# US 2021/0241575 A1 · Mobile device facilitated redemption of gaming establishment ticket vouchers > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0241575 A1 - Document ID: US20210241575A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/782,905 - Filed: 2020-02-05 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-05 - Assignees: Igt - Applicants: Igt - Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd; Kevin Higgins - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241575A1 ## CPC - G07F 17/3241: {Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance (computer security G06F21/00)} - G07F 17/3244: {Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes} - G07F 17/3248: {involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value} - 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 Systems and methods that provide one or more mobile device facilitated non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds ## Claims ### Claim 1 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: receive, from a mobile device executing a mobile device application, a validation number associated with a ticket voucher, independent of the receipt of the validation number associated with the ticket voucher, receive, from the mobile device executing the mobile device application, authentication data, and responsive to the received authentication data being associated with the ticket voucher associated with the received validation number, cause an amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher to be available in association with a non-cash form of payment. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the authentication data comprises data printed on the ticket voucher. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein a plurality of different types of data are printed on the ticket voucher and the authentication data comprises the type of data printed on the ticket voucher identified by the mobile device application. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein during a first period of time, the authentication data comprises a first set of data and during a second, different period of time, the authentication data comprises a second, different set of data. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the processor responsive to the received authentication data not being associated with the ticket voucher associated with the received validation number a predetermined quantity of times, the instructions cause the processor to designate the amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher as unavailable in association with the non-cash form of payment. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher is designated as unavailable in association with the non-cash form of payment for a predetermined period of time. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein when executed by the processor responsive to the received authentication data from the mobile device not being associated with the ticket voucher associated with the received validation number a predetermined quantity of times, the instructions cause the processor to designate the amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher as unavailable in association with the non-cash form of payment. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the non-cash form of payment comprises any of a pre-paid debit card, an original credit transaction associated with a credit card and a transfer of the amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher to a gaming establishment account. ### Claim 9 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: receive, from a mobile device executing a mobile device application, a first type of data printed on a ticket voucher, independent of the receipt of the first type of data printed on the ticket voucher, receive, from the mobile device executing the mobile device application, a second, different type of data printed on the ticket voucher, and responsive to the received first type of data printed on the ticket voucher being associated with the ticket voucher and the second, different type of data printed on the ticket voucher being associated with the ticket voucher, cause an amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher to be available in association with a non-cash form of payment. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the second, different type of data printed on the ticket voucher is identified by the mobile device application. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein when executed by the processor responsive to any of the received first type of data printed on the ticket voucher not being associated with the ticket voucher and the second, different type of data printed on the ticket voucher not being associated with the ticket voucher a predetermined quantity of times, the instructions cause the processor to designate the amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher as unavailable in association with the non-cash form of payment. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the non-cash form of payment comprises any of a pre-paid debit card, an original credit transaction associated with a credit card and a transfer of the amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher to a gaming establishment account. ### Claim 13 A method of operating a system, the method comprising: receiving, from a mobile device executing a mobile device application, a validation number associated with a ticket voucher, independent of the receipt of the validation number associated with the ticket voucher, receiving, from the mobile device executing the mobile device application, authentication data, and responsive to the received authentication data being associated with the ticket voucher associated with the received validation number, causing, by a processor, an amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher to be available in association with a non-cash form of payment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the authentication data comprises data printed on the ticket voucher. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein a plurality of different types of data are printed on the ticket voucher and the authentication data comprises the type of data printed on the ticket voucher identified by the mobile device application. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein during a first period of time, the authentication data comprises a first set of data and during a second, different period of time, the authentication data comprises a second, different set of data. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising, responsive to the received authentication data not being associated with the ticket voucher associated with the received validation number a predetermined quantity of times, designating, by the processor, the amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher as unavailable in association with the non-cash form of payment. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17, wherein the amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher is designated as unavailable in association with the non-cash form of payment for a predetermined period of time. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising, responsive to the received authentication data from the mobile device not being associated with the ticket voucher associated with the received validation number a predetermined quantity of times, designating, by the processor, the amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher as unavailable in association with the non-cash form of payment. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein the non-cash form of payment comprises any of a pre-paid debit card, an original credit transaction associated with a credit card and a transfer of the amount of funds associated with the ticket voucher to a gaming establishment account.