Player tracking through touch surface signal conduits

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9117340-B2
Application number	US-201313909932-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 4, 2013
Priority date	Jun 4, 2013
Publication date	Aug 25, 2015
Grant date	Aug 25, 2015

Abstract

A method of player tracking includes generating, by a transmitting device, a signal modulated to contain an identification of the transmitting device, charging at least a portion of a first touch surface on the transmitting device with the signal such that the signal is present and transmittable, transmitting, the signal from the first touch surface through the signal conduit to a second touch surface on a receiving device, receiving, by a gaming system, an authentication request comprising the identification, authenticating, by the gaming system, the transmitting device based on the identification, and linking, by the gaming system, the transmitting device with the receiving device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
a housing;
a first touch surface supported by the housing and configured to detect a touch by a person and receive an identifying signal through the person while the person is in contact with the first touch surface and also in contact with a second touch surface of a mobile computing device, wherein the identifying signal is generated by the mobile computing device;
a communication interface configured to communi…

Assignees

• Igt Reno Nev

Inventors

• Popovich Alexander
• Mcmaster William

Classifications

• G07F17/3239 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07F17/3218

  Physics · mapped topic