Patent ID: 6935958

Claim:
A method for locating a gaming machine on a casino floor comprising: transmitting a first signal at a first time from a first transmitter; transmitting a second signal at a second time from a second transmitter; transmitting a third signal at a third time from a third transmitter; receiving the first signal at a fourth time with a receiver; receiving the second signal at a fifth time with the receiver; receiving the third signal at a sixth time with the receiver; calculating the time difference between the first time and the fourth time, the second time and the fifth time, and the third time and the sixth time; calculating a distance between the receiver and the first transmitter to determine a first distance, a distance between the receiver and the second transmitter to determine a second distance, and a distance between the receiver and the third transmitter to calculate a third distance; calculating the location of the gaming machine based on an intersection point of at least the first distance, the second distance and the third distance; generating a graphical map of the casino floor; and indicating the location of the gaming machine on the graphical map of the casino floor.