Patent ID: 8834254
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: detecting that a key fob enters a wireless proximity range to a wagering game machine; requesting a first unique identifier wirelessly from the key fob in response to the key fob entering the wireless proximity range; detecting the first unique identifier transmitted wirelessly from the key fob; in response to detecting the first unique identifier, detecting, via one or more processors, that the first unique identifier of the key fob is associated with a second unique identifier of a wagering game player account; in response to detecting that the first unique identifier is associated with the second unique identifier, initiating, via at least one of the one or more processors, a wagering game session for the wagering game player account via the wagering game machine; detecting that the key fob leaves the wireless proximity range; and terminating the wagering game session in response to the detecting that the key fob leaves the wireless proximity range.