Game Machine Controller Method and PCB

• US 20130285838A1
• Filed: 03/23/2013
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gary Balaban, John Maurer
• Original Assignee: Gary Balaban, John Maurer
• Inventors: Balaban, Gary, Maurer, John
• Application Number:
  US13/849,500
• Publication Number:
  US 20130285838A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/870.07
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3232 wherein the operator is informed
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3234 about the performance of a gaming system, e.g. revenue, diagnosis of the gaming system
• CPC Class Codes: G08C 19/00 Electric signal transmission systems G08C17/00 takes precedence

Abstract

A printed circuit board (PCB) installed on any game machine providing two wires for each meter a user desired to monitor in the machine, and two wires to supply power to the PCB. A monitor attached to any meter ranging from 12 volts to 48 volts that is not polarity specific. The PCB connected via Wifi, regular CAT 5 Internet cable or even via cellular service for areas where the Internet is not available. A single “ HUB” per location can provide access and monitoring for a plurality of machines located at one location. The controller can transmit negative and positive alerts provide the user. Additionally, a user can set “alarms” for each item they are monitoring. Using the controller of the present invention, game machines are all wirelessly connected to the game machine comprised of the HUB and can be moved anywhere in the location.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring a game machine comprising:

providing a PCB with a memory;

equipping the PCB with a wireless access point to allow the owner to remotely to access and monitor functions;

retrieving information from the PCB memory;

performing diagnostics of the game machine via the PCB;

setting monitoring conditions; and

setting conditions for sending alerts.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

a plurality of game machines in a single location provided with the PCB;

one of the plurality of game machines comprised of a PCB with a wireless access point to allow the owner to remotely to access and monitor functions; and

remaining game machines wirelessly networked to the game machine with the wireless access point.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

providing a remote access point to the controller via the Internet, Wifi, or Cellular network on the game machines comprised of a PCB with a wireless access point; and

providing a remote access point to a plurality of game machines via a local area wireless network.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein access is provided by any mobile electronic device with an Internet connection.

5. A printed circuit board for installation in a game machine comprising:

one or more monitors;

two wires for each provided meter used to monitor a function in the game machine;

two wires to supply power to the printed circuit board;

Wifi, CAT 5 Internet Cable, or cellular service connection to a remote network.

6. The printed circuit board of claim 5, wherein a monitor can be attached to any meter ranging from 12 volts to 48 volts.

7. The printed circuit board of claim 5, wherein the two wires for each monitor are non-specific polarity.

8. The printed circuit board of claim 5, further comprising

a single HUB per location providing access and monitoring for a plurality of machines located at one location.

9. The printed circuit board of claim 5, wherein

the controller can transmit negative and positive alerts;

provide a positive alert to positive;

provide negative alerts to negative events.

10. The printed circuit board of claim 5, further comprising one or more alarms for each item being monitored.

11. The printed circuit board of claim 5, further comprising

setting a timer alarm to see if a game is making money during a certain period of time;

and

the timer alarm checks for coin jambs or ticket jambs.