Intelligent wagering token and wagering token tracking techniques
US8608548B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 8, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3239
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Wireless communications among devices in a wager-based gaming environment are provided, including between a number of RFID-enabled player tracking cards (or “smart cards”) and an electronic wagering token. The electronic wagering token periodically samples and stores updated information received from the smart cards; periodically acquires updated wagering token ownership information relating to an identity of a current owner of the wagering token, based on the sampled and stored updated information; stores, in a memory of the wagering token, at least a portion of the updated token ownership information; and provides, to at least one external device, wireless access to a first selected portion of the updated token ownership information stored in the memory.
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