Patent ID: 9619962
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G07F

Claim:
1. A system for use in providing gaming property services to a player, comprising: a gaming property server for use in providing the gaming property services to the player; and a gaming machine including: a gaming tracking device coupled to the gaming machine and the gaming property server, the gaming tracking device including a processor programmed to receive the gaming property services from the gaming property server and transmit services data indicative of the gaming property services to the display device, the display device configured to receive the game data and the services data from the gaming controller and the gaming tracking device, respectively, and display the outcome of the game within the gaming content section and the gaming property services within the non-gaming content section on the player interaction screen, the processor of the gaming tracking device is programmed to: execute a web browser program to display the web browser interface within the non-gaming content section to enable the player to access a website; receive a signal from the gaming machine including a service request from the player to display and interact with the website to receive the gaming property services; transmit the service request received from the player to the gaming property server and receive a response signal from the gaming property server including the gaming property services; determine if the gaming machine is displaying a current game round in progress on the player interaction screen; and upon determining that the display of the current game round has been completed, transmit webpage data including the gaming property services to the display device to display the website including the webpage data on the player interaction screen and enlarge a size of the non-gaming content section to display the website, wherein the gaming tracking device is programmed to display a notification message on the display device upon determining the current game round has not been completed, the notification message indicating that game play must be completed prior to displaying the website.