US 11,783,672 B2
System and methods for operating a casino loyalty computer system to display images of non-fungible tokens associated with blockchain transactions on gaming devices
Tom Mikulich, Las Vegas, NV (US); Pat Gordon, Las Vegas, NV (US); Jon Von Tobel, Las Vegas, NV (US); and William Chad Little, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Station Casinos LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Station Casinos LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/894,840.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/248,972, filed on Sep. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0177921 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2019.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3255 (2013.01) [G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A networked computer system for displaying images associated with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on electronic gaming machines (EGMs), comprising:
a player tracking device coupled to a corresponding EGM located within a casino property, the player tracking device configured to monitor wagering activity associated with the corresponding EGM; and
a computer server coupled to the player tracking device and the corresponding EGM, the computer server including a processor programmed to execute an algorithm to display an animated sequence of computer-generated images on a display device of the corresponding EGM including the steps of:
receiving a request to initiate a gaming session at the corresponding EGM from the player tracking device, the request including a patron ID identifying a player;
querying a patron account database to determine a blockchain user account ID associated with the received patron ID;
querying a blockchain system to identify a casino charm NFT owned by the blockchain user account ID;
querying a charms content database to retrieve image data associated with the identified casino charm NFT;
determining a charm luck value associated with the identified casino charm NFT indicating wagering activity associated with the identified casino charm NFT by:
querying the charms content database to retrieve wagering activity associated with the identified casino charm NFT; and
determining the charm luck value based on the wagering activity associated with the identified casino charm NFT; and
rendering a game screen on the corresponding EGM displaying a wagering game and images of the identified casino charm NFT and the determined charm luck value.