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US 2022/0012985 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for providing secure logon to a gaming machine using a mobile device
AssigneeIgt
InventorsDwayne R. Nelson, Steven G. LeMay
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Abstract
A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers.
Claims23
A device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor following a machine-readable code associated with an electronic gaming machine being captured by a mobile device, cause the processor to enable receipt, via a server in communication with the mobile device, of data communicated from the mobile device, wherein information embedded in the machine-readable code enables an establishment of communication with the mobile device and a record of the establishment of communication with the mobile device is stored.
A server comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- following a machine-readable code embedded with information associated with an electronic gaming machine being captured by a mobile device, receive first data from the mobile device,
- communicate second data to the electronic gaming machine, and
- cause a record to be stored of at least one of:
- the receipt of first data from the mobile device and the communication of second data to the electronic gaming machine.
4 more elements
A method of operating a device, the method comprising:
- following a machine-readable code associated with an electronic gaming machine being captured by a mobile device, enabling receipt, via a server in communication with the mobile device, of data communicated from the mobile device, wherein information embedded in the machine-readable code enables an establishment of communication with the mobile device, and
- causing a record of the establishment of communication with the mobile device to be stored.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.