SECURE SMART CARD OPERATIONS

摘要

The present disclosure is directed to facilitating cashless digital transactions. In one embodiment, a gaming machine includes: (1) a memory storing a first credit balance representing an amount of credit available for wagering; (2) a communication interface configured to communicate with a portable electronic device storing a second credit balance representing a second amount of credit available on the portable electronic device; and (3) a secure transaction device configured to: (a) transmit to the portable electronic device a request to update the second credit balance, the request including security authorization information, (b) receive from the portable electronic device an indication that the second amount of credit has been updated in accordance with the request when it is determined that the security authorization information complies with one or more security authorization requirements, and (c) update the first credit balance stored in the first memory device in accordance with the request.

主权项

1. A method of operating a gaming device, the method comprising:
(a) establishing communications, by a communication interface, with a portable electronic device that stores a portable electronic device credit balance; (b) establishing, by at least one processor, a gaming device credit balance; (c) enabling play of a wagering game on the gaming device using the gaming device credit balance; (d) monitoring, by the at least one processor, the gaming device credit balance with respect to an auto-transfer threshold; and (e) if the gaming device credit balance falls below the auto-transfer threshold:
(1) automatically transmitting, by the communication interface and to the portable electronic device, a request for a transfer of a designated quantity of credits, the request including security authorization information; and(2) if the portable electronic device determines that the request complies with one or more security authorization requirements: (i) receiving, by the communication interface and from the portable electronic device, an indication that the portable electronic device credit balance has been decreased by the designated quantity of credits; and (ii) increasing, by the at least one processor, the gaming device credit balance by the designated quantity of credits.