US 12,243,381 B2
Beacon to patron communications for electronic gaming devices
Eric Taylor, Carson City, NV (US); Damian Tarnawsky, Las Vegas, NV (US); and Scott Kania, Sparks, NV (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jan. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/419,177.
Application 18/419,177 is a continuation of application No. 18/061,979, filed on Dec. 5, 2022, granted, now 11,972,660.
Application 18/061,979 is a continuation of application No. 17/211,521, filed on Mar. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,544,994, issued on Jan. 3, 2023.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/000,994, filed on Mar. 27, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0169789 A1, May 23, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06F 16/955 (2019.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01)
CPC G07F 17/3223 (2013.01) [G06F 16/955 (2019.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 4/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic gaming system comprising:
one or more transmitters storing a plurality of frames, the plurality of frames including a first frame associated with registered player accounts; and
a server comprising at least one processor in communication with in at least one memory storing instructions, which when executed, cause the at least one processor to:
determine a location of a mobile computing device;
determine that the mobile computing device is one of associated with a registered player account or not associated with a registered player account;
determine at least one transmitter of the one or more transmitters based on the location of the mobile computing device;
when the mobile computing device is associated with a registered player account, cause the at least one transmitter to broadcast a first message, based on the first frame of the plurality of frames, to the mobile computing device; and
when the mobile computing device is not associated with a registered player account, cause the at least one transmitter to broadcast a second message, based on a second frame of the plurality of frames, to the mobile computing device.