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US 9311770
Player controls
Current assignee: Individual
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Patent Overview: US9311770B2 — "Player Controls"
Title: Player Controls
Patent Number: US9311770B2
Application Number: US13/506,254
Inventor: Phillip James Ryan
Original/Current Assignee: Individual
Priority Date: 2004-04-07 (claimed from AU2004901841A)
Filing Date: 2012-04-06
Publication Date (grant): 2016-04-12
Legal Status (as listed): Expired – Lifetime, adjusted expiration 2025-08-07 (noted as an assumption, not a legal conclusion)
Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/[US9311770](/patent/US9311770)/en
Purpose: The invention relates to a portable device for enabling access to and regulation of gambling, particularly suited to identifying and eliminating problem gamblers from accessing electronic gaming machines and other gambling devices or services, whether physically present at a venue or accessing remotely via the internet, interactive television, intranets, extranets, telephones, or other digital communication services.
Plain-language scope: The portable device comprises a USB connector, a biometric reader (e.g., fingerprint or iris scan) validating a user's biometric input against a stored authentication value, and a processor in communication with a memory component, biometric reader, and USB connector. When authentication succeeds, the processor executes code to enable access to gambling via a remote device's interface, compare real-time gambling behaviour against the user's stored profile, and prevent further access if behaviour exceeds the profile. Profiles may include maximum allowable loss or amount wagered within a specified (possibly continuous) period. Digital certificates may be stored and data encrypted. A method and a system for on-line gambling are also described, the system including a gambling server, a master portal, and a database server storing gambling behaviour information.
Not established by this excerpt: The full claim set and their precise scope; the complete written description and drawings (FIGS. 1–5 are referenced but only partially reproduced); the actual current owner or any assignment history; validity or enforceability; and any prior art beyond the listed prior-art keywords (gambling, user, portable device, stored, usb) and prior-art date. The excerpt is incomplete, so omitted text may add limitations not reflected above.
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