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Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 18, 2004
Applicants:

Greg Parrott, Reno, NV (US);

Binh T. Nguyen, Reno, NV (US);

Craig A. Paulsen, Reno, NV (US);

Dung K. Hua, Sparks, NV (US);

Inventors:

Greg Parrott, Reno, NV (US);

Binh T. Nguyen, Reno, NV (US);

Craig A. Paulsen, Reno, NV (US);

Dung K. Hua, Sparks, NV (US);

Assignee:

IGT, Reno, NV (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A gaming machine having a non-contact user interface and methods for receiving input to the gaming machine using the non-contact user interface are described. The gaming machine described can receive player tracking information associated with a player, where the player tracking information can include personalization information associated with the player. The gaming machine can receive a signal provided by the player at a non-contact interface device. Next, the gaming machine can decode the signal.


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