Method and apparatus for providing a complimentary service to a player
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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
출원번호
US-0842091
(2015-09-01)
등록번호
US-9799160
(2017-10-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Walker, Jay S.
Jorasch, James A.
Sammon, Russell P.
Sparico, Thomas M.
출원인 / 주소
IGT
대리인 / 주소
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
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초록▼
Systems and methods are provided for providing a service to a player using a player device. A indication of a player identifier which corresponds to a player of a gaming device is received. A player device is provided to the player. A service to provide the player is determined based on a gaming act
Systems and methods are provided for providing a service to a player using a player device. A indication of a player identifier which corresponds to a player of a gaming device is received. A player device is provided to the player. A service to provide the player is determined based on a gaming activity of the player, and the service is then provided to the player using the player device.
대표청구항▼
1. A gaming system comprising: at least one display devicea plurality of input devices including an acceptor;at least one processor; andat least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: respons
1. A gaming system comprising: at least one display devicea plurality of input devices including an acceptor;at least one processor; andat least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: responsive to a physical item being received via the acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item,for at least one play of a game: determine a game outcome, andcause the at least one display device to display the determined game outcome, wherein the credit balance is increasable based on any award associated with the determined game outcome; andin association with the at least one play of the game, wirelessly communicate, through a data network, an authentication code to a portable handheld electronic device which is separate from the gaming system, said portable handheld electronic device including a processor, a memory device, a display device, and an input device including a touch screen; andresponsive to a cashout input being received, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance. 2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the authentication code is associated with a service providable to a player. 3. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the authentication code is associated with a download of data to the portable handheld electronic device. 4. The gaming system of claim 3, wherein the downloadable data includes purchasable data selected from the group consisting of: data associated with audio content and data associated with video content. 5. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the data network includes an internet. 6. A method of operating a gaming system, said method comprising: for at least one play of a game: determining, by at least one processor, a game outcome, andcausing at least one display device to display the determined game outcome, wherein a credit balance is increasable based on any award associated with the determined game outcome, said credit balance being increasable responsive to receipt, via an acceptor, of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and said credit balance decreasable responsive to receipt, via a cashout device, of an input to cause an initiation of a payout associated with the credit balance; andin association with the at least one play of the game, wirelessly communicating, through a data network, an authentication code to a portable handheld electronic device which is separate from the at least one processor and separate from the at least one display device, said portable handheld electronic device including a portable handheld electronic device processor, a portable handheld electronic device memory device, a portable handheld electronic device display device, and a portable handheld electronic device input device including a touch screen. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the authentication code is associated with a service providable to a player. 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the authentication code is associated with a download of data to the portable handheld electronic device. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein the downloadable data includes purchasable data selected from the group consisting of: data associated with audio content and data associated with video content. 10. The method of claim 6, wherein the data network includes an internet. 11. A gaming system controller comprising: at least one processor; andat least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: for at least one play of a game: determine a game outcome, andcause at least one display device to display the determined game outcome, wherein a credit balance is increasable based on any award associated with the determined game outcome, said credit balance being increasable responsive to receipt, via an acceptor, of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and said credit balance decreasable responsive to receipt, via a cashout device, of an input to cause an initiation of a payout associated with the credit balance; andin association with the at least one play of the game, wirelessly communicate, through a data network, an authentication code to a portable handheld electronic device which is separate from the gaming system controller, said portable handheld electronic device including a processor, a memory device, a display device, and an input device including a touch screen. 12. The gaming system controller of claim 11, wherein the authentication code is associated with a service providable to a player. 13. The gaming system controller of claim 11, wherein the authentication code is associated with a download of data to the portable handheld electronic device. 14. The gaming system of controller claim 13, wherein the downloadable data includes purchasable data selected from the group consisting of: data associated with audio content and data associated with video content. 15. The gaming system controller of claim 11, wherein the data network includes an internet.
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