International Game Technology had five patents in ecommerce during Q1 2024. The patents filed by International Game Technology Plc in Q1 2024 describe gaming machines and systems that allow for tracking game play using virtual player loyalty cards and patron-controlled portable electronic devices. These systems enable the creation of virtual player loyalty cards, wireless transmission of virtual ticket vouchers, and issuance of both virtual and printed ticket vouchers that can be redeemed for credits or cash on electronic gaming machines. GlobalData’s report on International Game Technology gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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International Game Technology grant share with ecommerce as a theme is 60% in Q1 2024. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Virtual players card (Patent ID: US20240105007A1)
The patent filed by International Game Technology Plc describes a gaming machine that includes a secondary processor connected to a player tracking system for monitoring a patron's gameplay using a virtual player loyalty card. The virtual player loyalty card can be created by linking an existing physical player loyalty card with a new mobile loyalty card account, which can then be virtually inserted into an electronic gaming machine when a portable electronic device with a corresponding mobile application is nearby. Once inserted, the patron's gameplay at the gaming machine can be tracked.
The patent includes claims for a device with communication interfaces, a processor, and memory storing instructions to monitor data from electronic gaming machines, communicate data to a progressive server, and clone communications received from the gaming machines. The device can transmit a subset or all of the data generated by the gaming machines, including coin-in data, to the server and slot machine interface board. The method of operating the device involves monitoring and communicating slot accounting system data, including coin-in data, to the progressive server and slot machine interface board, with the option to clone and transmit communications received from the gaming machines. The network interface of the device is specified to include an Ethernet interface, and the device can be housed within the cabinet of the electronic gaming machine, with a compact design of less than 100 cubic inches.
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