Equalizing different jackpot games with frequent pays
First Claim
1. A method for providing concurrent communications of two or more diverse casino master controllers and each of a plurality of casino electronic gaming machines comprising the steps of:
- configuring communications with hardware to provide message communication between the casino master controllers and each of the plurality of casino electronic gaming machines;
checking for the receipt of messages;
evaluating the message source;
evaluating the message type;
establishing a communication control hierarchy based on the message source and message type;
establishing message sequence precedence based on the message source and message type;
prioritizing two-way message communication transmission.
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Abstract
Two-way communications between casino games and diverse master controllers using a universal game module there between allows routing event messages with standard protocols. The universal game module with a computer processor, circuitry, connection ports, interfaces and protocols allows the communications by evaluating, prioritizing, polling and routing communications. A jackpot group of differing games is possible because the win cycles of the various games can be equalized. The volatility of the games in the group is increased by randomly segregating a percentage of the machines to be eligible to win the progressive jackpot for a limited time period. A life changing jackpot is thus payable for a variety of games in a casino on a relatively frequent basis.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for providing concurrent communications of two or more diverse casino master controllers and each of a plurality of casino electronic gaming machines comprising the steps of:
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configuring communications with hardware to provide message communication between the casino master controllers and each of the plurality of casino electronic gaming machines;
checking for the receipt of messages;
evaluating the message source;
evaluating the message type;
establishing a communication control hierarchy based on the message source and message type;
establishing message sequence precedence based on the message source and message type;
prioritizing two-way message communication transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing concurrent two way communications of each of one or more electronic gaming machines in a network with a plurality of diverse master controllers, the method comprising the steps of:
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including in each of the plurality of electronic gaming machines a universal game module for interfacing with the plurality of diverse casino master controllers;
configuring a computer processor in each universal game module to sort and provide two way communications in the network between each of the one or more electronic gaming machines and the plurality of diverse casino master controllers;
checking in each of the computer processors for the receipt of messages;
evaluating in each of the computer processors the message source;
evaluating in each of the computer processors the message type;
establishing in each of the computer processors communication control hierarchy based on the message source and message type;
establishing in each of the computer processors message sequence precedence based on the message source and message type;
prioritizing in each of the computer processors message transmission. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A universal game module coupled between a casino electronic gaming machine and a plurality of diverse casino master controllers for enabling concurrent two-way communications between each casino electronic gaming machine and the plurality of diverse casino master controllers, the universal game module comprising:
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a computer processor in the universal game module for prioritizing communications of event messages;
a circuit in the computer processor for routing asynchronous gaming event messages between the casino electronic gaming machine and the plurality of diverse casino master controllers;
a plurality of input-output interfaces in each universal game module coupled to the circuit for interfacing between the universal game module and the casino electronic gaming machine and for interfacing between the universal game module and each of the plurality of diverse casino master controllers so that event messages are communicated between the casino electronic gaming machine and each of the plurality of diverse casino master controllers. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for enabling concurrent two-way communications between a casino electronic gaming machine and a plurality of diverse casino master controllers with a universal game module in the casino electronic gaming machine, the method comprising the steps of:
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prioritizing communications of event messages with a computer processor in the universal game module;
routing asynchronous gaming event messages between the casino electronic gaming machine and the plurality of diverse casino master controllers with a circuit in the computer processor;
interfacing between the universal game module and the casino electronic gaming machine with one input-output interface, the one input-output interface coupled to the circuit;
interfacing between the universal game module and each of the plurality of casino master controllers with one input-output interface, the one input-output interface coupling to the circuit;
communicating event messages between the plurality of diverse master controllers and the electronic gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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