Cashless transaction clearinghouse
US6866586B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3281
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disclosed cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse provides clearinghouse server including a network interface allowing the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse to communicate with a number of gaming properties and a processor configured to enable the validation of cashless instruments at a gaming property different from where the cashless instrument was generated. Methods are provided that allow a plurality of cashless gaming devices located at different gaming properties to communicate with one another via the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse in a secure manner using symmetric and asymmetric encryption techniques. Further, to reduce the possibilities of theft and fraud, the methods allow a receiver of a message to authenticate an identity of a sender of a message.
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