The present invention relates to a system and method for integrating player tracking and cash access in a casino or other gaming environment. One aspect of the invention relates to integrating player tracking and cash access transactions by allowing a player to utilize a player tracking card for each financial transaction conducted in a gaming environment, wherein financial account information for the player, such as bank or credit card information, is linked to their player tracking account and card.

A system for Augmented Reality (AR) document generation receives a request to generate an AR document with a particular amount directed to a particular receiver. The AR document comprises an AR check. The system generates a unique code for the AR check by converting a name of a sender, a name of the particular receiver, the amount, and a serial number associated with the AR check into a hexadecimal format. The system generates the AR check by taking the unique code as an input and writing the name of the sender, name of the particular receiver, the amount, and the serial number on the AR check extracted from the unique code. The system transmits an image of the AR check to a computing device associated with the particular receiver.

Example embodiments of systems and methods for data transmission system between transmitting and receiving devices are provided. In an embodiment, each of the transmitting and receiving devices can contain a master key. The transmitting device can generate a diversified key using the master key, protect a counter value and encrypt data prior to transmitting to the receiving device, which can generate the diversified key based on the master key and can decrypt the data and validate the protected counter value using the diversified key.

A wireless proximity detection system employs short-range wireless communication implementing circular polarization to detect the proximity of a user device within a strictly defined wireless zone, regardless of its orientation and location on the user, and as a result trigger a desired action. The proximity detection system may utilize one or more patch antennas to define the wireless zone and the associated received signal strength(s) detected by the user's wireless device, as well as a distance-measuring device. A beacon may be utilized to prepare the user's mobile phone for detection as well as other antennas for coordination with the primary short-range antenna. The novel antenna structure allows a compact and low-cost fabrication method and the use of common printed circuit fabrication methods provide an integrated solution.

A system and method that provide non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds.

Systems and methods that operate to, responsive to a request received from a user to obtain a ticket voucher with funds from an account external to a gaming establishment and responsive to a completion of a transfer of an amount of funds from a financial account and independent of identifying the user to any gaming establishment patron management system, such that an identity of the user remains anonymous to the gaming establishment, cause, based on the amount of funds, a modification of an account associated with a gaming establishment ticket voucher system and a creation, by the gaming establishment ticket voucher system, of the ticket voucher associated with the amount of funds.

The invention provides a method and a device for identifying the number of bills and multiple bill areas in an image. The method comprises the following steps: acquiring the image containing a plurality of bills arranged in sequence; processing the image to obtain a plurality of boundary lines of each bill in the image; wherein the boundary lines comprise a first type of boundary lines which are substantially perpendicular to the bill arrangement direction; generating a long line segment which is substantially parallel to the arrangement direction of the bills and passes through the area where all the bills are located, wherein the long line segment has an intersection point with each first type of boundary line; and determining the number of bills in the image according to the lengths of the sub-line segments between the adjacent intersection points.

A process and a device for conducting electronic transactions provides a more effective and efficient way to make a payment over the Internet. This process and device could be used to pay, for example, a Police Administration Ticket or Police Administration Citation via the Internet.

A validation device for a ticketing system having at least one first short-range interface that is configured to receive at least one inspection identifier stored in an inspection element, at least one authentication module configured to verify the authenticity of the received inspection identifier, and at least one key module configured to provide a communication dataset to a second short-range interface in the case of a positive authentication result, such that the communication dataset is receivable by the inspection element via the first short-range interface and/or an additional interface of the validator device.

In one aspect, a computerized method for charity-based e-commerce for goods and services including the step of receiving a posting for a commercial transaction on an e-commerce website specifying the proceeds from that offer benefit a charity organization registered on the e-commerce to benefit from such offers. The computerized method includes the step of enabling a set of users to browse a set of postings comprising one or more specific charities of their interest. The computerized method includes the step of receiving a selection of a charity from the user. The computerized method includes the step of facilitating the commercial transaction on the e-commerce website. The computerized method includes the step of transferring the profits from the commercial transaction to the selected charity. The commercial transaction includes one or more commercial goods. The commercial transaction includes one or more commercial services. The commercial transaction includes one or more event tickets. The commercial transaction includes one or more commercial coupons (e.g. third-party merchant promotions, etc.).