IP Library Granted Patent US 11,600,140
Granted Patent B2
US 11,600,140 · App. 17/220,591 · Granted Mar 7, 2023

User identification verification in association with transferring funds to a gaming table

Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd (Reno, NV); Kevin Higgins (Reno, NV)
Assignee: IGT
G07F17/3241G07F17/3227G07F17/3239
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,600,140
App. No.
17/220,591
Granted
Mar 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods that verify an identity of a user in association with a transfer of an amount of funds from a gaming establishment account associated with the user to a gaming table component associated with a gaming establishment gaming table.

Claims (36)

1. A gaming table component comprising:

a processor; and

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

responsive to a transfer of an amount of funds from a gaming establishment account associated with a user:

determine a verification identifier associated with the transfer of the amount of funds from the gaming establishment account associated with the user,

communicate data that results in a mobile device associated with the user displaying the determined verification identifier, and

communicate data that results in a display, by a display device distinct from the mobile device associated with the user, of a gaming chip purchase receipt associated with the determined verification identifier.

2. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the determined verification identifier comprises at least one of a plurality of alphanumeric characters, a plurality of digits of a random number, a plurality of digits of a monotonically increasing number, and a plurality of shapes.

3. The gaming table component of claim 2 , wherein the determined verification identifier is independent of any personal identifying information associated with the user.

4. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the determined verification identifier displayed by the mobile device and the determined verification identifier of the gaming chip purchase receipt are a same color.

5. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the display device comprises one of a display device of a dealer workstation associated with a gaming table, and a display device of a mobile workstation.

6. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor responsive to a receipt of an input made, via an input device, that an amount of gaming table chips corresponding to the amount of funds were provided following the verification identifier displayed by the mobile device matching the determined verification identifier displayed by the display device, the instructions cause the processor to communicate data that results in a printer printing a receipt associated with the amount of gaming table chips provided.

7. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein when executed by the processor responsive to a receipt of an input made, via an input device, that an amount of gaming table chips corresponding to the amount of funds were provided following the verification identifier displayed by the mobile device matching the determined verification identifier displayed by the display device, the instructions cause the processor to generate a virtual receipt associated with the amount of gaming table chips provided.

8. A gaming table component comprising:

a processor; and

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

responsive to a transfer of an amount of funds from a gaming establishment account associated with a user:

determine a verification identifier associated with the transfer of the amount of funds from the gaming establishment account associated with the user,

communicate data that results in a mobile device associated with the user displaying the determined verification identifier, and

communicate data that results in a printer printing a gaming chip purchase receipt associated with the amount of funds and comprising the determined verification identifier.

9. The gaming table component of claim 8 , wherein the determined verification identifier comprises at least one of a plurality of alphanumeric characters, a plurality of digits of a random number, a plurality of digits of a monotonically increasing number, and a plurality of shapes.

10. The gaming table component of claim 9 , wherein the determined verification identifier is independent of any personal identifying information associated with the user.

11. The gaming table component of claim 8 , wherein the determined verification identifier displayed by the mobile device and the determined verification identifier of the gaming chip purchase receipt are a same color.

12. The gaming table component of claim 8 , wherein when executed by the processor responsive to the transfer of the amount of funds from the gaming establishment account, the instructions cause the processor to communicate data associated with the determined verification identifier to a gaming establishment chip management server.

13. The gaming table component of claim 8 , wherein the gaming establishment account comprises a cashless wagering account.

14. A method of operating a gaming table component, the method comprising:

responsive to a transfer of an amount of funds from a gaming establishment account associated with a user:

determining, by a processor, a verification identifier associated with the transfer of the amount of funds from the gaming establishment account associated with the user,

communicating data that results in a mobile device associated with the user displaying the determined verification identifier, and

displaying, by a display device distinct from the mobile device associated with the user, a gaming chip purchase receipt associated with the determined verification identifier.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the determined verification identifier comprises at least one of a plurality of alphanumeric characters, a plurality of digits of a random number, a plurality of digits of a monotonically increasing number, and a plurality of shapes.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the determined verification identifier is independent of any personal identifying information associated with the user.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the determined verification identifier displayed by the mobile device and the determined verification identifier of the gaming chip purchase receipt are a same color.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the display device comprises one of a display device of a dealer workstation associated with a gaming table, and a display device of a mobile workstation.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising, responsive to a receipt of an input made, via an input device, that an amount of gaming table chips corresponding to the amount of funds were provided following the verification identifier displayed by the mobile device matching the determined verification identifier displayed by the display device, causing a printer to print a receipt associated with the amount of gaming table chips provided.

20. The method of claim 14 , further comprising, responsive to a receipt of an input made, via an input device, that an amount of gaming table chips corresponding to the amount of funds were provided following the verification identifier displayed by the mobile device matching the determined verification identifier displayed by the display device, generating, by the processor, a virtual receipt associated with the amount of gaming table chips provided.

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 Apr 1, 2021
From: SHEPHERD, JEFFERY; HIGGINS, KEVIN
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 055801/0724 →
Continuity (1)
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