Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Access or authorization
Reexamination Certificate
2003-09-10
2010-11-09
Hotaling, II, John M (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Access or authorization
C463S047000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07828651
ABSTRACT:
A gaming machine includes at least one security data collection device. In one embodiment, the security data collection device is a camera mounted to the gaming machine and adapted to collect image information regarding events associated with or adjacent to the gaming machine, such as the image of a player. In one embodiment, a player's image is stored in data form on a player card. When the player plays a gaming machine, the player's image is capture and compared to the image stored on the player card for authentication purposes.
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LeMay Steven G.
Oles David Matthew
Rakesh Bhakta
Hotaling, II John M
IGT
Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
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