Gaming machine
US-12175828-B2 · Dec 24, 2024 · US
Associating mobile device with electronic gaming machine
US8926422B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8926422-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313788971-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2013 |
| Priority date | Jan 17, 2013 |
| Publication date | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2015 |
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A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include receiving, at a wagering game server, a request from a mobile device to play a wagering game via a selected wagering game machine among a plurality of wagering game machines on the wagering game network. The operations can also include associating the mobile device with the selected wagering game machine, wherein the associating allows receipt of input for the wagering game from the mobile device. The operations can also include receiving, via the wagering game network, commands resulting from inputs accepted by the mobile device. The operations can also include determining a result of the wagering game.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method comprising: receiving, at a wagering game server, a request from a mobile device to play a wagering game via a selected wagering game machine among a plurality of wagering game machines on a wagering game network; verifying that the mobile device is within a predefined distance of the selected wagering game machine; associating the mobile device with the selected wagering game machine, wherein the associating allows receipt of input for th…
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- What does patent US8926422B2 cover?
- A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include receiving, at a wagering game server, a request from a mobile device to play a wagering game via a selected wagering game machine among a plurality of wagering game machines on the wagering game network. The operations can also include associating the mobile device with the selected w…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Wms Gaming Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G07F17/3209. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 06 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).