System and method for managing transfer of player rights

Abstract

A system for managing transfer of game related player rights from a first gaming system to a second gaming system, comprising: data storage means having a data structure adapted for storing a set of parameters representing game related player rights; an interface adapted for communicating said player rights parameters between a first and a second gaming system; and a mechanism adapted for synchronizing the storage of said player rights parameters in data storage means of said first and said second gaming systems.

1 . A system for managing transfer of game related player rights from a first gaming system to a second gaming system, comprising: 
 data storage means having a data structure adapted for storing a set of parameters representing game related player rights;    an interface adapted for communicating said player rights parameters between a first and a second gaming system;    a mechanism adapted for synchronizing the storage of said player rights parameters in data storage means of said first and said second gaming systems.    
   
   
       2 . The system of the preceding claim, wherein said first and second gaming systems each comprises: 
 a data storage means having a data structure adapted for storing a set of parameters representing game related player rights;    player rights recording means devised to record a set of parameters representing game related player rights and to store said parameters in said data structure;    means for reconstructing and presenting game related player rights dependent on a set of stored player rights parameters;    an interface adapted for communicating a said set of player rights parameters with an external unit.    
   
   
       3 . The system of the preceding claim, wherein the external unit is a transfer management unit.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 2 , wherein the external unit is a gaming system.  
   
   
       5 . The system of any of the preceding claims, further comprising a transfer management unit having: 
 a data storage means having a data structure adapted for storing a set of parameters representing game related player rights;    an interface adapted for communicating a set of player rights parameters between said transfer management unit and a gaming system;    synchronizing means adapted for synchronizing the storage of said player rights parameters in data storage means of a first and a second gaming systems.    
   
   
       6 . The system of any of the preceding claims, further comprising clearing means adapted to manage financial clearing of transferred game related player rights between a first and a second gaming system.  
   
   
       7 . The system of any of the preceding claims, further comprising clearing means adapted to manage statistical clearing of transferred game related player rights between a first and a second gaming system.  
   
   
       8 . The system of any of the preceding claims, wherein said game related player rights data structure comprises: 
 a player rights description parameter;    a player rights identification code.    
   
   
       9 . The system of any of the preceding claims, wherein said game related player rights data structure comprises a set of game session data, such as a bet value, a random number and a win value.  
   
   
       10 . The system of any of the preceding claim, wherein said game related player rights data structure comprises a set of player session data, such as a monetary value input, a game result history and a monetary balance.  
   
   
       11 . The system of any of the preceding claims, wherein said game related player rights data structure comprises a player rights validity status parameter.  
   
   
       12 . The system of any of the preceding claims, further comprising the generation of indicia representing said game related player rights, said indicia comprising a gaming system identification parameter.  
   
   
       13 . A method for managing transfer of game related player rights from a first gaming system to a second gaming system, comprising the steps of: 
 storing a set of parameters representing game related player rights;    communicating said player rights parameters between a first and a second gaming system;    synchronizing the storage of said player rights parameters in data storage means of said first and said second gaming systems.    
   
   
       14 . The method of the preceding  claim 13 , further comprising the steps in said first gaming system of: 
 establishing game related player rights in response to gaming activity in said gaming system;    storing a set of parameters representing said game related player rights;    generating a player rights identification code associated with said player rights;    outputting indicia representing said player rights identification code in response to an interruption of said gaming activity.    
   
   
       15 . The method of the preceding claim, further comprising the steps in said second gaming system: 
 receiving in said second gaming system said indicia representing game related player rights established in the first gaming system;    requesting a transfer of said game related player rights from said first gaming system to said second gaming system;    receiving said set of player rights parameters associated with said indicia;    reconstructing and presenting game related player rights dependent on said set of player rights parameters.    
   
   
       16 . The method of any of the preceding claims  13 - 15 , further comprising the steps of: 
 communicating said set of player rights parameters between said first and said second gaming system;    synchronizing the storage of said player rights parameters in data storage means of said first and said second gaming systems.    
   
   
       17 . The method of any of the preceding claims  13 - 16 , further comprising the steps of performing financial clearing of transferred game related player rights between said first and said second gaming system.  
   
   
       18 . The method of any of the preceding claims  13 - 17 , further comprising the step of performing statistical clearing of transferred game related player rights between said first and said second gaming system.  
   
   
       19 . The method of any of the preceding claims  16 - 18 , wherein the recited steps are performed by means of a transfer management unit external to said first and second gaming systems.  
   
   
       20 . The method of any of the preceding claims  13 - 19 , wherein said game related player rights data structure comprises: 
 a player rights description parameter;    a player rights identification code.    
   
   
       21 . The method of any of the preceding claims  13 - 20 , wherein said game related player rights data structure comprises a set of game session data, such as a bet value, a random number and a win value.  
   
   
       22 . The method of any of the preceding claims  13 - 21 , wherein said game related player rights data structure comprises a set of player session data, such as a monetary value input a game result history and a monetary balance.  
   
   
       23 . The method of any of the preceding claims  13 - 22 , wherein said game related player rights data structure comprises a player rights validity status parameter.  
   
   
       24 . The method of any of the preceding claims  13 - 23 , further comprising the generation of indicia representing said game related player rights, said indicia comprising a gaming system identification parameter.  
   
   
       25 . The method of any of the preceding claims  17 - 18 , wherein the clearing is performed by determining a compensation for the transfer of said game related player rights between the first and second gaming system dependent on predetermined clearing rules.  
   
   
       26 . A method for moving game related player rights between a first and a second gaming systems, each of said gaming systems having a client gaming machine, a game server and a central database, 
 said method comprising the steps of: 
 generating an identity code representing the rights of a player to a game related entity in a first gaming system;  
 storing in the central database of said first gaming system said player rights identity code associated with player rights data representing said game related entity;  
 outputting from said first gaming system indicia associated with said player rights identity code;  
 receiving in a second gaming system a request to use the second gaming system for utilizing said player rights identified by means of said indicia associated with said player rights identity code;  
 checking the possibility to transfer said player rights from said first gaming system to said second gaming system;  
 obtaining to said second gaming system said player rights data associated with said player rights identity code from said first gaming system;  
 enabling in said gaming system utilization of said player rights.  
   
   
   
       27 . A computer program product comprising computer program code portions adapted to direct a data processing means to perform the steps and functions of any of the preceding claims.