Patent ID: 6612928
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: G06F,G07F

Abstract:
A method for creating a player identification usable in a gaming environment and having at least two authenticators, the method comprising:(a) creating a first authenticator; (b) entering at least one more authenticator in the form of biometric data; (c) associating said first authenticator and said at least one more authenticator with a player; (d) providing player identification at a game device having an associated biometric reader using said first authenticator and at least one of said at least one more authenticators where said first authenticator is one of: a magnetic stripe card; a voucher; an alpha-numeric sequence; an RFID tag; a smart card; a memory card; a handheld device having retrievable memory and an RF interface; a handheld device having retrievable memory and an IR interface; a magnetic diskette; or, an optical mini-disk.