Wireless identification and tracking in gaming systems
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1. A gaming system, comprising:
- at least two gaming components, each gaming component comprising;
a controller; and
a communications interface; and
a communication link to allow the controllers of the gaming components to communicate with internal components in either a wired or wireless fashion; and
a communication link providing for a wireless communications to external systems and/or components; and
a wireless identification mechanism used to uniquely and automatically identify the gaming device to appropriate sensors; and
a positioning system that can relay precise positional data to host systems.
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Abstract
A gaming system has at least two gaming components. Each gaming component has controller, a communications interface, a communication link to allow the controllers of the gaming components to communicate with internal components in either a wired or wireless fashion, a communication link providing for a wireless communications to external systems and/or components, a wireless identification mechanism used to uniquely and automatically identify the gaming device to appropriate sensors, and a positioning system that can relay precise positional data to host systems.
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18 Claims
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1. A gaming system, comprising:
at least two gaming components, each gaming component comprising;
a controller; and
a communications interface; and
a communication link to allow the controllers of the gaming components to communicate with internal components in either a wired or wireless fashion; and
a communication link providing for a wireless communications to external systems and/or components; and
a wireless identification mechanism used to uniquely and automatically identify the gaming device to appropriate sensors; and
a positioning system that can relay precise positional data to host systems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A gaming system, comprising
at least two gaming components arranged in a cabinet, each gaming component comprising: -
a controller; and
a communications interface;
at least one gaming component located outside the cabinet;
an interior communications link to allow the gaming components to communicate with the master game controller via the I/O concentrator in either a wired or wireless fashion;
an exterior wireless communications link to allow the gaming components arranged in the cabinet to communicate with external systems. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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