US 12,067,838 B2
Touchpoint-dependent transactions for gaming tables
Andrew J. Schwartz, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Pavilion Payments Gaming Services, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Pavillion Payments Gaming Services, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Nov. 11, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/094,959.
Application 17/094,959 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/015,596, filed on Sep. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,869,306.
Application 17/015,596 is a continuation of application No. 16/190,224, filed on Nov. 14, 2018, granted, now 10,825,292.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/741,051, filed on Oct. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/586,321, filed on Nov. 15, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0082244 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3244 (2013.01) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for facilitating a transaction for a patron using a wireless device at a touchpoint associated with a gaming establishment, wherein the transaction is a purchase of gaming credit for play at the gaming establishment, the method comprising:
(a) the wireless device reading a touchpoint ID associated with the touchpoint;
(b) the wireless device transmitting the touchpoint ID, patron-identifying information, and a request for the transaction to a transaction server that is operated by a transaction-funding business that is separate from the gaming establishment, wherein the transaction server is not a server of the gaming establishment;
(c) the transaction server authorizing the transaction; and
(d) the transaction server transmitting authorization for the transaction to at least one of the wireless device and the gaming establishment, and the gaming establishment providing the gaming credit to the patron, wherein:
the purchase of gaming credit is accomplished by the wireless device and the transaction server without requiring the wireless device to communicate directly with any servers, kiosks, or gaming machines of the gaming establishment;
the touchpoint is a gaming table of the gaming establishment;
step (a) comprises the wireless device reading the touchpoint ID associated with the gaming table;
step (d) comprises the gaming establishment providing the gaming credit to enable the patron to play at the gaming table;
a voucher printer is associated with the gaming table;
step (c) comprises the transaction server requesting creation of a new gaming voucher;
step (d) comprises:
(d1) the transaction server transmitting information about the new gaming voucher to the voucher printer associated with the gaming table;
(d2) the voucher printer printing a paper voucher for the new gaming voucher; and
(d3) a dealer at the gaming table redeeming the paper voucher for the patron for the gaming credit to enable the patron to play at the gaming table; and
the voucher printer is associated with only at least one pit station associated with the gaming table and one or more other gaming tables.