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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Techfirm Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takeshi Natsuno, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichiro Tsutsui, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
TECHFIRM INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); G06Q 50/10 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00031 (2013.01); G06Q 20/409 (2013.01); G06Q 50/10 (2013.01); G07C 9/00103 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01); G07F 17/3241 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gate control system includes an authentication device and a gate control device. The authentication device specifies a card number of a credit card of a user of a gaming facility, performs a credit inquiry of the credit card using the card number, and transmits permission information indicating that the gate should be opened to the gate control device when a result of the credit inquiry indicates that using the credit card is approved. Upon receiving the permission information from the authentication device, the gate control device opens the gate.