Patent ID: 11869302
Assignee: JAPAN CASH MACHINE CO., LTD.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. A system for facilitating communications between an electronic gaming machine and a mobile device, comprising:
at least one server; and
a mobile interface device, comprising:
a housing configured to couple to a gaming cabinet that includes the electronic gaming machine, the housing integral with, and extending from, a front surface of the gaming cabinet adjacent a card reader;
at least one illumination element configured to illuminate; and
a near-field communications component including an antenna; and

wherein:
the mobile interface device is configured to use the near-field communications component to provide data to the mobile device;
the at least one server is configured to receive the data from the mobile device; and
the at least one server is configured to use the data to process a transaction between a ticket account maintained by the at least one server and a peripheral controller communicably coupled to the electronic gaming machine.