IP Library Granted Patent US 11,341,808
Granted Patent B2
US 11,341,808 · App. 17/073,789 · Granted May 24, 2022

System and method for synchronizing cashless wagering accounts and gaming establishment retail accounts

Inventors: Kevin Higgins (Reno, NV); Jeffery Shepherd (Reno, NV)
Assignee: IGT
G07F17/3225G07F17/329G07F17/3288G07F17/3293G07F17/34
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,341,808
App. No.
17/073,789
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system that synchronizes data between multiple accounts associated with a gaming establishment.

Claims (12)

1. A system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive data associated with a requested amount of funds to be electronically transferred from a first gaming establishment account, wherein the first gaming establishment account is accessible via a mobile device application of a mobile device, and

responsive to the first gaming establishment account and a second gaming establishment account linked to the first gaming establishment account being in compliance with a parameter of the first gaming establishment account and the second gaming establishment account linked to the first gaming establishment account, communicate, to a gaming establishment component which maintains the second gaming establishment account, fund transfer data associated with the requested amount of funds, wherein after the communication of the fund transfer data, the requested amount of funds are accessible via the mobile device application of the mobile device.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor responsive to the first gaming establishment account and the second gaming establishment account linked to the first gaming establishment account not being in compliance with the parameter of the first gaming establishment account and the second gaming establishment account linked to the first gaming establishment account, the instructions cause the processor to not communicate, to the gaming establishment component which maintains the second gaming establishment account, any fund transfer data associated with the requested amount of funds.

3. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the parameter of the first gaming establishment account and the second gaming establishment account linked to the first gaming establishment account comprises a limit imposed on the first gaming establishment account and the second gaming establishment account linked to the first gaming establishment account.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the limit is selected from the group consisting of: an amount of total withdrawals in a designated period of time, an amount of total deposits in the designated period of time, an amount of total withdrawals for a single transaction, an amount of total deposits for the single transaction, an amount of total withdrawals for a funding source, an amount of total deposits for the funding source, an amount of withdrawals associated with a gaming activity, an amount of deposits associated with the gaming activity, an amount of withdrawals associated with a non-gaming activity, and an amount of deposits associated with the non-gaming activity.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the parameter of the first gaming establishment account and the second gaming establishment account linked to the first gaming establishment account comprises a state of at least one of the first gaming establishment account and the second gaming establishment account.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the state is selected from the group consisting of: an enabled state, a disabled state, a locked state, an unlocked state, a state indicating where funds can be used, and a state indicating how funds can be used.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first gaming establishment account comprises a cashless wagering account and the second gaming establishment account comprises a gaming establishment retail account.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first gaming establishment account comprises a gaming establishment retail account and the second gaming establishment account comprises a cashless wagering account.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2025
From: IGT
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071817/0394 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 19, 2020
From: HIGGINS, KEVIN; SHEPHERD, JEFFERY
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 054095/0886 →
Continuity (3)
Division 16057437 · Aug 7, 2018
Provisional Application 62564622 · Sep 28, 2017
Related Publication 20210090385A1 · Mar 25, 2021