US 11,915,546 B2
Systems and methods for locating networked gaming devices
James Helgesen, Eden Prairie, MN (US); Christine Bordeaux, Henderson, NV (US); Brent Larson, Vancouver, WA (US); and Jonathan More, Lake Oswego, OR (US)
Assigned to LNW Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by LNW Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jun. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/836,159.
Application 17/836,159 is a continuation of application No. 17/119,722, filed on Dec. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,386,745.
Prior Publication US 2022/0301392 A1, Sep. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01)
CPC G07F 17/3218 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3241 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a plurality of stationary gaming tables positioned at a plurality of respective locations, each gaming table equipped with a table transceiver and associated memory, each table transceiver in communication with a communication network;
a moveable table game device equipped with a device transceiver and associated memory, the device transceiver configured to transmit and receive data signals including identification data via the communication network with table transceivers of the plurality of stationary gaming tables; and
one or more processors, individually or in combination, being configured to:
calculate a relative distance between the moveable table game device and each gaming table of the plurality of stationary gaming tables based on at least one characteristic of a respective data signal received or transmitted by the respective table transceiver;
identify a first gaming table of the plurality of stationary gaming tables associated with the moveable table game device based at least partially on the calculated relative distance between the first gaming table and the moveable table game device; and
link the first gaming table to the moveable table game device for play of a game, wherein game data associated with the game is transmitted between the table transceiver of the first gaming table and the device transceiver of the moveable table game device via the communication network in response to linking the first gaming table to the moveable table game device.