Wireless game player
First Claim
1. A hand-held wireless game player for playing a game of chance, the hand-held wireless game player comprising;
- a wire-less communication interface;
a display screen;
one or more input mechanisms; and
a microprocessor configured
1) to present the game of chance on the display screen using operating instructions received via the wireless communication interface from a master gaming controller located on a gaming machine and
2) to send information from input signals generated from the one or more input mechanisms to the master gaming controller via the wire-less communication interface.
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Abstract
A disclosed gaming machine provides methods and apparatus for operating a wireless game player that presents a game of chance executed on a gaming machine in communication with the wireless game player. In one embodiment, the wireless game player is a hand-held mobile device, electronically linked to a licensed gaming machine via a wireless connection. All random number generation (RNG) events, game outcomes, meter information, game related information, and all cash transactions are maintained in the licensed (controlled) gaming machine and not the wireless game player. The wireless game player may be used anywhere within the legal areas of the casino and it has the capability of identifying who is using it. For example, a biometric input device, such as a finger print reader may be used on the wireless game player to identify the player. Thus, the issue of under-age or excluded players is addressed.
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100 Claims
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1. A hand-held wireless game player for playing a game of chance, the hand-held wireless game player comprising;
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a wire-less communication interface;
a display screen;
one or more input mechanisms; and
a microprocessor configured
1) to present the game of chance on the display screen using operating instructions received via the wireless communication interface from a master gaming controller located on a gaming machine and
2) to send information from input signals generated from the one or more input mechanisms to the master gaming controller via the wire-less communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A gaming machine for providing remote game play, the gaming machine comprising:
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a master gaming controller designed or configured
1) to generate game outcomes for one or more games of chance and
2) to present remotely the game outcomes for the one or more games of chance on a wireless game player; and
the wireless game player, the wireless game player comprising;
a wireless communication interface;
a display screen;
one or more input mechanisms; and
a microprocessor configured i) to present a game of chance on the display screen using operating instructions received from the master gaming controller via the wireless communication interface and ii) to send information from input signals generated from the one or more input mechanisms to the master gaming controller via the wireless communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A wireless game play system, the wireless game play system comprising:
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a plurality of gaming machine designed to generate wireless game play sessions on wireless game players in communication with the gaming machines;
a plurality of wireless game players wherein each wireless game player is designed i) to communicate with at least one gaming machine and ii) to present a game of chance using instructions received from said gaming machine; and
a wireless game play network, said wireless game play network comprising;
one more wireless access points designed to transmit wireless communications to the plurality of wireless game players and designed to receive wireless communications from the wireless game players. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. In a gaming machine, a method of providing a wireless game play session on a wireless game player in communication with the gaming machine, said method comprising:
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establishing communications with the wireless game player;
receiving a message from the wireless game player requesting the gaming machine to initiate a game of chance;
generating a game outcome for the game of chance; and
sending operating instructions to the wireless game player wherein the operating instructions are used by the wireless game player to present the game outcome for the game of chance. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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83. In a wireless game player in communication with a gaming machine, a method of providing a wireless game play session, said method comprising:
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establishing communications with the gaming machine;
receiving an input signal to initiate a game of chance from an input mechanism located on the wireless game player;
sending a message to the gaming machine indicating a game of chance has been initiated on the wireless game player; and
displaying a game outcome for the game of chance. - View Dependent Claims (84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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