Patents
US 12711835 B2: System, method, and program using near field communication to facilitate the purchase of wagering credits at a gaming device
- Granted
- 2026-08-18
- Filed
- 2023-12-18 application 18543363
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A networked computer system is described herein. The networked computer system includes a plurality of gaming devices coupled to a plurality of player tracking devices, and a player tracking system including a processor coupled in communication with each player tracking device. Each player tracking device is coupled to a near field communication (NFC) reader configured to receive NFC payment information data from a credit or debit card or mobile wallet upon a player indicating they wish to purchase a certain amount of gaming credits via an interactive touchscreen display device at a gaming device.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 (ipgb20260818.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konami Gaming, Inc. 299 patents | US company or organization | Las Vegas, NV | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. Soukup | Las Vegas, NV | 27 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 | |
| Edward Sepich | Henderson, NV | 24 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 | |
| Jeffrey George | Las Vegas, NV | 33 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3244 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q20/352 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-08-18 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SOUKUP, THOMAS E. signed 2024-01-02 SEPICH, EDWARD signed 2024-01-02 GEORGE, JEFFREY signed 2024-01-02 | KONAMI GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 66006/373 | PASDL, file of 2026-08-13 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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