US 12,243,384 B2
Retrofit card reader with cardless support
Kevin Higgins, Reno, NV (US); and Erik Petersen, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Jul. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/379,587.
Application 17/379,587 is a continuation of application No. 16/589,630, filed on Oct. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,069,186.
Prior Publication US 2021/0343112 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
Int. Cl. G07F 17/00 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3239 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10366 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
at least one sensor to detect at least one card state;
a port in communication with a wireless communication module;
a processor coupled with the port; and
memory, coupled with the processor and comprising instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor, wherein the instructions comprise instructions that when executed by the processor enable the processor to:
receive, from the port, an indication that the wireless communication module has wirelessly communicated with a credential;
determine a signal strength associated with a wireless signal used for the wireless communication between the credential and the wireless communication module;
initiate a timer to determine that the credential is within a predetermined distance of the wireless communication module for at least a predetermined amount of time;
re-determine, after the predetermined amount of time and based on the signal strength being greater than a threshold strength, that the credential is still within the predetermined distance of the wireless communication module;
synthesize a state change that emulates an output of the at least one sensor in response to re-determining that the credential is still within the predetermined distance of the wireless communication module after the predetermined amount of time; and
make the synthesized state change available to a communication interface in response to receiving a request from the communication interface.