Patent ID: 9443379
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a gaming system having at least one payment acceptor for funding a players account, having a master server and a processor device configured to communicate with a mobile device, the method executed by the processor device, comprising: establishing one or more authorized elevations that correspond to areas where mobile gaming is permitted; comparing a mobile device elevation at which a mobile device is located to the one or more authorized elevations that correspond to areas where mobile gaming is permitted, wherein the mobile device is in communication with the master server that manages the players account; adjusting the one or more authorized elevations according to a height of a user of the mobile device; responsive to the comparing, permitting gaming using the mobile device when the mobile device elevation is within the one or more adjusted authorized elevations, and not permitting gaming using the mobile device when the mobile device elevation is outside the one or more adjusted authorized elevations, wherein the mobile device is enabled to present a wagering game via a display screen on the mobile device according to the permitting; and permitting non-gaming operations using the mobile device regardless of whether the mobile device elevation is within or outside the one or more authorized elevations.