Compact configurable scanning computer terminal

    公开(公告)号:US20040190016A1

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-30

    申请号:US10784580

    申请日:2004-02-23

    Abstract: A compact transactional document-scanning terminal that provides the means to conveniently capture an electronic image of most forms of printed documents at distributed locations, to capture either automatically from the scanned document or manually by operator interactivity all necessary process parameters or codes, to perform an electronic transaction in order to forward all the information to a remote computer or alternatively for local storage within the terminal, and to produce an electronic receipt and/or a paper receipt as a proof that the scan and store transaction has been successful and for later retrieval of information associated with the scanned document. The compact transactional document-scanning terminal may be configured to respond to various customer specifications. For some forms of documents, an image analysis is immediately performed subsequent to the scan in order to extract all or part of the printed information, apply recognition algorithms to decode information and complete automatically the transaction without further human intervention.

    Method and systems for cashless gaming
    4.
    发明申请
    Method and systems for cashless gaming 审中-公开
    无现金游戏的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20030078094A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-04-24

    申请号:US10052893

    申请日:2001-10-19

    Abstract: The present cashless gaming methods, systems and devices make use of printed coded tickets that include visible machine and human readable symbols. A coded ticket may be delivered by an automatic teller device in exchange of remitted cash or other form of electronic money. A coded ticket may also be printed by a gaming machine when the player wishes to offload his or her credit balance and/or winnings. The player may redeem his or her credit balance via an automated teller device, or alternatively may upload the credit on another gaming machine by presenting the coded ticket to the game machine's code scanner and manually providing the human readable verification code printed on the coded ticket. The present gaming machines are preferably configured within a secure managed network controlled by a server located at the gaming premise's back office or at a location remote therefrom. The server securely tracks and records all credit balances, game transactions and authorizes cash redemptions. The remote server may control several geographically separated gaming premises.

    Abstract translation: 目前的无现金游戏方法,系统和设备利用包括可见机器和人类可读符号的打印编码票据。 编码票可以由自动柜员机交付,以换取汇款现金或其他形式的电子货币。 当玩家希望卸载其信用余额和/或奖金时,编码票也可以由游戏机打印。 播放器可以通过自动柜员机来兑换他或她的信用余额,或者可以通过向游戏机的代码扫描器呈现编码的票据并手动提供打印在编码的票据上的人可读的验证码来将信用卡上传到另一游戏机上。 本游戏机优选地配置在由位于游戏场所的后台或远离其的位置的服务器控制的安全管理网络内。 服务器安全地跟踪和记录所有信用余额,游戏交易,并授权现金兑换。 远程服务器可以控制几个地理上分离的游戏场所。

    Methods and systems for electronic virtual races
    6.
    发明申请
    Methods and systems for electronic virtual races 有权
    电子虚拟比赛的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US20030171140A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-11

    申请号:US10389463

    申请日:2003-03-13

    CPC classification number: G06Q50/34 G07F17/32 G07F17/323 G07F17/3288

    Abstract: A game of chance includes steps of accepting at least one of a wager and a selection of a predicted outcome of a competitive activity; randomly selecting an actual outcome of the competitive activity according to predetermined odds; accessing one of a plurality of video sequence that shows the randomly selected actual outcome of the competitive activity, and showing the accessed one of the plurality of video sequence on a display. A step may be carried out to pay a sum determined by the wager and the predetermined odds when the predicted outcome matches the randomly selected actual outcome.

    Abstract translation: 一场机会的游戏包括接受下注中的至少一项和选择竞争活动的预测结果的步骤; 根据预定的赔率随机选择竞争活动的实际结果; 访问显示竞争活动的随机选择的实际结果的多个视频序列中的一个,并且在显示器上显示所访问的多个视频序列之一。 当预测结果与随机选择的实际结果匹配时,可以执行步骤以支付由下注确定的和预定的赔率。

    Modular entertainment and gaming systems
    7.
    发明申请
    Modular entertainment and gaming systems 有权
    模块化娱乐和游戏系统

    公开(公告)号:US20030100372A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-05-29

