WAGERING GAME MACHINE WITH CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSMISSION

• US 20100130278A1
• Filed: 04/15/2008
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Spina, Joseph Lane, Shimabukuro, Jorge Luis, Rasmussen, James M., Sylla, Craig J., LaSalvia, John F.
• Application Number:
  US12/597,447
• Publication Number:
  US 20100130278A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/16
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof

Abstract

A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising gaming code which is operable to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a wireless power module. The power module is operable to provide power to a wagering game component via a power signal traveling through a nonconductive medium.

Claims

1. A computerized wagering game system, comprising:

a wagering game module operable to present a wagering game upon which monetary value can be wagered; and

a power module operable to provide power to a wagering game component via a power signal traveling through a nonconductive medium such that the power signal is used to provide electrical power to operate the component.

2. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the power signal comprises an electric field.

3. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the power signal comprises a magnetic field

4. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the power signal comprises light.

5. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the power signal comprises evanescent waves.

6. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the wagering game component comprises a top-box.

7. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the wagering game component comprises a moving electromechanical element.

8. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the wagering game component comprises a wagering game peripheral device.

9. A method of operating a wagering game system, comprising:

presenting a wagering game upon which monetary value can be wagered; and

providing power to a wagering game component via a power signal traveling through a nonconductive medium such that the power signal is used to provide electrical power to operate the component.

10. The method of operating a wagering game system of claim 9, wherein the power signal comprises at least one of an electric field, a magnetic field, light, and evanescent waves.

11. The method of operating a wagering game system of claim 9, wherein the wagering game component comprises at least one of a top-box, a moving electromechanical element, and a wagering game peripheral device.

12. A wagering game system component, comprising:

a communications module operable to communicate with a wagering game machine operable to present a wagering game upon which monetary value can be wagered; and

a power module operable to receive power from the wagering game system via a power signal traveling through a nonconductive medium such that the power signal is used to provide electrical power to operate the wagering game system component.

13. The wagering game system component of claim 12, wherein the power signal comprises at least one of an electric field, a magnetic field, light, and evanescent waves.

14. The wagering game system component of claim 12, wherein the wagering game component comprises at least one of a top-box, a moving electromechanical element, and a wagering game peripheral device.

15. A wagering game system comprising:

a wagering game module operable to present a wagering game upon which monetary value can be wagered;

a peripheral device operable to receive power from the wagering game machine via a power signal traveling through a nonconductive medium; and

a power module operable to provide electrical power to operate the peripheral device through the power signal.

16. The wagering game system of claim 15, wherein the power signal comprises at least one of an electric field, a magnetic field, light, and evanescent waves.

17. The wagering game system of claim 15, wherein the wagering game component comprises at least one of a top-box, a moving electromechanical element, and a wagering game peripheral device.