Patent ID: 11900763
Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a multiplayer gaming device at which a wagering game is provided, the multiplayer gaming device comprises:
at least one radio-frequency identification (RFID) sensor configured to detect wireless-enabled wagering tokens, the at least one RFID sensor positioned within a wager area of the multiplayer gaming device;
at least one wireless beacon device; and
at least one processor executing instructions which cause the at least one processor to:
detect, via the at least one wireless beacon device, a presence of a mobile device of a player within a first predefined distance of the at least one wireless beacon device;
in response to detecting the presence of the mobile device of the player within the first predefined distance of the at least one wireless beacon device, instruct the at least one wireless beacon device to broadcast a beacon ID;
receive a connection request from the mobile device of the player, the connection request includes the beacon ID of the at least one wireless beacon device;
identify a player tracking account identifier associated with the player associated with the mobile device submitting the connection request based in part on information included in the connection request;
detect an initial wager provided by the player at the multiplayer gaming device based at least in part on sensor data received by the at least one RFID sensor, the sensor data identifying a presence of at least one wireless-enabled wagering token within the wager area;
initiate tracking of a play session associated with the player tracking account identifier; and
conclude tracking of the play session associated with the player tracking account identifier and instruct the at least one wireless beacon device to broadcast a default ID when the mobile device of the player is a second predefined distance or greater from the at least one wireless beacon device.