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System and method for remote control gaming sessions using a mobile device

  • US 9,754,443 B2
  • Filed: 09/26/2014
  • Issued: 09/05/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for enabling remote play of a game, said system comprising:

  • a gaming machine located in a first area of a venue, the gaming machine hosts the game;

    a communication network; and

    a mobile device having a display, wherein the mobile device is distinct from the gaming machine and is operable to (1) associate with the gaming machine through the communication network, (2) receive game content from the gaming machine in a second area of the venue and not in the first area, and (3) present the game content to a mobile player on the display of the mobile device in the second area and not in the first area, andwherein the gaming machine is operable to (1) associate with the mobile device, (2) receive user input data from the mobile device, and (3) control the game while the game is being presented on the mobile device,wherein a sound is played by both the gaming machine and the mobile device that assists the mobile player in locating the gaming machine after remote play has ended.

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