Entitlement Validation System For Games

摘要

[0006] Provided is an entitlement validation system (10) for laser tag games having a laser tag vest (12) arranged to be activable for enabling game play. The system has a ticketing module (16) arranged to issue a ticket (14) with a machine readable identification code upon payment made for a selected game, and to update a game entitlement database (24) having identification codes matched with corresponding selected games, a ticket reader (18) arranged to read the identification code of a ticket presented for game activation, a game controller (22) arranged to receive the identification code transferred from the ticket reader and to activate the game equipment upon verifying of entitlement by matching the received identification code with the corresponding selected game in the database. The identification code on the issued ticket may be in the form of a barcode or carried on a magnetic strip or RFID tag or other mechanism. The system may have a base station arranged as a communications link between the ticket reader and the game controller. Preferably, the base station is arranged to receive data representing the identification code and selected game from the ticket reader and to transfer the received data to the game controller. The ticket reader may be integrated into the game equipment or installed in a validation activation station such as a booth where the customer stands.