Patent ID: 11928924
Assignee: WALKER DIGITAL TABLE SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 19:
20. A method for verifying an identity of a player participating in a qualifying activity at a gaming establishment, the method comprising:
(a) receiving an indication of a qualifying activity occurring at a table operable to facilitate a wagering game, wherein the indication includes a unique casino chip identifier of at least one casino chip associated with the qualifying activity, wherein the qualifying activity comprises an initiation by the player of a new wager on the table;
(b) retrieving, from a memory, a unique player identifier of a player associated with the casino chip;
(c) identifying a previously stored image of a player associated with the player identifier, wherein the previously stored image corresponds to an official government-issued identification document that the player had presented to a gaming establishment in order to verify identity;
(d) receiving at least one live image of the player participating in the qualifying activity;
(e) comparing, using facial recognition software, the at least one live image to the stored image to determine whether the player in the stored image is the player in the live image;
(f) only if it is determined that the player in the previously stored image is the player in the live image: (i) determining that the player participating in the qualifying activity is the player corresponding to the unique player identifier, thereby verifying an identity of the player participating in the qualifying activity; and (ii) authorizing the qualifying activity; and
(g) if it is not determined that the player in the previously stored image is the player in the live image, performing a remedial action.