Patent ID: 8597107
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A game system communicatively coupled to a game-session authorizer that provides account information indicative of a number of entertainment credits based at least on one received valid item of value, comprising: an item of value receiver configured to receive a purported item of value, the purported item of value being one of a unit of a currency or a ticket; a validator operable to determine whether the purported item of value is a valid or invalid item of value for the purpose of purchasing the session of game play and operable to determine whether the validated item of value is a respective ticket or a respective unit of a respective currency and operable to provide a ticket code indicative of unique ticket identification information for the respective ticket if the validated item of value is the respective ticket, wherein the ticket code is formatted in accordance with a defined format, and operable to provide currency information indicative of a denomination of the respective unit of a respective currency if the validated item of value is the respective unit of a respective currency; a pseudo ticket code generator communicatively coupled to the validator and operable to generate a pseudo ticket code indicative of the denomination of the unit of a respective currency based at least on the currency information, wherein the pseudo ticket code is formatted in accordance with the defined format of the ticket code; a session requester communicatively coupled to the validator and the pseudo ticket code generator and operable to generate a game-session request based at least in part on one of the ticket code if the validated item of value is the respective ticket and the pseudo ticket code if the validated item of value is different from the respective ticket; and a game controller configured to receive a session authorization indicative of a number of available entertainment credits and operable to provide a first instance game play if, and only if, the number of available entertainment credits indicated by the session authorization is above a threshold.