Management system for entertainment machines
First Claim
1. A management system for use with a plurality of entertainment machines, the system comprising a central control device remote from the machines, a plurality of communication interface devices respectively local to and associated with the machines, and a data link which can be established between the machine interface devices and the central control device operable to transfer data from the machines to the control device and to transmit control signals between the control device and the machines, characterised in that the data link comprises a wireless link.
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Abstract
A management system for credit-operated games machines (2) has a central control device (19) which communicates with the machines (2) at their respective sites via wireless data link. GSM mobile phone technology with SMS text messaging is used. Machine operation and performance data can be uploaded from the machines (2) to the central control device (19) and data and commands can be sent to and from the central control device (19) and the machines (2). The machines (2) may be video terminals programmed with multiple games which are authenticated and enabled via the wireless data link. The machines (2) may incorporate Wireless Interface Modules (18) and the central control device (19) may be linked via the internet to the wireless net work using gateway application software (21). A machine player can obtain game-playing credit by mobile phone (22) communication with the central control device (19) which debits his account and sends credit commands to the machine (2). Reports on machine performance and messages are distributed by the central control device (19) to the local machine managers by e-mail or Internet. The local machine managers can be authorised, by wireless communications, to gain access to the machines (2) for coin box emptying.
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28 Claims
- 1. A management system for use with a plurality of entertainment machines, the system comprising a central control device remote from the machines, a plurality of communication interface devices respectively local to and associated with the machines, and a data link which can be established between the machine interface devices and the central control device operable to transfer data from the machines to the control device and to transmit control signals between the control device and the machines, characterised in that the data link comprises a wireless link.
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