Point of play registration on a gaming machine
First Claim
1. A method of registering a player to a loyalty program at a gaming machine used to play one or more games of chance:
- detecting a request to register a player to a loyalty program at the gaming machine wherein the request to register the player is for allowing the player to join the loyalty program;
receiving loyalty program information;
receiving instrument information stored on an instrument at the gaming machine wherein the instrument is not associated with a loyalty program account in the loyalty program and wherein the instrument information identifies the instrument;
sending a registration request message including the loyalty program information and the instrument information from the gaming machine to a loyalty program server;
wherein the loyalty program information and the instrument information are for registering the player in the loyalty program by generating a new loyalty program account and wherein after completing the registration of the player in the loyalty program, the instrument becomes a loyalty program instrument operable for initiating a loyalty program session that uses the new loyalty program account during subsequent game play.
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Abstract
A disclosed gaming machine is used to provide a method of registering a player to a loyalty program such as a player tracking program at the gaming machine. At the gaming machine, the player or a casino service representative may enter identification information such as a name, an address and biometric information using an input mechanism located on the gaming machine or on a hand-held wireless device. The loyalty program information may be combined with information such as serial number or a bar-code read from a loyalty program instrument in a loyalty program registration request message sent to a loyalty program server such as a player tracking server. The loyalty program instrument may include a magnetic striped card, a smart card, a printed ticket, a room key, a cell-phone or a portable computing device. When the registration request is confirmed by the loyalty program server, the player may begin a loyalty program session on a gaming machine and earn loyalty points.
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54 Claims
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1. A method of registering a player to a loyalty program at a gaming machine used to play one or more games of chance:
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detecting a request to register a player to a loyalty program at the gaming machine wherein the request to register the player is for allowing the player to join the loyalty program;
receiving loyalty program information;
receiving instrument information stored on an instrument at the gaming machine wherein the instrument is not associated with a loyalty program account in the loyalty program and wherein the instrument information identifies the instrument;
sending a registration request message including the loyalty program information and the instrument information from the gaming machine to a loyalty program server;
wherein the loyalty program information and the instrument information are for registering the player in the loyalty program by generating a new loyalty program account and wherein after completing the registration of the player in the loyalty program, the instrument becomes a loyalty program instrument operable for initiating a loyalty program session that uses the new loyalty program account during subsequent game play. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of registering a player to a loyalty program using a gaming device:
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receiving loyalty program information on the gaming device;
receiving instrument information stored on an instrument on the gaming device wherein the instrument is not associated with a loyalty program account in the loyalty program and wherein the instrument information identifies the instrument;
sending a registration request message with the loyalty program information and the instrument information from the gaming device to a loyalty program server;
wherein the loyalty program information and instrument information is for registering the player in the loyalty program and wherein a successful registration enrolls the player in the loyalty program by generating a new loyalty program account and wherein, after completing the registration of the player in the loyalty program, the instrument becomes a loyalty program instrument operable for initiating a loyalty program session that uses the new loyalty program account during subsequent game play. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method of registering a player to a loyalty program in a loyalty program server, the method comprising:
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receiving a registration request message including loyalty program information and instrument information from a gaming machine wherein the instrument information is from an instrument not associated with a loyalty program account in the loyalty program and wherein the instrument information identifies the instrument;
generating a new loyalty program account using the loyalty program information and the instrument information that allows the instrument to become a loyalty program instrument operable for initiating a loyalty program session that uses the new loyalty program account during subsequent game play; and
sending a registration reply message to the gaming machine wherein the registration reply message comprises information for allowing a loyalty program session to begin on the gaming machine using the new loyalty program account. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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