Video lottery system with improved site controller and validation unit
First Claim
1. A site controller for managing and controlling terminals playing electronic games at a gaming site, said terminals generating a cash ticket, representing an amount won during said games, said site controller comprising:
- a CPU for controlling the terminals while playing games,terminal input means for receiving communications packets from said terminals, said packets including a cash ticket request from a first terminal seeking authorization to generate a cash ticket,authorization means for generating an authorization code directing said first terminal to generate a cash ticket, andterminal output means for transmitting a communications packet to said first terminal containing said authorization code, said packet including a cash ticket response to said first terminal, said first terminal generating a cash ticket responsive to said authorization code.
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Abstract
A video lottery system for playing electronic games on multiple video lottery terminals. The system includes a central computer at a central site and at least one gaming site remotely located from the central computer. The gaming site includes a plurality of video lottery terminals which play games and generate cash tickets representing an amount won during game play. The terminals are organized into groups, each of which is managed by a site controller connected thereto. The site controllers communicate with one another via a site management ring. A unique communications protocol used on the management ring allows multiple types of logical devices (also called ring devices) to communicate with one another along the ring. Each site controller authorizes terminals within a corresponding group of terminals to generate cash tickets and is capable of validating every cash ticket generated within the video lottery system. The site controllers emulate several logical devices including a cash ticket validation console, a terminal polling device and a ring issuing device. The site controllers and terminals communicate via encrypted messages for security purposes. This encryption system uses multiple encryption and decryption keys at each terminal and site controller. The site controllers perform triple redundancy information storage to ensure the integrity of the ticketing information therein.
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27 Claims
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1. A site controller for managing and controlling terminals playing electronic games at a gaming site, said terminals generating a cash ticket, representing an amount won during said games, said site controller comprising:
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a CPU for controlling the terminals while playing games, terminal input means for receiving communications packets from said terminals, said packets including a cash ticket request from a first terminal seeking authorization to generate a cash ticket, authorization means for generating an authorization code directing said first terminal to generate a cash ticket, and terminal output means for transmitting a communications packet to said first terminal containing said authorization code, said packet including a cash ticket response to said first terminal, said first terminal generating a cash ticket responsive to said authorization code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A gaming system for playing electronic games on multiple gaming terminals, said system comprising:
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a plurality of video gaming terminals for playing electronic games, said terminals being separated into at least two groups, each group including at least one terminal; at least one site controller for controlling and managing said terminals, at least two communications buses for connecting said terminals within one group to one another, and at least one bus expander connecting said communications buses to one another and to said at least one site controller. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A video gaming terminal for playing electronic games at a gaming site, said terminal communicating with a remote system through a communications link by transmitting and receiving communications packets to and from said remote system, said terminal comprising:
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a CPU for controlling a play of a game; means for transmitting and receiving communications packets along said communications link, said packets containing a packet validation segment; and means for determining a validity of said packet based upon a content of said packet validation segment, said CPU controlling said play of said game based upon a received packet when said received packet is determined to be valid. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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