Emailing or texting as communication between mobile device and EGM
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A63F-009/24
A63F-013/00
G06F-017/00
G06F-019/00
G07F-017/32
G06Q-020/32
출원번호
US-0433007
(2012-03-28)
등록번호
US-9311769
(2016-04-12)
발명자
/ 주소
LeMay, Steven G.
Nelson, Dwayne R.
출원인 / 주소
IGT
대리인 / 주소
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
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초록▼
A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. Via E-mailing or texting, a server can mediate communications between a user-controlled device, such as a mobile device, and an EGM. In one embodiment, for a transac
A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. Via E-mailing or texting, a server can mediate communications between a user-controlled device, such as a mobile device, and an EGM. In one embodiment, for a transaction involving interactions with a user-controlled device and an EGM, the server can be configured to create a temporary e-mail or text message address. In particular embodiments, a transaction can involve transferring credits to or from the EGM or transferring game play related information from the EGM to a user specified location.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising: (a) receiving data associated with a request from an electronic gaming machine to initiate a gaming transaction, said electronic gaming machine being associated with a credit balance which is: (i) increasable via an acceptor of a physi
1. A method of operating a gaming system, the method comprising: (a) receiving data associated with a request from an electronic gaming machine to initiate a gaming transaction, said electronic gaming machine being associated with a credit balance which is: (i) increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and (ii) decreasable via a cashout device;(b) in response to the received data associated with the request, causing a processor of a server to send a transaction message address to the electronic gaming machine, wherein the transaction message address is displayed by a display device of the electronic gaming machine and the server is distinct from the electronic gaming machine;(c) causing the processor of the server to open a gaming transaction record for the gaming transaction;(d) causing the processor of the server to store to the opened gaming transaction record: (i) the transaction message address,(ii) identification information for the electronic gaming machine,(iii) a time at which the transaction message address was sent to the electronic gaming machine;(iv) at least one time parameter, wherein the time parameter is used to determine whether to close the gaming transaction before it has been completed and(v) a first status indicator indicating the gaming transaction is open;(e) receiving, from a mobile device, a text message or an e-mail message addressed to the transaction message address, said mobile device being distinct from the electronic gaming machine and distinct from the server; and(f) in response to receiving the text message or the e-mail message, causing the processor of the server to complete, the gaming transaction by: (i) updating the first status indicator to indicate the gaming transaction is closed, and(ii) setting a second status indicator to indicate the gaming transaction was completed. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction message address includes an address component and at least one keyword. 3. The method of claim 2, which includes selecting the keyword for the transaction address. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the keyword is randomly selected. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein the keyword is selected to be descriptive of the gaming transaction. 6. The method of claim 1, which includes generating the transaction message address wherein the transaction message address is a unique text address or a unique e-mail address used only to receive information from the gaming transaction. 7. The method of claim 1, which includes adding the transaction message address to a list of used transaction message addresses. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction message address was previously used for another gaming transaction that is closed. 9. The method of claim 1, which includes maintaining a list of transaction message addresses associated with open gaming transactions. 10. The method of claim 1, which includes: receiving, at the transaction message address, the text message or the e-mail message anddetermining whether the transaction message address is associated with the open gaming transaction. 11. The method of claim 1, which includes: receiving a second text message or a second e-mail message at the transaction message address,determining the transaction message address is associated with a closed gaming transaction, andignoring the received second text message or the received second e-mail message. 12. The method of claim 11, which includes: determining the closed gaming transaction was not completed, andsending a reply message to a sender of the second text message or the second e-mail message, wherein the reply message includes instructions for completing the closed gaming transaction or a message describing an alternate gaming transaction. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction address is output to a player interacting with the electronic gaming machine, and which includes: receiving information associated with a state change on the electronic gaming machine,based upon the state change information, determining the player is no longer interacting with the electronic gaming machine, andin response to the determination, updating the first status indicator to indicate the gaming transaction is closed. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction address is output to a player interacting with the electronic gaming machine and wherein the gaming transaction is completed after the player has left a vicinity of the electronic gaming machine. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the transaction address is output to a player interacting with the electronic gaming machine and wherein the gaming transaction is completed while the player is interacting with the electronic gaming machine. 16. The method of claim 1, which includes: determining an elapsed time from when the transaction message address was sent, andbased upon, the elapsed time and the time parameter, closing the gaming transaction before the gaming transaction is completed. 17. The method of claim 1, which includes receiving from the electronic gaming machine a request for the transaction message address. 18. The method of claim 1, which includes: monitoring a state of the electronic gaming machine,based upon the monitoring, selecting a first gaming transaction to be implemented, andsending instructions to the electronic gaming machine for implementing the first gaming transaction and the transaction message address for the first gaming transaction. 19. The method of claim 1, which includes, after the text message or the e-mail message is received, sending a request for additional information that is needed to complete the gaming transaction to a reply address associated with the received text message or the e-mail message. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the additional information includes a request for information used to access an account. 21. The method of claim 1, which includes: receiving information used to access an account in the text message or the e-mail message, andusing the access information to perform a gaming transaction involving the account. 22. The method of claim 1, wherein the completing of the gaming transaction includes: receiving information about a game played on the electronic gaming machine, andsending the information to a reply address associated with the text message or the e-mail message. 23. The method of claim 22 wherein the information includes a screen shot of the game played on the electronic gaming machine. 24. The method of claim 1, wherein the completing of the gaming transaction includes transferring credits to the electronic gaming machine. 25. The method of claim 1, which includes sending information about an offer to the electronic gaming machine, wherein the received text message or the received e-mail message is used to indicate interest in the offer displayed by the display device of the electronic gaming machine. 26. The method of claim 1, which includes determining whether the text message or the e-mail message is sent from a device or an e-mail account known to the server, wherein the gaming transaction is only completed when it is determined the text message or the e-mail message is received from the device or the e-mail account known to the server. 27. The method of claim 1, which includes sending a reply message to the text message or the e-mail message sender asking a recipient of the reply message to join a loyalty program. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the gaming transaction is not completed until the server determines that the recipient has successfully joined the loyalty program. 29. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions executed by a processor to perform a gaming transaction involving an electronic gaming machine, the computer readable medium comprising: (a) computer code for receiving a request from the electronic gaming machine to initiate the gaming transaction, said electronic gaming machine being associated with a credit balance which is: (D increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and (ii) decreasable via a cashout device;(b) computer code for in response to the received request, sending a transaction message address to the electronic gaming machine, wherein the transaction address is displayed by a display device of the electronic gaming machine;(c) computer code for opening a gaming transaction record for the gaming transaction;(d) computer code for storing to the gaming transaction record: (i) the transaction message address,(ii) identification information for the electronic gaming machine,(iii) a time at which the transaction message address was sent to the electronic gaming machine;(iv) at least one time parameter, wherein the time parameter is used to determine whether to close the gaming transaction before it has been completed and(v) a first status indicator indicating the gaming transaction is open;(e) computer code for receiving a text message or an e-mail message addressed to the transaction message address from a mobile device, said mobile device being distinct from the electronic gaming machine; and(f) computer code for completing, in response to receiving the text message or the e-mail message, the gaming transaction by:(i) updating the first status indicator to indicate the gaming transaction is closed, and(ii) setting a second status indicator to indicate the gaming transaction was completed. 30. The method of claim 1, wherein the request is a request to transmit a screenshot of a game played on the electronic gaming machine to the mobile device. 31. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic gaming machine is not configured to communicate with the mobile device.
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