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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2013
Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Alexander Popovich, Henderson, NV (US);
William McMaster, Las Vegas, NV (US);
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
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.