# US 2014/0155150 A1 · Method and apparatus for enhancing a wagering experience using a wagering terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0155150 A1 - Document ID: US20140155150A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/089,466 - Filed: 2013-11-25 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2004-12-07 - Assignees: United Tote Company - Applicants: United Tote Company - Inventors: Scott B. Pfennighausen; Jim Baker; Brendan Burgess; Kenneth A. Vlazny - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140155150A1 ## CPC - G07F 17/3211: {Display means} - G07F 17/32: for games, toys, sports, or amusements - G07F 17/3241: {Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance (computer security G06F21/00)} - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) ## Abstract A method and apparatus for use in a wagering environment are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment comprises a wagering terminal including a processor, a memory, a primary display, and a secondary display. The primary display is configured for displaying visual messages. These visual messages are displayed as part of a graphical user interface and include at least one wagering transaction message. The secondary display is configured for displaying additional visual messages associated with the visual messages of the primary display. These additional visual messages are displayed as part of an additional graphical user interface. The wagering terminal may further include a proximity detector configured for detecting the presence of a gaming patron, a user identification unit configured for sampling a unique physical attribute of a user, and an image capture unit configured for capturing at least one image in a vicinity of the wagering terminal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of authenticating a user of a wagering terminal, comprising: providing the wagering terminal, the wagering terminal comprising a processor, and a user identification unit, the method comprising: sampling a unique physical attribute of a user of the wagering terminal using the user identification unit; generating a user unique data element representative of the unique physical attribute; comparing the user unique data element to a user database comprising a plurality of authorized users and at least one user unique database element for each authorized user of the plurality; and enabling at least one protected feature on the wagering terminal if the user unique data element matches the at least one user unique database element for one authorized user of the plurality of authorized users. ### Claim 2 A method of enhancing a wagering transaction, comprising: providing a wagering terminal comprising a processor, an image capture unit, and a computer-readable medium, the method comprising: detecting an event of interest on the wagering terminal; generating a capture event notification to the image capture unit temporally correlated to the event of interest; capturing at least one image in response to the event of interest; and storing the at least one image on the computer-readable medium. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising transmitting the at least one image to a remote device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein capturing at least one image comprises capturing a plurality of images, relating the plurality of images temporally to form a series of frames over a predetermined time window, each frame of the series of frames separated in time by a time period defined by at least one frame rate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, further comprising continually capturing the plurality of images until receiving a capture event notification indicating a stop of capturing the plurality of images after a predetermined time interval. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the predetermined time interval is substantially near zero. ### Claim 7 A method of enhancing a wagering transaction, comprising: providing a wagering terminal comprising a processor, a primary display, a speaker assembly and a proximity detector, the method comprising: enabling the proximity detector to detect the presence of a gaming patron in an area of proximity to the wagering terminal; enabling the primary display to display at least one visual message upon detection of the presence of the gaming patron in proximity to the wagering terminal; and facilitating the speaker assembly to broadcast at least one audio message upon detection of the presence of the gaming patron in proximity to the wagering terminal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising enabling the proximity detector to detect the gaming patron leaving the area of proximity to the wagering terminal and to initiate a check of the area in proximity to the wagering terminal for at least one predefined condition. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein if the proximity detector detects the at least one predefined condition, a corrective action audio message is broadcast through the speaker assembly and a corrective action visual message is displayed on the primary display. ### Claim 10 A method of enhancing a wagering transaction, comprising: providing a wagering terminal, the wagering terminal comprising a processor, a primary display, a speaker assembly, and a proximity detector; configuring the wagering terminal to display visual messages on the primary display; configuring the wagering terminal to broadcast audio messages through the speaker assembly; and configuring the proximity detector to detect the presence of a gaming patron in proximity to the wagering terminal.