WIRELESS WAGERING SYSTEM
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1. A wireless wagering system, comprising:
- a wireless game control, comprising;
a button configured to receive game-play input from a game player;
a battery configured to supply power to the wireless game control;
a first transceiver configured to transmit a master data packet from the wireless game control to a video wagering terminal, wherein the master data packet has a payload which includes information related to a voltage and a charging status of the battery.
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Abstract
A wireless wagering system includes a wireless game control and a video wagering terminal. The wireless game control can include a button configured to receive game-play input from a game player, a battery configured to supply power to the wireless game control, and a first transceiver configured to transmit a master data packet from the wireless game control to a video wagering terminal, wherein the master data packet has a payload which includes information related to a voltage and a charging status of the battery.
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1. A wireless wagering system, comprising:
a wireless game control, comprising; a button configured to receive game-play input from a game player; a battery configured to supply power to the wireless game control; a first transceiver configured to transmit a master data packet from the wireless game control to a video wagering terminal, wherein the master data packet has a payload which includes information related to a voltage and a charging status of the battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless wagering system, comprising:
a wireless game control, comprising; a button configured to receive game-play input from a game player, wherein the game-play input includes a sequence of a plurality of button-state transitions; a first processor configured to monitor the game-play input and generate information, related to a current button-state and a current sum of the plurality of button-state transitions, based on the game-play input; and a first transceiver configured to transmit a master data packet from the wireless game control to a video wagering terminal, wherein the master data packet has a payload which includes the information related to the current button-state and the current sum of the plurality of button-state transitions. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wireless wagering system, comprising:
a wireless game control, comprising; a button configured to receive game-play input from a game player; a light-emitting diode (LED) configured to be selectively activated to back-light the button; a first transceiver configured to receive a slave data packet from a video wagering terminal, wherein the slave data packet has a payload which includes information related to an activation status of the LED and an RF communication channel to be used by the first transceiver for communicating with the video wagering terminal; a first processor configured to control the activation status of the LED and the communication channel used by the first transceiver in response to the information in the slave data packet. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A wireless wagering system, comprising:
a wireless game control, comprising; a button configured to receive game-play input from a game player; a first transceiver configured to communicate with a video wagering terminal; a speaker configured to generate an alarm at a predetermined volume; a processor configured to monitor a measure of the distance of the wireless button device from the video wagering terminal and control the speaker to sound the alarm in response to the measure indicating the wireless game control is beyond a predetermined distance from the video gaming terminal. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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