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US 11,699,330 B2Granted
System and method for managing gaming establishment benefit accumulations
AssigneeIgt
InventorsKevin Higgins, Erik Petersen, Jeffery Shepherd, Rachelle Rabago
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Abstract
Systems and methods which dynamically modify a rate of accruing gaming establishment points based on a gaming establishment occupancy.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- determine, based on a gaming establishment occupancy, a benefit accrual rate,
- associate the benefit accrual rate with any occurring benefit accumulation activity, and
- responsive to a determination of a qualifying change in the gaming establishment occupancy:
- modify the benefit accrual rate,
- associate the modified benefit accrual rate with any occurring benefit accumulation activity, and
- communicate data which results in a component of a gaming establishment device management system associated with a gaming establishment device applying the modified benefit accrual rate to any benefit accumulation activity occurring at that gaming establishment device.
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A system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- determine, based on a gaming establishment occupancy, a benefit accrual rate,
- associate the benefit accrual rate with any occurring benefit accumulation activity, and
- responsive to a determination of the gaming establishment occupancy reaching a designated gaming establishment occupancy:
- modify the benefit accrual rate,
- associate the modified benefit accrual rate with any occurring benefit accumulation activity, and
- communicate data which results in a component of a gaming establishment device management system associated with a gaming establishment device applying the modified benefit accrual rate to any benefit accumulation activity occurring at that gaming establishment device.
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A method of operating a system, the method comprising:
- determining, by a processor and based on a gaming establishment occupancy, a benefit accrual rate,
- associating, by the processor, the benefit accrual rate with any occurring benefit accumulation activity, and
- responsive to a determination of a qualifying change in the gaming establishment occupancy:
- modifying, by the processor, the benefit accrual rate,
- associating, by the processor, the modified benefit accrual rate with any occurring benefit accumulation activity, and
- communicating data which results in a component of a gaming establishment device management system associated with a gaming establishment device applying the modified benefit accrual rate to any benefit accumulation activity occurring at that gaming establishment device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.