Richard S Swartz

US Patent:

20130190077, Jul 25, 2013

Filed:

Mar 11, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/793042

Inventors:

WMS Gaming Inc. - Waukegan IL, US
Mark Gagner - West Chicago IL, US
Jeremy M. Hornik - Chicago IL, US
Richard T. Swartz - Deerfield IL, US
Alfred Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 13/12

US Classification:

463 25

Abstract:

A system for adding funds to a handheld gaming machine. The system includes a portable digital wallet that wirelessly communicates with a handheld gaming machine (“handheld”). The digital wallet stores an amount of funds or funds associated with a remotely stored player account, and is used by the player to add credits to a handheld. The credit meter may be stored remotely, though the player perceives that the funds are actually being transferred via the digital wallet. Other funding techniques include a kiosk that accepts cash or credit/debit cards and dispenses tickets or other media that encodes information representing an amount of funds. The player uses this media to add credits to the handheld. The media may be player-dependent such that the player's identity is somehow linked to the media or it may be player-agnostic such that the player's identity is not linked to the funds associated with the media.