Game service interfaces for player tracking touch screen display
US6712698B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3255
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disclosed a player tracking unit provides a touch screen display with a touch screen controller integrated into the touch screen sensor assembly. Game service interfaces may be presented on the touch screen display that allow a user to obtain one or more game services. The game service interfaces may include buttons with alpha-numeric symbols, function keys and hand-writing recognition capabilities that are recognized using input data from the touch screen sensor. Thus, with the touch screen sensor, a user may navigate through the game service interface and supply gaming information required to obtain a game service. In one embodiment, a registration game service interface is provided that allows a player to join a player tracking program at the gaming machine. In another embodiment, a metering game service interface with a calculator is provided that allows a casino operator to obtain and operate on metering information at a gaming machine.
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