US 11,727,767 B2
Devices and systems for payment entry and gaming funds transfer
Rainer Seyer, Klienmachnow (GE)
Assigned to JCM American Corporation, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by JCM American Corporation, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/249,204.
Application 17/249,204 is a continuation of application No. 16/986,060, filed on Aug. 5, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/902,121, filed on Sep. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0183210 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. G07F 17/42 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/42 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3209 (2013.01); G07F 17/3216 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A portable electronic device for funding a gaming machine comprising:
a housing;
an internal space defined at least partially by said housing, said internal space to hold at least paper currency, casino chips and gaming ticket paper;
a printer configured to print gaming ticket data on said gaming ticket paper;
a card reader contained by the housing, the card reader configured to read information from at least one of a credit card or a debit card;
a display contained by the housing, said display spaced from said internal space;
a communication device configured to communicate with the gaming machine, said gaming machine having a display on which games of chance are played;
an internet communication device configured to communicate with a remote validation of funds entity associated with the credit card or the debit card;
a processor operably connected to one or more of the following: the card reader, the display, the communication device, and the internet communication device; and
executable instructions running on the processor which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
(i) detect a credit card or a debit card being read by the card reader;
(ii) responsive to a charge request prompted by a user, transmit a validation of funds request to the validation of funds entity using the internet communication device;
(iii) responsive to receiving a validation of funds notice from the validation of funds entity, transmit, using the communication device, a message to the gaming machine to credit the validated funds for play; and
(iv) during steps (i)-(iii) display status of a pending funding transaction on said gaming machine display separate from said display of said portable electronic device and in addition to changing game credits depicted on said gaming machine display.