US 12,087,130 B2
Casino management system with a patron facial recognition system and methods of operating same
Thomas E. Soukup, Las Vegas, NV (US); Edward Sepich, Henderson, NV (US); Jeffrey George, Las Vegas, NV (US); and Jason Bertsch, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Konami Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Aug. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/898,754.
Application 17/898,754 is a continuation of application No. 17/100,300, filed on Nov. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,455,864.
Application 17/100,300 is a continuation of application No. 16/519,378, filed on Jul. 23, 2019, granted, now 10,878,657, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/703,272, filed on Jul. 25, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0113391 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3241 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A networked casino management computer system comprising:
a plurality of imaging devices positioned within a casino property; and
a casino management server including a processor programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of:
receiving a facial image of a patron from an imaging device;
identifying a gaming device associated with the imaging device;
accessing a biometric database and selecting a face ID matching the received facial image of the patron;
accessing a patron account database and identifying a patron account record associated with the selected face ID; and
transmitting a message to the identified gaming device based upon data associated with the identified patron account record upon determining the patron account record indicates a barred patron.