RADIO CANDLE MOUNT
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1. A mount for coupling a candle device with an electronic gaming machine for a wager based game, the mount comprising:
- a radio portion comprising one or more wireless antennas and a radio device for providing wireless communication capabilities for the electronic gaming machine, wherein the radio portion is operably coupled to the electronic gaming machine; and
a platform portion configured to be positioned under the candle device and to allow wires from the candle device to be threaded through a cabinet of the electronic gaming machine.
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Abstract
An electronic gaming machine including a candle mount for securing a candle device to the gaming machine and providing wireless communication capabilities to the gaming machine is described. The candle device can include a number of stages that when activated alone or in combination with other stages convey information about the status of the gaming machine. A gaming machine with an existing candle device can be retrofitted with a candle mount that includes a wireless radio device that is operably coupled to the gaming machine.
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1. A mount for coupling a candle device with an electronic gaming machine for a wager based game, the mount comprising:
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a radio portion comprising one or more wireless antennas and a radio device for providing wireless communication capabilities for the electronic gaming machine, wherein the radio portion is operably coupled to the electronic gaming machine; and a platform portion configured to be positioned under the candle device and to allow wires from the candle device to be threaded through a cabinet of the electronic gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of retrofitting an electronic gaming machine for a wager based game having a candle device with a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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removing a housing of the candle device from a cabinet of the electronic gaming machine, thereby exposing an aperture in a top surface of the cabinet of the electronic gaming machine, wherein a wire from the candle device passes through the aperture in the cabinet, the wire operably connecting the candle device with the electronic gaming machine; passing a wire from a radio portion of a radio candle mount through the aperture in the cabinet into the electronic gaming machine, wherein the radio portion comprises a wireless radio and at least one wireless antenna configured to enable wireless communication, and a wire operably connecting the wireless radio with the electronic gaming machine; and positioning a platform portion of the radio candle mount between a bottom surface of the candle device and the top surface of the cabinet of the electronic gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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- 13. A method of providing a wireless communication device for an electronic gaming machine for a wager-based game, the method comprising securing a radio candle mount between a candle device and a top surface of a cabinet of the electronic gaming machine, wherein the radio candle mount comprises a wireless communication radio enclosed within a housing of the radio candle mount.
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