US 12,340,653 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 Jan. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/419,690.
Application 18/419,690 is a division of application No. 17/836,159, filed on Jun. 9, 2022, granted, now 11,915,546.
Application 17/836,159 is a continuation of application No. 17/119,722, filed on Dec. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,386,745, issued on Jun. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0161570 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (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)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
8. A system comprising:
a plurality of table transceivers, each table transceiver of the plurality of table transceivers associated with a corresponding stationary gaming table and corresponding memory and in communication with a first communication network and a second communication network different from the first communication network,
wherein the plurality of table transceivers is configured to communicatively couple to a user transceiver coupled to a user, the table transceivers configured to transmit and receive data signals including identification data via the first communication network with the user transceiver;
one or more processors, individually or in combination, being configured to:
calculate a relative distance between the user and one or more stationary gaming tables associated with the plurality of table transceivers based on at least one characteristic of a respective data signal received or transmitted by the table transceivers associated with the one or more stationary gaming tables; and
generate location data indicating a location of the user relative to the one or more stationary gaming tables at least partially as a function of the calculated relative distances associated with the user and the one or more stationary gaming tables;
a communication node in communication with the second communication network, the communication node configured to collect the generated location data from at least one table transceiver of the plurality of table transceivers over the second communication network; and
a server with associated memory, the server communicatively coupled to the communication node and configured to receive and store the collected location data.