Player tracking through touch surface signal conduits
US9117340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3218
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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.
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