Patent ID: 8701981
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: A63F,G05B,G05D,G06K,G07F,H04M,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of enabling a technician to open a door of a gaming machine without needing a physical key using a gaming system having a door lock, the method comprising: capturing an image of a barcode on the gaming machine using a camera on a mobile device; sending the image of the barcode to a web server; decoding the image of the barcode to determine a gaming machine identifier (ID) using a barcode decoding module, which is used by a gaming machine ID database to determine which gaming machine has been scanned; receiving a mobile device identifier that is transmitted from the mobile device to a lock component; receiving a technician's personal identification number that is transmitted from the mobile device to the lock component; sending a signal to the gaming machine to unlock the door; and wherein three credentials are required to be passed to the lock component, the three credentials including the mobile device identifier, the gaming machine ID, and the technician's personal identification number.