Smart token
AssigneeIgt
InventorsChauncey Warner Griswold, Joseph R. Hedrick
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Abstract
A token for use in a cashless transaction involving an electronic device includes a token body having a coin shape. The token has a digital circuit embedded within the token body and a memory embedded within the token body that is coupled to the digital circuit. The token also includes an input/output interface embedded within the token body that is coupled to the digital circuit and which enables the digital circuit to communicate with the electronic device.
Claims19
A token for use in a cashless transaction involving an electronic device, the token comprising:
- a token body having a coin shape;
- a digital circuit embedded within the token body;
- a memory embedded within the token body and coupled to the digital circuit;
- a display that enables a user to access information stored in the memory and display a subset of the information;
- and
- an input/output interface embedded within the token body and coupled to the digital circuit that enables the digital circuit to communicate with the electronic device.
A token for use in a cashless transaction involving an electronic device, the token comprising:
- a token body having a coin shape;
- a digital circuit embedded within the token body;
- a memory embedded within the token body and coupled to the digital circuit;
- a keypad that enables a user to send commands to the digital circuit;
- and
- an input/output interface embedded within the token body and coupled to the digital circuit that enables the digital circuit to communicate with the electronic device.
A token for use in a cashless transaction involving an electronic device, the token comprising:
- a token body having a coin shape;
- a digital circuit embedded within the token body;
- a memory embedded within the token body and coupled to the digital circuit;
- and
- an input/output interface embedded within the token body and coupled to the digital circuit that enables the digital circuit to communicate with the electronic device, wherein the input/output interface includes an antenna embedded within the token body and a plurality of contacts on a surface of the token body.
A method of conducting a cashless transaction for use with a coin-shaped token having a memory, a processor, and an input/output interface, each embedded within the coin-shaped token, the method comprising:
- using an electronic device to interrogate the coin-shaped token for information stored in the memory;
- receiving an input from a user and comparing the input from the user to security information stored in the memory;
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- updating the information stored in the memory based on the cashless transaction.
A gaming device for use in a cashless gaming transaction system having a coin-shaped token with a memory, a processor, and an input/output interface, each embedded within the coin-shaped token, the gaming device comprising:
- a computer readable medium;
- a user input device wherein the user input device is capable of receiving an input from a user;
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- a computer program stored on the computer readable medium and adapted to be executed by the processor,
- the computer program being adapted to interrogate the coin-shaped token for information stored in the memory,
- the computer program being adapted to interrogate the coin-shaped token based upon the input from the user,
- the computer program being adapted to determine whether the cashless transaction can be completed based on the information stored in the memory and based on the input from the user, and
- the computer program being adapted to update the information stored in the memory based on the cashless transaction.
A method of conducting a cashless gaming transaction for use with a gaming device and a coin-shaped token having a memory, a processor, and an input/output interface each embedded within the coin-shaped token the coin-shaped token, the method comprising:
- inserting the coin-shaped token into the gaming device;
- using an electronic device operatively coupled to the gaming device to interrogate the coin-shaped token for information stored in the memory;
- initiating a gaming session on the gaming device;
- determining a value payout associated with an outcome of said gaming session;
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- updating the information stored in the memory based on the value payout.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.