Methods and apparatus for facilitating interaction with a gaming device
View Patent ↗In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a method provides for determining data associated with a player of a gaming device; determining whether the data meets at least one established criterion; and providing an offer to the player if the data meets the at least one established criterion, the offer including a condition and a description of a product to be provided to the player in exchange for the player agreeing to the condition.
1. A method comprising:
determining a win of a player at a gaming device;
providing, based at least in part on the determining of the win an offer for the player to purchase a product;
determining an acceptance of the offer by the player; and
adjusting, based at least on part on the determining of the acceptance of the offer by the player, a monetary balance associated with the player;
wherein, the determining and adjusting steps are done by the gaming device or a server in communication with the gaming device.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining the offer.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining of the offer comprises:
determining a preference associated with the player; and
selecting, based on the determining of the preference associated with the player, the offer from a plurality of available offers.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a subset of a plurality of gaming devices via which the offer should be displayed; and
determining that the gaming device is one of the subset of gaming devices.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the providing is further based at least in part on the determining that the gaming device is one of the subset of gaming devices.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of the acceptance comprises:
receiving, from the player, an indication of an acceptance of the offer.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the adjusting comprises:
selling the product to the player for a price.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selling comprises:
charging the price to a credit card associated with the player.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selling comprises:
debiting the price from a debit account associated with the player.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selling comprises:
charging the price to a hotel room associated with the player.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the selling comprises:
debiting the price from a balance of complimentary points associated with the player.
12. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining of the offer is based at least in part on an available inventory of the product.
13. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining of the offer is based at least in part on a history of acceptance of the offer.
14. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining of the offer is based at least in part on a history of acceptance of offers by the player.
15. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining of the offer is based at least in part on a status of the player.
16. The method of claim 2 , wherein the determining of the offer is based at least in part on a statistic associated with the player.
17. The method of claim 2 , wherein the product comprises a service and wherein the determining of the offer is based at least in part on a current level of utilization of the service.
18. The method of claim 2 , wherein the offer comprises one of a first advertisement for the product and a second advertisement for the product, wherein the first and second advertisements are different.
19. A computer-readable medium storing instructions configured to direct a processor to perform the method of:
determining a win of a player at a gaming device;
providing, based at least in part on the determining of the win, an offer for the player to purchase a product;
determining an acceptance of the offer by the player; and
adjusting, based at least on part on the determining of the acceptance of the offer by the player, a monetary balance associated with the player.
20. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a computer-readable medium in communication with the processor and storing instructions configured to direct a processor to:
determine a win of a player at a gaming device;
provide, based at least in part on the determining of the win, an offer for the player to purchase a product;
determine an acceptance of the offer by the player; and
adjust, based at least on part on the determining of the acceptance of the offer by the player, a monetary balance associated with the player.