Gaming device with customizable template for advertising display
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1. A gaming-machine having a user customizable template, comprising:
- a master gaming controller for controlling one or more games played on the gaming-machine, each game comprising;
receiving a wager on an outcome of the game;
determining an outcome for the game;
presenting the outcome for the game;
a PCI bus for communication between the master gaming controller and at least one device connected to the PCI bus;
an interface in communication with the master gaming controller to receive an approved portable memory device having at least one approved gaming software therein;
an authenticator in communication with the master gaming controller via the PCI bus to authenticate the portable memory device;
a non-volatile memory that communicates with the master gaming controller to store the at least one approved gaming software;
a menu generator in communication with the master game controller via the PCI bus to generate the template listing a plurality of advertising images to be selected by a user, the plurality of advertising images embedded within the approved gaming software;
a slave processor in communication with the master gaming controller via the PCI bus to process the selected advertising image for display on a gaming-machine.
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Abstract
The invention provides for generating a customizable gaming-machine template for advertising on a gaming-machine. A customizable template may be generated to allow a user, such as a casino or licensee, to customize secondary gaming information to be displayed on the gaming-machine. The user may select what type of information is to be displayed, when is it displayed (e.g., times of days), triggers for its display (e.g., particular states of the gaming-machine) and a format for its display (e.g., size, shape, device, colors, display locations, etc.).
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1. A gaming-machine having a user customizable template, comprising:
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a master gaming controller for controlling one or more games played on the gaming-machine, each game comprising; receiving a wager on an outcome of the game; determining an outcome for the game; presenting the outcome for the game; a PCI bus for communication between the master gaming controller and at least one device connected to the PCI bus; an interface in communication with the master gaming controller to receive an approved portable memory device having at least one approved gaming software therein; an authenticator in communication with the master gaming controller via the PCI bus to authenticate the portable memory device; a non-volatile memory that communicates with the master gaming controller to store the at least one approved gaming software; a menu generator in communication with the master game controller via the PCI bus to generate the template listing a plurality of advertising images to be selected by a user, the plurality of advertising images embedded within the approved gaming software; a slave processor in communication with the master gaming controller via the PCI bus to process the selected advertising image for display on a gaming-machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for creating a gaming-machine customizable template, comprising:
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inserting an approved portable memory device into a gaming-machine, the memory device having at least one approved gaming software; authenticating the memory device by a master game controller; generating the template by a menu generator having a plurality of advertising images to be displayed by a master gaming controller, the advertising images embedded into the approved gaming software; selecting by a user at least one of the advertising images to be displayed on a gaming-machine display; previewing the selected advertising image on the gaming-machine display. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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