Electronic gaming apparatus with means for displaying interactive advertising programs
First Claim
1. A system for providing interactive promotional advertising and information presentations to one or more casino or gaming establishment type of units of electronic video gaming apparatus each having a video game display screen comprising:
- a) a central computer system electronically interconnected to said one or more units of video gaming apparatus;
b) means for communicating to said computer system a video program of interactive promotional advertising and information presentations;
c) programmed integrated circuit interface boards each interconnected to said central computer system and to said one or more units of video gaming apparatus for the transmission of said video program of advertising and information presentations from said computer system to the video display screen of each of said units of said gaming apparatus when said one or more units of video gaming apparatus are not in game play by a game player; and
d) means at each of said one or more units of video gaming apparatus interconnected to the programmed integrated circuit interface board thereof for terminating the transmission of said program of advertising and information presentations to the video game display screen thereof upon the activation of game play of said apparatus by a game player.
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Abstract
A system for providing interactive video programs of promotional advertising and information presentations to one or more casino or gaming establishment type of units of electronic video gaming machines each having a video game display screen. Each gaming machine is electronically interconnected to a central computer system of the casino or establishment and is provided with a programmed integrated circuit interface board for receiving the transmission of a video program of promotional advertising and information presentations to the video display screen of each gaming machine when such machine is not in game play by a game player. The integrated circuit interface board is programmed to terminate the transmission of the advertising and information program at each gaming machine upon the activation of game play of the machine by a game player. The program of interactive advertising and information presentations is supplied to the central computer system of the casino or gaming establishment by video tape or CD-Rom disk players or by telephonic modem interconnects.
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14 Claims
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1. A system for providing interactive promotional advertising and information presentations to one or more casino or gaming establishment type of units of electronic video gaming apparatus each having a video game display screen comprising:
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a) a central computer system electronically interconnected to said one or more units of video gaming apparatus; b) means for communicating to said computer system a video program of interactive promotional advertising and information presentations; c) programmed integrated circuit interface boards each interconnected to said central computer system and to said one or more units of video gaming apparatus for the transmission of said video program of advertising and information presentations from said computer system to the video display screen of each of said units of said gaming apparatus when said one or more units of video gaming apparatus are not in game play by a game player; and d) means at each of said one or more units of video gaming apparatus interconnected to the programmed integrated circuit interface board thereof for terminating the transmission of said program of advertising and information presentations to the video game display screen thereof upon the activation of game play of said apparatus by a game player. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Apparatus for displaying interactive promotional advertising and information presentations on one or more casino or gaming establishment electronic video gaming machines via the video game display screens of each of said gaming machines comprising:
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a) a central computer system electronically interconnected to said one or more video gaming machines; b) means for providing said computer system with a repeating video program of interactive promotional advertising material and informational presentations; c) a programmed integrated circuit interface board interconnected to the video game display screen of each of said one or more video gaming machines with each of said boards interconnected to said central computer system for the transmission of said repeating video program of said advertising material and informational presentations to the video game display screen of each of said gaming machines when said one or machines are not in game play by a game player; and d) means at each of said one or more gaming machines interconnected to the programmed integrated circuit interface board thereof for terminating the transmission of said repeating video program of interactive promotional advertising and informational presentations to the video game display screen thereof upon the activation of game play of said machine by a game player. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for displaying interactive promotional advertising and information presentations on one or more casino or gaming establishment electronic video gaming machines via the video game display screens of each of said gaming machines comprising:
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a) interconnecting a central computer system of said casino or gaming establishment electronically to each of said one or more video gaming machines, each of said machines have independent game activation means; b) providing said computer system with a repeating video program of interactive promotional advertising material and informational presentations; c) interconnecting a programmed integrated circuit interface board to the video display screen of each of said one or more video gaming machines and interconnecting each said interface board to said central computer system for the transmission of said repeating video program of said advertising material and informational presentations to the video game display screen of each of said gaming machines when said one or more machines are not in game play by a game player; and d) interconnecting the game activation means of each of said one or more video gaming machines to the programmed integrated circuit interface board of each of said machines whereby upon activation of game play of one or more of said gaming machines the transmission of said repeating video program of interactive promotional advertising material and informational presentations is terminated and the video game display screen of each of said machines displays game play information and graphics. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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