    申请号:US10120816

    申请日:2002-04-10

    Abstract: A secure and modular architecture for monitoring and controlling clusters of pay entertainment and gaming devices. The architecture allows flexible and secure use of state-of-the-art multimedia and Internet technologies to attract the younger player generation used to flashy and networked games. Cash or cash-less entertainment and gaming devices are supported.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于监控和控制付费娱乐和游戏设备群集的安全和模块化架构。 该架构允许灵活和安全地使用最先进的多媒体和互联网技术来吸引用于华而不实和网络游戏的年轻玩家。 支持现金或无现金娱乐和游戏设备。

    Modular entertainment and gaming systems configured to consume and provide network services
    8.
    发明申请
    Modular entertainment and gaming systems configured to consume and provide network services 有权
    配置为消费和提供网络服务的模块化娱乐和游戏系统

    公开(公告)号:US20030100369A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-05-29

    申请号:US10120635

    申请日:2002-04-10

    CPC classification number: G07F17/32 G07F17/3216 G07F17/323

    Abstract: A secure and modular architecture for monitoring and controlling clusters of pay entertainment and gaming devices. The architecture allows flexible and secure use of state-of-the-art multimedia and Internet technologies to attract the younger player generation used to flashy and networked games. Cash or cash-less entertainment and gaming devices are supported.

    Abstract translation: 一种用于监控和控制付费娱乐和游戏设备群集的安全和模块化架构。 该架构允许灵活和安全地使用最先进的多媒体和互联网技术来吸引用于华而不实和网络游戏的年轻玩家。 支持现金或无现金娱乐和游戏设备。

    TRUSTED TRANSACTIONAL SET-TOP BOX
    9.
    发明申请
    TRUSTED TRANSACTIONAL SET-TOP BOX 审中-公开
    信用交易机顶盒

    公开(公告)号:WO2003103290A1

    公开(公告)日:2003-12-11

    申请号:PCT/US2002/016816

    申请日:2002-05-30

    Abstract: A set box (STB) includes a trusted transactional cache and associated transactional protocol and enables e-commerce transactions to be securely committed to a remote server extremely quickly and with little network overhead. The invention does away with the user concern of whether the transaction was successful by configuring the STB to enable a recovery of the transaction after a temporary communication failure with the central site. The STB (100) operates equally well on robust private networks (106) sa on unpredictable Internet (104) or wirless networks. The STB may include a dual headed display capability in which data and video may be directed to separate displays. The STB may feature an embedded ticket printer (528), a barcode scanner (532) as well as Random Number generator harware (524) to produce maximum entropy encryption key so to protect private data using government authorized encryption schemes.

    Abstract translation: 集合盒(STB)包括可信事务高速缓存和相关联的事务性协议,并使得电子商务交易能够以极小的网络开销极其迅速地安全地提交给远程服务器。 本发明通过配置STB以在与中心站点的临时通信故障之后恢复交易来消除用户对交易是否成功的担心。 STB(100)在不可预测的因特网(104)或无线网络上的强大的私有网络(106)上同样良好地运行。 STB可以包括双头显示能力,其中数据和视频可以被引导到单独的显示器。 STB可以具有嵌入式票据打印机(528),条形码扫描器(532)以及随机数生成器硬件(524),以产生最大熵加密密钥,以便使用政府授权的加密方案来保护私人数据。

    IN-ROOM GAMING
    10.
    发明申请
    IN-ROOM GAMING 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:WO2007067217A3

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-14

    申请号:PCT/US2006/026844

    申请日:2006-07-11

    Abstract: A method for in-room gaming suitable for cruise ships and remote hotels allows players to play electronic games of skill or chance on their room TV or on any other available TV. Players may interact with the games via an input device as simple as a standard telephone or as powerful as a palm-sized WiFi device fitted with a credit card reader. The method and system need not require any rewiring of the room and leverages on any data service already in place, such as an individual telephone line, a wired or Wifi local area network. The in-room gaming system may include a central gaming server that generates the game video rendering for each player, the video being streamed or otherwise provided to the associated TV via an individual TV channel, thereby enabling rich, powerful and secure gaming while reducing maintenance costs and preventing obsolescence. In-room players may enjoy the flexibility to wager from any available television and may use the in-room gaming system to build relationships and social networks with other players if they desire.

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