Virtually tracking un-carded or anonymous patron session data

US8876608B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• IGT · US

Inventors

• Jeffery Shepherd · Reno, US
• Richard E. Rowe · Reno, US
• Larry Lewis · Las Vegas, US
• Brian William Ford · Pembroke Pines, US
• Daryn Kiely · Sha Tin, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 9, 2008
• Grant date: Nov 4, 2014
• Expiry date: Dec 7, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/3244
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system for tracking a player session is provided, having a portable transaction device with an input device for receiving input for player characterization information for the player and a first network interface. A gaming server may have a second network interface configured for communication with the portable transaction device, a logic system, and a storage system. The storage system may be used for storing at least the following according to commands from the logic system: a player identification database including player characterization information received from the portable transaction device via the second network interface, a unique identifier database having a unique identifier assigned to the player, the unique identifier paired with the player characterization information for the player, and a wagering location database having at least one wagering location, the at least one wagering location paired with the unique identifier to track the player session.