Patent ID: 11869306
Assignee: GLOBAL PAYMENTS GAMING SERVICES INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 21:
22. A wireless device used by a patron in facilitating a transaction at a touchpoint of a touchpoint business, wherein:
the wireless device is configured to transmit patron-identifying information to a transaction server operated by a transaction-funding business;
the wireless device is configured to read a touchpoint ID associated with the touchpoint;
the wireless device is configured to transmit the touchpoint ID to the transaction server;
the transaction server is configured to authorize the transaction;
the transaction server is configured to transmit authorization for the transaction to at least one of the wireless device and the touchpoint business;
the touchpoint business is configured to provide at least one of a good and a service associated with the transaction to the patron;
the transaction is a purchase of gaming credit at a touchpoint of a gaming establishment;
the touchpoint is a gaming table of the gaming establishment;
the wireless device is configured to transmit the request for the purchase of the gaming credit to the transaction server;
the wireless device is configured to read the touchpoint ID associated with the gaming table;
the transaction server is configured to authorize the purchase of the gaming credit;
the transaction server is configured to transmit authorization for the purchase of the gaming credit to the wireless device;
the gaming establishment is configured to provide the gaming credit to enable the patron to play at the gaming table;
the gaming establishment further comprises:
a ticket server configured to generate new gaming vouchers and redeem existing gaming vouchers, wherein each existing gaming voucher is associated with a unique voucher ID and a specified monetary value; and
a kiosk configured to request generation of new gaming vouchers by the ticket server and to request redemption of existing gaming vouchers by the ticket server, wherein:
the transaction server is configured to transmit to the kiosk a kiosk request for a new gaming voucher having a monetary value associated with the gaming credit;
the kiosk is configured to transmit to the ticket server a ticket server request for the new gaming voucher having the monetary value associated with the gaming credit;
the ticket server is configured to generate the new gaming voucher by associating a voucher ID with the monetary value associated with the gaming credit;
the ticket server is configured to transmit to the kiosk the voucher ID associated with the new gaming voucher;
the kiosk is configured to transmit to the transaction server the voucher ID associated with the new gaming voucher;
the transaction server is configured to generate and transmit to the wireless device a transaction package representing at least the voucher ID associated with the new gaming voucher;
the wireless device is configured to transmit the transaction package to the printer;
the printer is configured to recover the voucher ID associated with the new gaming voucher from the transaction package and print a paper voucher having the voucher ID associated with the new gaming voucher such that the voucher ID is also associated with the paper voucher;
the ticket server is configured to receive the voucher ID associated with the paper voucher;
the ticket server is configured to retrieve the monetary value associated with the voucher ID;
the ticket server is configured to transmit the retrieved monetary value; and
the gaming credit corresponding to the retrieved monetary value is provided to enable the patron to play at the gaming table.