Patent ID: 11928937
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. A method for modifying an electronic game implemented by a computing system comprising at least one receiver, at least one processor, and at least one transmitter, the method comprising:
receiving user identification information of a player;
receiving user media data provided by the player, the user media data including at least one of an image, a video, and an audio file associated with the player, the user media data being in a first file type;
storing the user media data as associated with the player;
receiving security information associated with the player;
receiving identification information associated with a gaming device, wherein the identification information comprises information decrypted by a player computing device associated with the player in response to the player computing device receiving a machine readable gaming machine identifier associated with the gaming device;
registering the player with the computing system by generating a player profile for the player, the player profile being electronically linked with the user identification information and the user media data stored in the computing system;
converting the user media data from the first file type to a second file type usable at the gaming device;
storing meta-data associated with the converted user media data, the meta-data linking at least a portion of the converted user media data to a library element used by the gaming device;
in response to receiving the security information and the identification information, identifying the gaming device and at least the portion of the converted user media data stored as being associated with the player for transmission from the computing system to the gaming device; and
transmitting to the gaming device and in response to identifying the gaming device and at least the portion of the converted user media data, i) at least the portion of the converted user media data in the second file type and ii) the meta-data such that the gaming device allocates at least the portion of the converted user media data to the library element at the gaming device upon receipt of at least the portion of the converted user media data and the meta-data.