Patent ID: 6234900
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: G06K,G07C,G07F

Abstract:
A method for tracking selected parameters of play of a player playing a wagering game comprising:inputting and storing reference informational data from each player including player identification data and matching physical identification image data into memory of a data processor to form a library of files of identified players and their corresponding physical identification image data;during play of the game scanning the player thereof to acquire image data of the player;transmitting said acquired image data to said data processor;providing data to the data processor identifying the game played by the player;said data processor matching the received image data to the data identifying the game being played by the player;said data processor comparing said received acquired image data to said identification data of said library to determine if acquired image data corresponds to said stored identification data to identify the player;if said received acquired image data corresponds to the identification data of a player of said library, said data processor storing in the memory of the player's file the game identification data and the corresponding player identification to match the identified player to an identified game;if the acquired image data does not correspond to the identification data of a player of said library, said data processor creating a doe memory file and storing in the doe memory file the acquired image data and game identification data; andsending at least one parameter of play of the identified game to said data processor, said data processor matching the parameter to the player's file to store parameter of play data allocated to the player playing the game.