques for providing authentication functionality in a gaming system are disclosed. In one aspect, a gaming system is configured such that, at a given point during a current session of a game in progress that involves at least one user previously granted access by the system to participate in the current session, information available from an authentication token associated with the user is obtained prior to allowing the user to take a particular action in the game. A determination is made as to whether or not the user will be allowed to take the particular action in the game, based on the obtained information. The obtained information may comprise, for example, at least a portion of a one-time password generated by a hardware or software authentication token.
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29 Claims
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1. A method of providing authentication functionality in a gaming system, the method comprising the steps of:
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responsive to a user attempting to take a particular action during a current session of a game in progress, the user having previously been granted access by the system to participate in the current session, obtaining information available from an authentication token associated with said user prior to allowing said user to take the particular action in the game; and allowing the user to take the particular action in the game based on the obtained information; wherein the obtained information comprises information indicative of a location of the authentication token; and wherein the steps of obtaining information and allowing the user to take the particular action are at least in part performed by a processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium storing one or more software programs, wherein the one or more software programs when executed by the processing device implement the steps of:
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responsive to a user attempting to take a particular action during a current session of a game in progress, the user having previously been granted access by the system to participate in the current session, obtaining information available from an authentication token associated with said user prior to allowing said user to take the particular action in the game; and allowing the user to take the particular action in the game based on the obtained information; wherein the obtained information comprises information indicative of a location of the authentication token.
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21. A processing device for use in a gaming system, the processing device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor; wherein the processing device is configured such that, responsive to a user attempting to take a particular action during a current session of a game in progress, the user having previously been granted access by the system to participate in the current session, the processing device obtains information available from an authentication token associated with said user prior to allowing said user to take the particular action in the game, the processing device being further configured to allow the user to take the particular action in the game based on the obtained information, the obtained information comprising information indicative of a location of the authentication token. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A gaming system comprising:
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a processing device; and an authentication token; wherein the processing device is configured such that, responsive to a user attempting to take a particular action during a current session of a game in progress, the user having previously been granted access by the system to participate in the current session, the processing device obtains information available from the authentication token prior to allowing said user to take the particular action in the game, the processing device being further configured to allow the user to take the particular action in the game based on the obtained information, the obtained information comprising information indicative of a location of the authentication token. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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