Patent ID: 9123204
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for performing cashless wager-based gaming on a wager-based gaming machine, the method comprising: storing, in a first memory device on the wager-based gaming machine, a first credit balance representing a first amount of credit available for wagering to play one or more games of chance available on the wager-based gaming machine; receiving by a secure transaction module of the wager-based gaming machine from a processor of the wager-based gaming machine a first request, the first request representing a request to update a second credit balance stored on a portable electronic device in communication with the wager-based gaming machine, the second credit balance representing a second amount of credit available on the portable electronic device, the second credit balance being one of a number of different credit types; transmitting from the secure transaction module of the wager-based gaming machine, via a communication interface, the first request to the portable electronic device in communication with the wager-based gaming machine, the first request including security authorization information; receiving, by a security module of the portable electronic device, the first request from the secure transaction module of the wager-based gaming machine via the communication interface; determining, by the security module of the portable electronic device, whether the first request complies with one or more security authorization requirements, the determination including a determination whether the secure transaction module of the wager-based gaming machine is authorized to make the first request to update the second credit balance stored on the portable electronic device based on the credit type of the second credit balance; updating, by the security module of the portable electronic device, the second amount of credit in accordance with the first request in response to the determination that the first request complies with the one or more security authorization requirements including that the secure transaction module of the wager-based gaming machine is authorized to make the first request; transmitting, from the portable electronic device to the secure transaction module of the wager-based gaming machine, a confirmation indication that the second amount of credit has been updated by the portable electronic device in accordance with the first request via the communication interface; and updating, by the secure transaction module of the wager-based gaming machine, the first credit balance stored in the first memory device in accordance with the first request in response to receiving the confirmation indication.