EP 2696330 A1 20140212 - Method for activity tracking
Title (en)
Method for activity tracking
Title (de)
Verfahren zur Aktivitätsverfolgung
Title (fr)
Procédé de suivi d'activité
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 12179616 A 20120808
Abstract (en)
The present invention provides a method for tracking the activity of a user of a gaming machine (2), said gaming machine being connected to a server (1) with a database (11) wherein an account number (31) is assigned to a user and a tracking ticket (3) is created for said user, wherein on the tracking ticket (3) a respective code for the account number (31) is printed and provided to the user, and wherein a record (13) of said database (11) is created, the account number (31) being assigned to the record (13) as a key value, wherein before a game is started on a gaming machine (2) a connection to the server (1) is established and the tracking ticket (3) is read by the gaming machine (2), and at the end of the game the said tracking ticket (3) or a further tracking ticket (3), on which a code encoding the account number (31) is printed, is provided to the user, and wherein before or after or during the game a data packet (4) comprising the account number (31; 40) of the ticket (3) as well as further gaming information (41), preferably an identification number (42) of the gaming machine (2), and/or a time stamp (43), and/or information (44) on the results of the game, is provided to the server (1) and stored to the record (13) having the same account number (31; 40) as the packet (4).
IPC 8 full level
G07F 17/32 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G07F 17/3237 (2013.01); G07F 17/3239 (2013.01); G07F 17/3251 (2013.01); G07F 17/3267 (2013.01)
Citation (applicant)
- US 5854477 A 19981229 - KAWAJI MASATOSHI [JP], et al
- JP 2000154345 A 20000606 - TOSHIBA CORP
Citation (search report)
[I] WO 2007064327 A1 20070607 - WALKER DIGITAL LLC [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 12179616 A 20120808