GAMING CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An extended casino network comprising:
- at least one electronic gaming machine;
at least one master controller; and
at least one non-gaming device;
wherein the at least one master controller is configured to communicate with the at least one electronic gaming machine to receive at least one event from the at least one electronic gaming machine; and
wherein the at least one master controller is configured to provide a control to the at least one non-gaming device in response to the at least one event.
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Abstract
In an extended casino network, a master controller can be provided to communicate and control non-gaming devices on the casino floor such as lighting, security cameras, public video displays, etc. The master controller may receive control events or commands from an electronic gaming machine in a gaming machine protocol (e.g. G2S) or proprietary protocol and translate the commands to generic protocols for communication to the non-gaming devices. The master controller may also translate events from the non-gaming devices from a generic or device specific protocol to a higher level casino protocol (e.g. S2S) and publish the device events to one or more casino management servers. Furthermore, the master controller may receive control events or commands from one or more casino management servers in a system to system protocol (e.g. S2S) or proprietary protocol and translate the commands to generic protocols for communication to the non-gaming devices.
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20 Claims
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1. An extended casino network comprising:
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at least one electronic gaming machine; at least one master controller; and at least one non-gaming device; wherein the at least one master controller is configured to communicate with the at least one electronic gaming machine to receive at least one event from the at least one electronic gaming machine; and wherein the at least one master controller is configured to provide a control to the at least one non-gaming device in response to the at least one event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A master controller configured to:
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receive a control event from at least one first device of a casino network in a first device protocol; translate the first device protocol to a second device protocol; and provide a command event to at least one second device of the casino network in the second device protocol in response to receiving the control event. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing an extended casino network comprising:
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providing a master controller; auto-discovering one or more electronic gaming machines networked to the master controller; auto-discovering one or more non-gaming devices networked to the master controller; and publishing at least one service of at least one of the at least one electronic gaming machines and the at least one non-gaming devices. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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