Network architecture for gaming industry accounting
AssigneeJCM American Corporation
InventorsDominic Mohrhardt, Dave Kubajak, Mike Nguyen
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Abstract
A peripheral device is installed in a cabinet of an electronic gaming machine and configured to detect and communicate with a personal electronic device of a player of a casino game. The personal electronic device is configured to communicate identity information and/or account information to the peripheral device that, in turn, can be used to enable gameplay on the electronic gaming machine. Other embodiments described herein reference a network architecture facilitating cryptographically-secure and verifiable accounting of all point or real-money transactions in a casino environment.
Claims14
A system for transacting with player accounts in a casino environment, the system comprising:
- at least one electronic gaming machine including a gaming machine processor and mobile interface device;
- a peripheral controller facilitating communications between the at least one electronic gaming machine and one or more peripherals associated with the electronic gaming machine;
- at least one internal server;
- at least one external server;
- and
- a dedicated processing unit, separate from the gaming machine processor, configured to:
- secure a communication channel between the mobile interface device and a personal electronic device;
- receive and verify identifying information from the personal electronic device;
- receive an account balance from the personal electronic device;
- and
- send an instruction to the peripheral controller associated with the electronic gaming machine to credit the electronic gaming machine with the account balance.
A method of funding an electronic gaming machine having a mobile interface device comprising:
- securing a communication channel between the mobile interface device of the electronic gaming machine and a personal electronic device;
- facilitating communications between the at least one electronic gaming machine and one or more peripherals associated with the electronic gaming machine;
- utilizing a dedicated processing unit, separate from the gaming machine processor, for:
- receiving and verifying identifying information from the personal electronic device;
- receiving financial account information from the personal electronic device;
- and
- sending an instruction to a peripheral controller associated with the electronic gaming machine to credit the electronic gaming machine with funds from a financial account related to the financial account information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.