Source: http://www.google.com/patents/US8162737?dq=5910382
Timestamp: 2017-10-22 03:20:28
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2003257941', 'Application No. 200580027057', 'Application No. 200580027057', 'Application No. 05776662', 'Application No. 0620781', 'Application No. 0502535', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 2004', 'Application No. 0620781']

Patent US8162737 - Contactless player card with improved security - Google Patents
A gaming system that is compatible with photonic-powered card devices is described. The gaming system may comprise a number of host devices each coupled to one or more gaming machines. The gaming machines may be operable to provide wagering on an outcome of a game of chance, display the outcome of the...http://www.google.com/patents/US8162737?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8162737 - Contactless player card with improved security
Publication number US8162737 B2
Application number US 12/473,186
Also published as US20100304819
Publication number 12473186, 473186, US 8162737 B2, US 8162737B2, US-B2-8162737, US8162737 B2, US8162737B2
Inventors James W. Stockdale, Chauncey W. Griswold, Harold E. Mattice, Richard L. Wilder, Christian E. Gadda
Patent Citations (90), Non-Patent Citations (52), Referenced by (4), Classifications (16), Legal Events (3)
US 8162737 B2
33. The gaming system of claim 26, wherein the photonic-powered card further comprises a display and is configured to output a message received via the omni-directional wireless communication interface to the display.
The photonic emitters 973 b and optical interface may be located in a chamber below the exterior surface 960. An aperture to the chamber, which as described above may be covered by a translucent or transparent material, may allow photons and optical signals from the photonic emitters 973 b and optical interface 971 b to be emitted from the chamber. In one embodiment, the aperture may be sized in conjunction with the portable card 903, such that in at least one orientation the portable card can cover the aperture. If the photonic emitters produce light at visible wavelengths and are bright, it may be desirable to have the aperture covered by the portable card when the photonic emitters 973 b are turned on. It may also be desirable to operate the optical interface 971 b only when the aperture is covered to block signal leakage from the optical interface 971 b.
In this embodiment, when it is desirable to have the aperture with the photonic emitters covered, the interface 951 may include apparatus for determining the aperture is covered. For example, the chamber with the photonic emitters may include an optical detector 977 that measure the intensity of light in the chamber. A signal from the optical detector 977 may be utilized to determine whether the aperture is covered. The interface 951 may include a logic device, such as a controller, that is configured to turn the photonic emitters 973 b on or off based upon the signal emitted from the optical detector. The controller may be configured to communicate with a master gaming controller on the gaming machine.
The logic device may include logic that allows the interface 951 to be calibrated when placed in its operational environment to account for ambient lighting conditions in the operational environment. The calibration routine may prompt a user to cover and then uncover the aperture. At the uncovered and covered conditions, a signal from the optical detector may be recorded, which may be used as a baseline by the controller for determining when to turn on or turn off the photonic emitters 973 b.
In other embodiments, it may not be necessary to have the aperture to the photonic emitters covered during operation. For example, the photonic emitters 973 b may emit light at a non-visible wavelength such as infrared. In another example, the brightness of the photonic emitters may be low enough to allow the emitters to be turned on as long as they are partially covered by the photonic powered card 903. The optical detector 977 and associated logic device may be configured to determine conditions where the aperture is only partially covered.
The display 904 a may be configured to display a portion of gaming information stored on the card. The display may be a bi-stable LCD, such as an electronic paper display by E-ink (Cambridge, Mass.). The display may comprise an OLED. In another embodiment, the display may be an LCD. The display may display text, number and/or symbols. For example, the display may be used to display a value amount stored on the card or in an account associated with the card. An amount of loyalty points available in account associated card may be displayed. In one embodiment, the display may display a bar-code the bar-code may be an identifier for a particular player tracking account or an identifier for a credit value associated with a cashless system. In particular embodiments, the input buttons 906 may be used to change what gaming information is displayed on display 904 a.
The arrows 905 b may be pressed to change the information displayed on the display 904 a. In one embodiment, a gaming device, such as a kiosk or a gaming machine may be configured to generate an interface that allows the gaming information to be stored on the card to be selected and information to be displayed from the gaming information on the display 904 a to be selected. Also, the interface may allow transactions to be automatically implemented by the card. For instance, the card may be configured to automatically initiate a request for a drink whenever it first establishes communications with a gaming device.
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Cooperative Classification G07F17/32, G07F17/3202, G07F7/084, G06Q20/352, G07F17/3223, G07F17/3251, G06Q20/327
European Classification G07F17/32, G07F17/32K6, G07F17/32C, G07F17/32C6, G06Q20/352, G07F7/08A4B, G06Q20/327
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