US 11,869,302 B2
Device, system and method for facilitating communications between electronic gaming machines and mobile devices
David Kubajak, Las Vegas, NV (US); and Dominic Mohrhardt, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd.
Filed by Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd., Osaka (JP)
Filed on May 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/664,202.
Application 17/664,202 is a continuation of application No. 16/837,566, filed on Apr. 1, 2020, granted, now 11,341,813.
Application 16/837,566 is a continuation of application No. 15/482,668, filed on Apr. 7, 2017, granted, now 10,621,825, issued on Apr. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0277618 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC G07F 17/3241 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3218 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3227 (2013.01); G07F 17/3237 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 76/14 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for facilitating communications between an electronic gaming machine and a mobile device, comprising:
at least one server; and
a mobile interface device, comprising:
a housing configured to couple to a gaming cabinet that includes the electronic gaming machine, the housing integral with, and extending from, a front surface of the gaming cabinet adjacent a card reader;
at least one illumination element configured to illuminate; and
a near-field communications component including an antenna; and
wherein the mobile interface device is configured to initiate communication, based on data exchanged between the near-field communications component and the mobile device, between a ticket account maintained by the at least one server and a peripheral controller communicably coupled to the electronic gaming machine.