CONDITIONAL BIOMETRIC ACCESS IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT

• US 20130165221A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 06/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Antonio Papageorgiou, Dean P. Alderucci, Joseph M. Asher
• Original Assignee: Antonio Papageorgiou, Dean P. Alderucci, Joseph M. Asher
• Inventors: Alderucci, Dean P., Asher, Joseph M., Papageorgiou, Antonio
• Granted Patent: US 9,280,648 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/212 using sensors worn by the player, e.g. for measuring heart beat or leg activity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/332 using wireless networks, e.g. cellular phone networks
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/73 Authorising game programs or game devices, e.g. checking authenticity
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/406 Transmission via wireless network, e.g. pager or GSM
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00

Abstract

The present application provides methods and corresponding systems for accessing services in a gaming or other environment based on conditional biometric identity verification. In one aspect, this includes the step or steps of determining a location of a gaming device having a display and at least one biometric sensor associated therewith; prompting a user of the gaming device for at least one item of physical biometric data with the biometric sensor based at least on the location of the gaming device; receiving the at least one item of physical biometric data; and enabling at least one service on the gaming device based on a match between the at least one item of physical biometric data received and at least one authenticated item of physical biometric data associated with the user.

Claims

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21. A method comprising:

determining that a gaming device is located in a first area of a plurality of service areas;

prompting a user of the gaming device for at least one item of physical biometric data based on the gaming device being located in the first area, the user not prompted for physical biometric data when the gaming device is located in a second area of the plurality of service areas;

receiving at least one item of physical biometric data; and

enabling at least one service on the gaming device based on a match between the at least one item of physical biometric data received and at least one item of physical biometric data associated with the user obtained previously.

22. A method comprising:

determining a location of a gaming device from a plurality of service areas;

prompting a user of the gaming device for at least a first item of physical biometric data based on the gaming device being located in a first area of the plurality of service areas;

prompting the user of the gaming device for at least a second item of physical biometric data based on the gaming device being located in a second area of the plurality of service areas;

receiving the first or the second item of physical biometric data; and

enabling at least one service on the gaming device based on a match between the physical biometric data received and at least one authenticated item of physical biometric data associated with the user.

23. The method of claim 22, comprising prompting the user for the first and the second item of physical biometric data when in the second area.

24. The method of claim 22, comprising prompting the user for the second and a third item of physical biometric data when in the second area.

25. A method comprising:

determining a location of a gaming device from a plurality of service areas;

determining a surveillance level associated with the location of the gaming device;

prompting a user of the gaming device for at least a first item of physical biometric data when it is determined that the gaming device is located in a first of the plurality of service areas, the user not prompted for physical biometric data when in a second area of the plurality of service areas, the second area having a surveillance level associated therewith higher than a surveillance level associated with the first area;

receiving at least one item of physical biometric data; and

enabling at least one service on the gaming device based on a match between the at least one item of physical biometric data received and at least one authenticated item of physical biometric data associated with the user.

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