Portable hand held controller for amusement device

摘要

A method of improving accuracy of a database of amusement device locations is described. A plurality of amusement devices are deployed at a plurality of locations. The database of amusement device locations is populated based on the deploying. A server receives over a network, from a portable device, a check-in request. The check-in request is associated with one of the amusement devices, and includes geographic location information associated with the portable device at the time the check-in request is made. The server compares the geographic location information received from the portable device with the location of the amusement device stored in the database, and updates the database based on the comparing.

主权项

1. A method of improving accuracy of a database of amusement device locations, the method comprising:
a) deploying a plurality of amusement devices at a plurality of locations; b) populating the database of amusement device locations based on the deploying of step (a); c) receiving, by a server over a network, from a portable device, a check-in request, the check-in request associated with one of the amusement devices, and including geographic location information associated with the portable device at the time the check-in request is made; d) comparing, by the server, the geographic location information received from the portable device with the location of the amusement device stored in the database; e) transmitting, by the server, to the portable device a request to enter an indicia of an interaction with the amusement device, wherein the indicia comprises an identifier unique to the amusement device; and f) updating, by the server, the database based, at least in part, on the comparing of step (d).