Gaming machine and method to effect information transfer between a gaming machine and an external device

摘要

Embodiments relate to gaming machines and methods to be performed in relation to gaming machines. An example gaming machine comprises: a display screen; an input mechanism operable to receive an input from a user; a gaming controller configured to: (i) control a game play sequence comprising a presentation of one or more games of chance on the gaming machine; and (ii) in response to the received input from the user, generate and encrypt visual code from a set of data and display the encrypted visual code on the display screen, wherein the encrypted visual code includes a timestamp; wherein the displayed encrypted code is able to be captured by an external handheld device, and the visual code is dynamically re-generated upon each successive input from a user made through the input mechanism.

主权项

1. A gaming machine comprising:
a display screen; an input mechanism operable to receive an input from a user; a gaming controller configured to:
(i) control a game play sequence comprising a presentation of one or more games of chance on the gaming machine; and(ii) in response to the received input from the user, generate and encrypt visual code from a set of data and display the encrypted visual code on the display screen, wherein the encrypted visual code includes a timestamp; wherein the displayed encrypted code is configured to be captured by an external handheld device, and the visual code is dynamically re-generated upon each successive input from a user made through the input mechanism, andwherein the set of data comprises at least a portion of the data displayed on the display screen at a time that the user activates the input mechanism.