Player identification using biometric data in a gaming environment
AssigneeSierra Design Group
InventorsRussel Tower Bradford, Robert Anthony Luciano, Jr., Russ Frederick Marsden
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Abstract
A system and method for using two authenticators to identify a player in a gaming environment is disclosed, where the second authenticator is based on biometric data. The two authenticators allow a two-level authorization process providing very high assurance that a player at a gaming machine is who they claim to be, and where the second authenticator, being based on biometric data, enables a player to quickly and easily authenticate documents and/or authenticate age while continuing to play at game machines.
Claims17
A system enabling individual player identification usable in a gaming environment and using at least two authenticators, the system comprising:
- means for entering a first authenticator in said system;
- means for entering at least one more authenticator in the form of biometric data in the system;
- means for associating said first authenticator and said at least one more authenticator with an individual player;
- means for individual player identification at a game device using a reading means operable with a presented first authenticator and a biometric reading means where said first authenticator is one of:
- a magnetic stripe card;
- a voucher;
- an alpha-numeric sequence;
- an RFID tag;
- a smart card;
- a memory card;
- a handheld device having retrievable memory and an RF interface;
- a handheld device having retrievable memory and an IR interface;
- a magnetic diskette;
- or, an optical diskette.
A system enabled for the creation of a player identification usable in a gaming environment and having at least two authenticators, the system comprising:
- means for creating a first authenticator in said system usable as an initial authenticator for searching for an entry in a player identification database, where said first authenticator is not a biometric authenticator;
- means for entering into said player identification database at least one more authenticator in the form of biometric data associated with said initial authenticator;
- means for associating said first authenticator and said at least one more authenticator with a player;
- and,
- means for player identification at a game device using said first authenticator and at least one of said at least one more authenticators.
A system having at least two authenticators for identification of a player, where one of the at least two authenticators is identified as a first authenticator, and where at least one of the remaining authenticators is identified as a second authenticator, and further where any authenticator that is not a first authenticator comprises data derived from a biometric measurement, usable at a game device having an associated biometric reader, comprising:
- means for reading a first authenticator presented to a game device by a player;
- means for reading biometric data from said player using a biometric reader;
- means for using said first authenticator to find an associated second authenticator;
- means for checking data derived from said biometric reading to said associated second authenticator;
- and,
- means for indicating results of said check of data.
A system usable for verifying age during game play using at least two authenticators where one of the at least two authenticators is identified as a first authenticator and where at least one of the remaining authenticators is identified as a second authenticator and further where any authenticator that is not a first authenticator comprises data derived from a biometric measurement, comprising:
- means for associating a first authenticator with a player's age;
- means for associating a second authenticator with said first authenticator;
- means for reading a first authenticator presented by a player at a game device;
- means for reading biometric information from said player at said game device;
- means for comparing said read biometric data with a second authenticator retrieved using said first authenticator;
- means for enabling said player to play a game if said read biometric data matches said second authenticator.
A system enabled for form generation using at least two authenticators, where one of the at least two authenticators is identified as a first authenticator, and where at least one of the remaining authenticators is identified as a second authenticator, and further where any authenticator that is not a first authenticator comprises data derived from a biometric reader which measures a biometric measurement, usable at a game device associated having an associated biometric reader, comprising:
- means for creating an entry in a player identification database having a first authenticator and having at least a player's name;
- means for associating a second authenticator with said first authenticator, said second authenticator being a biometric authenticator;
- means for associating a player using a game device with an entry in said player identification database;
- means for identifying a form-generation event;
- means for generating an at least partially completed form using data from said entry in said player identification database;
- and,
- means for using a biometric authenticator to verify said form.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.