Patent ID: 9483906
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: G06Q,G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: (a) receiving, at a network interface of a server and from a gaming machine, transaction information regarding participation by a player in a gaming activity at the gaming machine within a casino, said gaming activity including: (b) determining, by the server and based upon the transaction information, that the player has not been identified via a casino-provided player tracking device; (c) determining, by the server, a location of the gaming machine; (d) receiving, at the network interface of the server and from one or more receiver devices within the casino, wireless signal data from a plurality of portable wireless devices located within the casino, wherein the portable wireless devices are not casino-provided player tracking devices; (e) determining, by the server and based upon the wireless signal data, a location for each of the plurality of portable wireless devices within the casino; (f) determining, by the server, whether one of the plurality of portable wireless devices is within a threshold distance from the location of the gaming machine; and (g) if one of the plurality of portable wireless devices is within the threshold distance from the location of the gaming machine: