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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
Miles M. Patceg, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Reuven Somberg, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06Q 20/34 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3251 (2013.01); G06Q 20/351 (2013.01); G06Q 20/354 (2013.01); G07F 17/3204 (2013.01); G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3218 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of implementing a player tracking system in a gaming network includes receiving a virtual player tracking card identifier and a virtual player tracking card password, authenticating the identifier and the password; receiving a virtual player tracking card PIN, identifying a gaming machine that transmitted the virtual player tracking card PIN, and crediting an account associated with the virtual player tracking card PIN based on game play on the gaming machine.