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Granted Patent B2
US 11,816,951 · App. 17/517,281 · Granted Nov 14, 2023

System and method for transferring funds to and from a gaming table

Inventors: Jeffery Shepherd (Reno, NV); Kevin Higgins (Reno, NV); Erik Petersen (Reno, NV)
Assignee: IGT
G07F17/322G07F17/3223G07F17/3248
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,816,951
App. No.
17/517,281
Filed
Nov 2, 2021
Granted
Nov 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3715
USPC
463/25
Abstract

A system that facilitates the transfer of an amount funds between one or more gaming establishment accounts associated with a player and one or more gaming table components associated with a gaming establishment gaming table currently associated with the player.

Claims (26)

1. A gaming table component comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor responsive to a transfer of an amount of funds from a gaming establishment account associated with a user identified, independent of the gaming table component, in association with a mobile device application of a mobile device, cause the processor to communicate data that results in a display, by a display device, of: identifying information associated with the identified user and the amount of funds transferred from the gaming establishment account to be provided to the identified user as an amount of gaming table chips.

2. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the identifying information comprises any of a name of the identified user, a seat at a gaming table occupied by the identified user, and a picture of the identified user.

3. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the memory device stores a plurality of further instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to communicate data that results in a display, by the display device, of the amount of gaming table chips to be provided to the identified user.

4. The gaming table component of claim 3 , wherein the memory device stores a plurality of further instructions that, when executed by the processor in association with the amount of gaming table chips provided to the identified user, cause the processor to communicate data that results in a printer printing a receipt associated with the amount of gaming table chips provided.

5. The gaming table component of claim 3 , wherein the memory device stores a plurality of further instructions that when executed by the processor in association with the amount of gaming table chips provided to the identified user, cause the processor to generate a virtual receipt associated with the amount of gaming table chips provided.

6. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein the display device comprises any of: a display device of a dealer workstation associated with a gaming table having a seat occupied by the identified user and a display device of a mobile workstation.

7. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein data associated with the amount of funds is received via an input device associated with a gaming table.

8. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein data associated with the amount of funds is received in association with the mobile device application of the mobile device.

9. The gaming table component of claim 1 , wherein data associated with the amount of funds is communicated responsive to an input made via any of: an input device of a dealer workstation associated with a gaming table having a seat occupied by the identified user, and an input device of a mobile workstation.

10. 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:

receive data associated with an amount of funds requested to be withdrawn from a gaming establishment account of a user identified, independent of the gaming table component, in association with a mobile device application of a mobile device, and

responsive to an approval of the amount of funds requested to be withdrawn from the gaming establishment account of the identified user, communicate data that results in a display, by a display device, of an amount of gaming table chips to be provided to the identified user, wherein the amount of gaming table chips corresponds to the amount of funds.

11. The gaming table component of claim 10 , wherein the memory device stores a plurality of further instructions that, when executed by the processor responsive to the approval of the amount of funds requested to be withdrawn from the gaming establishment account of the identified user, cause the processor to communicate data that results in a display, by the display device, of identifying information associated with the identified user to be provided the amount of gaming table chips.

12. 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 identified, independent of the gaming table component, in association with a mobile device application of a mobile device, displaying, by a display device, identifying information associated with the identified user and the amount of funds transferred from the gaming establishment account to be provided to the identified user as an amount of gaming table chips.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the identifying information comprises any of a name of the identified user, a seat at a gaming table occupied by the identified user, and a picture of the identified user.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising displaying, by the display device, the amount of gaming table chips to be provided to the identified user.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising, in association with the amount of gaming table chips provided to the identified user, printing, by a printer, a receipt associated with the amount of gaming table chips provided.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising, in association with the amount of gaming table chips provided to the identified user, generating, by a processor, a virtual receipt associated with the amount of gaming table chips provided.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the display device comprises any of: a display device of a dealer workstation associated with a gaming table having a seat occupied by the identified user and a display device of a mobile workstation.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein data associated with the amount of funds is received via an input device associated with a gaming table.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein data associated with the amount of funds is received in association with the mobile device application of the mobile device.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein data associated with the amount of funds is communicated responsive to an input made via any of: an input device of a dealer workstation associated with a gaming table having a seat occupied by the identified user, and an input device of a mobile workstation.

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 Nov 3, 2021
From: SHEPHERD, JEFFERY; HIGGINS, KEVIN; PETERSEN, ERIK
To: IGT
Reel/Frame 058005/0948 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16920922 · Jul 6, 2020
Continuation 16272548 · Feb 11, 2019
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