Patent Application Number: 2009200139
Filing Date: January 14, 2009Priority Date: January 15, 2008
Inventors: Peter William O'Donnell
Applicants: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
View Prior Art for Claim 3
A method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising transferring credit to the user record from a gaming machine.
Patent/Application # 5265874
Description
One of the multitude of US patents concerning various combinations of card readers used with gaming systems.
Patent/Application # 20060040741
Description
Patent publication that discloses a method of tracking player activities in a gaming environment using a hybrid system that supports both magnetic striped cards and smart cards.
Patent/Application # 20030036425
Description
Patent publication which discloses a player tracking unit for allowing game players to participate in loyalty programs on gaming machines. A magnetic stripe card or a smart card may be used to initiate the loyalty program session.
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