Patent Application Number: 2009200139
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Prior Art Detail
Summary / Description
| Summary / 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. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | 20060040741 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A |
| Patentee Name | Griswold, Chauncey W.; Mattice, Harold E.; Wilder, Richard L.; INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) |
| Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines | [0010], [0011], [0059] |
| URL | http://www.freepatentsonline.co... |
| Filing Date | August 20, 2004 |
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Notes / To Do
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Excerpt
Excerpt [0010]......Information read from the player tracking instrument is associated with an account assigned to the player, and funds from this player account are allowed to be available to the player for the play of the gaming event. Other steps can include accepting a wager from the player involving at least a portion of these player account funds, and playing the gaming event. ....The player tracking card or instrument may also be adapted to store the player account directly thereon, and may also be used to store player credits or monetary values. Conversely, player credits or monetary values may be stored on a remote server or other like device. [0011] In more detailed embodiments, the player tracking instrument can be a player tracking card, a credit card, a debit card, a smart card, a magnetic striped card, a printed ticket, a room key, a keychain, a bracelet, a wristwatch, a lucky token, or a portable wireless device, among other items. ....... [0059]...... As noted above, another example can be the continued use of older magnetic striped cards in a hybrid system that accepts both these and the specialized cards or player tracking instruments of the present invention. These and other uses are described in greater detail below along with specific examples of methods of use in the present system. |
Relevance
Claims
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A method of processing a user data card comprising: determining that a user data card comprising a non-compatible smart card has been entered into a card reader; obtaining a user identifier from a magnetic stripe of the user data card; and processing the user identifier to obtain data from a user record to enable further processing in respect of the user data card.
| Relevance | See the Excerpt. |
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A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the further processing includes transferring credit from the user record to a gaming machine.
| Relevance | See the Excerpt. |
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A method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising transferring credit to the user record from a gaming machine.
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