US 11,990,005 B2
Gaming system supporting data distribution to gaming devices
Binh T. Nguyen, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (ATI), Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (ATI), Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/020,761.
Application 15/480,295 is a division of application No. 13/801,256, filed on Mar. 13, 2013, granted, now 9,666,021, issued on May 30, 2017.
Application 17/020,761 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/559,553, filed on Sep. 3, 2019, granted, now 11,682,266.
Application 16/559,553 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/480,295, filed on Apr. 5, 2017, granted, now 10,818,133.
Application 16/559,553 is a continuation of application No. 14/518,909, filed on Oct. 20, 2014, granted, now 10,438,446, issued on Oct. 8, 2019.
Application 13/801,256 is a continuation of application No. 12/797,610, filed on Jun. 10, 2010, granted, now 9,626,826, issued on Apr. 18, 2017.
Application 14/518,909 is a continuation of application No. 12/617,717, filed on Nov. 12, 2009, granted, now 8,864,586, issued on Oct. 21, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0005047 A1, Jan. 7, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/326 (2013.01) [G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3272 (2013.01); G07F 17/3218 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
communicating, via the portable electronic device, with at least one of an access point or an RF beacon positioned at a location within a gaming establishment;
determining, with the portable electronic device, an updated location of the portable electronic device within the gaming establishment based on the location of the at least one of the access point or the RF beacon;
transmitting, from the portable electronic device to a gaming device within the gaming establishment, the updated location of the portable electronic device within the gaming establishment;
receiving, with the portable electronic device, real-time statistical data from the gaming device, wherein the real-time statistical data is acquired by the gaming device as a result of the gaming device operating a wager-based game at the gaming establishment over a predetermined period of time, and wherein the real-time statistical data received from the gaming device varies as the updated location of the portable electronic device varies within the gaming establishment; and
presenting at least a portion of the received real-time statistical data on a display of the portable electronic device.