US 12,230,101 B2
Virtual ticket-in and ticket-out on a gaming machine
Dwayne R. Nelson, Las Vegas, NV (US); Steven G. LeMay, Reno, NV (US); Jim A. Vasquez, Carson City, NV (US); and Scott T. Gowin, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/862,220.
Application 17/862,220 is a continuation of application No. 15/377,516, filed on Dec. 13, 2016, granted, now 11,403,913.
Application 15/377,516 is a continuation of application No. 14/139,544, filed on Dec. 23, 2013, granted, now 9,530,277, issued on Dec. 27, 2016.
Application 14/139,544 is a continuation of application No. 13/229,494, filed on Sep. 9, 2011, granted, now 8,613,659, issued on Dec. 24, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0343725 A1, Oct. 27, 2022
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06Q 20/04 (2012.01)
CPC G07F 17/3244 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/0457 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3251 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system 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 capture, by a mobile device associated with a user, of optically-formatted image data printed on a first issued cashless ticket voucher associated with ticket voucher information comprising an amount of funds, and responsive to an authentication of the first issued cashless ticket voucher as valid and non-redeemed:
associate the ticket voucher information with an electronic record, and
subsequent to the association of the ticket voucher information with the electronic record and responsive to an event occurring independent of any electronic gaming machine, cause the amount of funds to be transferred to an account accessible to the user, and
responsive to an event occurring in association with the first issued cashless ticket voucher and an electronic gaming machine and responsive to the authentication of the first issued cashless ticket voucher as valid and non-redeemed, cause the amount of funds to be transferred to a credit balance of the electronic gaming machine.