Devices for gaming

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016351010-A1
Application number	US-201615049679-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 22, 2016
Priority date	Mar 11, 2013
Publication date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A computing device for gaming by patrons. An identification acceptor may scan an identification document into digital form. A biological sensor such as a camera may obtain biological data describing a human patron. Input-output device(s) mounted in the computing device may present information and accept registration/login information and gaming commands from a human patron. A currency acceptor and dispenser may accept money. The computing device may ask a patron to insert an identification document into the identification acceptor, and scan the document. The computing device may obtain biological data describing the patron. The computing device may verify the identity of the patron and acceptability of the patron for gaming based at least in part on the digital form of the patron's identification and the biological data. The computing device may accept currency for deposit into a wagering account. Once the patron is verified and the account is funded, the computing device may offer gaming activities to the verified patron out of the wagering account, and pay out gaming winnings at the currency dispenser.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A computing device for gaming by patrons, comprising:
a computing device with a processor, memory, at least one identification acceptor, at least one biological sensor, input/output devices, a funds acceptor, and at least one network connector, and designed to permit installation at a site for interaction with human patrons; the identification acceptor being designed to accept a government-issued identity document and to scan identification information from the identification document into digital form for transmission over a network; the biological sensor being designed and oriented to obtain biological data describing a human patron into digital form for transmission over a communication network; the input-output device(s) being designed to accept registration/login information and gaming commands from a human patron and to present information to the human patron for interactive gaming; the funds acceptor being designed to accept funds for gaming; the one or more microprocessors being programmed to:
at an output device of a computing device present instructions to the human patron through the input-output device(s), including an instruction to the patron to insert an identification document into the identification acceptor;
obtain a digital form of the patron's identification from the identification acceptor;
obtain biological data describing a biological feature of the patron from the biological sensor;
verify the identity of the patron and acceptability of the patron for gaming based at least in part on the digital form of the patron's identification and the biological data; and
accept funds at the funds acceptor for deposit into a wagering account held in an off-site computer;
verify identity of the biological patron against a legal identity to validate legal entitlement to participate in gaming activities and acceptability of the patron for gaming based at least in part on the digital form of the patron's identification and the biological data; and
on verification and acceptance of currency, to offer gaming activities to the verified patron out of the wagering account; and
to pay out gaming winnings from the wagering account at the currency dispenser.

2 . A computing device for gaming by patrons, comprising:
a computing device with a processor, memory, at least one identification acceptor, at least one biological sensor, and at least one network connector, and designed to permit installation at a site for interaction with human patrons; the identification acceptor being designed to accept a government-issued identity document and to scan identification information from the identification document into digital form for transmission over a network; the biological sensor being designed and oriented to obtain biological data describing a human patron into digital form for transmission over a communication network; the input-output device(s) being designed to accept registration/login information and gaming commands from a human patron and to present information to the human patron for interactive gaming; the one or more microprocessors being programmed to:
present instructions to the human patron through the input-output device(s), including an instruction to the patron to insert an identification document into the identification acceptor;
obtain a digital form of the patron's identification from the identification acceptor;
obtain biological data describing a biological feature of the patron from the biological sensor;
verify the identity of the patron and acceptability of the patron for gaming based at least in part on the digital form of the patron's identification and the biological data; and
on verification, to offer gaming activities to the verified patron.

3 . The computing device of claim 2 :
further comprising a currency acceptor and dispenser mounted in the computing device housing and designed to accept currency and dispense currency for gaming; the one or more microprocessors being further programmed to:
accept currency at the currency acceptor for deposit into a wagering account;
to pay out gaming winnings at the currency dispenser.

4 . The computing device of claim 2 , being further programmed to:
verify the identity of the biological patron against a legal identity to validate legal entitlement to participate in gaming activities; accept funds at a funds acceptor of the computing device for deposit into a wagering account held for wagering activities hosted in off-site computer(s) at two or more different gaming operators, the gaming operators being distinct legal entities from an operator of the computing device.

5 . The computing device of claim 2 , wherein:
the biological sensor is a camera and the biological data is a digital image of a face of the patron captured by the camera.

6 . The computing device of claim 5 , wherein:
the one or more microprocessors are further programmed to verify the identity of the patron based at least in part on face recognition and comparison of the digital image against a reference photograph.

7 . The computing device of claim 5 , wherein:
the one or more microprocessors are further programmed to verify the identity of the patron based at least in part on a verification received from an off-site verification office in response to the digital image of the patron's face and at least part of the digital identification data.

8 . The computing device of claim 2 , wherein:
the biological sensor is a signature pad and the biological data is a digital representation of the patron's signature.

9 . The computing device of claim 2 , wherein:
the one or more microprocessors are further programmed to verify the identity of the patron based at least in part on information regarding a financial account of the patron.

10 . The computing device of claim 2 , wherein:
the one or more microprocessors are further programmed to verify the identity of the patron based at least in part on analysis of the biological data against a reference in a microprocessor mounted in the computing device.

11 . The computing device of claim 2 , wherein:
the one or more microprocessors are further programmed to verify the identity of the patron based at least in part transmitting the biological data to an off-site verification office.

12 . The computing device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a currency acceptor and dispenser.

13 . The computing device of claim 2 , further comprising:
an acceptor for a credit, debit, stored value, or ATM card

14 . The computing device of claim 2 , wherein:
the identification acceptor is designed to accept and scan a government-issued drivers license, passport, or identification card.

15 . The computing device of claim 2 , wherein:
the one or more microprocessors are further programmed to conduct gaming activities against a patron wagering account held in a remote computer.

16 . A computing device for gaming by patrons, comprising:
a processor, input/output devices, and funds acceptor, interconnected for installation at a site for interaction with human patrons; the input-output device(s) being designed to accept registration/login information and gaming commands from a human patron and to present information to the human patron for interactive gaming; the funds acceptor being designed to accept funds for gaming; one or more microprocessors programmed to:
present instructions to the human patron through the input-output device(s), including an instruction to the patron to register and verify the patron's identity;

Assignees

• Cfph Llc

Inventors

• Williams Paul
• Flaherty Phil
• Singleton Quinton
• Tam Kathleen

Classifications

• G07F17/3241 Primary

  Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance (computer security G06F21/00) · CPC title

• G07F17/3225

  Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users · CPC title

• G07F17/3246

  involving coins and/or banknotes · CPC title

• G07F17/3251

  involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens · CPC title

• G07F17/3209

  Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen · CPC title