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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1997
Kenneth D. Smith, Culver City, CA (US);
James C. Jakubowski, Culver City, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An electronic scoring process which comprises assigning a smart card to a player, and opening an electronic record for that smart card at least one a master facility. The master facility is adapted to receive, store, calculate and report play related data. At the initiation of a round of play, a player presents the smart card to a site specific smart card imprinter. At that time the status of the smart card is determined, and it is imprinted with current site specific information. The smart card is again presented to and read by a mobile score keeping unit. As play progresses, data is fed into the mobile unit on a real time basis, and an electronic recording of play related data is generated by the mobile unit. At the conclusion of play the electronic recording is imprinted onto the smart card. The smart card is read by a card reader and the electronic recording is transmitted to one or more master facilities where it is added to the electronic record for that smart card at that facility. Periodically a report is compiled from the electronic record, and provided to the player.