US 12,067,842 B2
Graphic capture in a mobile loyalty network
David Carrico, Reno, NV (US); and Danny Miles, Reno, NV (US)
Assigned to IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/540,960.
Application 17/540,960 is a continuation of application No. 16/680,932, filed on Nov. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,210,898.
Application 16/680,932 is a continuation of application No. 15/583,270, filed on May 1, 2017, granted, now 10,482,711, issued on Nov. 19, 2019.
Application 15/583,270 is a continuation of application No. 14/091,041, filed on Nov. 26, 2013, granted, now 9,640,022, issued on May 2, 2017.
Application 14/091,041 is a continuation of application No. 13/156,903, filed on Jun. 9, 2011, granted, now 8,608,569, issued on Dec. 17, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0092933 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 13/32 (2014.01)
CPC G07F 17/3255 (2013.01) [A63F 13/32 (2014.09); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01); G07F 17/329 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
responsive to a receipt, from a first mobile device, of data associated with a first machine readable optically formatted image displayed by a first electronic gaming machine at a first property and captured by a camera of the first mobile device matching data communicated from a first local server associated with the first property, associate the first mobile device with the first electronic gaming machine, wherein the first machine readable optically formatted image encodes a first unique identifier and the data associated with the first machine readable optically formatted image matches the data communicated from the first local server if the first unique identifier matches a second unique identifier communicated from the first local server, and
responsive to a receipt, from a second mobile device, of data associated with a second machine readable optically formatted image displayed by a second, different electronic gaming machine at a second, different property and captured by a camera of the second mobile device matching data communicated from a second, different local server associated with the second, different property, associate the second mobile device with the second, different electronic gaming machine.