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

Claim 0:
1. A host computer comprising:
a receiver configured to:
receive user identification information of a player;
receive 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;
store the user media data as associated with the player;
receive security information associated with the player; and
receive identification information associated with a gaming machine, 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 machine;

a processor configured to:
register the player with the host computer 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 on the host computer;
convert the user media data from the first file type to a second file type usable at the gaming machine;
store 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 machine; and
in response to receiving the security information and the identification information, identify the gaming machine and at least the portion of the converted user media data stored as being associated with the player for transmission from the host computer to the gaming machine; and

a transmitter configured to transmit, to the gaming machine and in response to the processor identifying the gaming machine 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 machine allocates at least the portion of the converted user media data to the library element at the gaming machine upon receipt of at least the portion of the converted user media data and the meta-data.