Method and apparatus for gaming promotional printer
First Claim
1. A method of printing a promotional coupon by a gaming machine, comprising:
- receiving by a promotional module a first operational signal transmitted from a first device housed in the gaming machine, the first operational signal intended for a second device housed in the gaming machine, wherein the second device is not the promotional module;
generating, by the promotional module using the first operational signal, promotional coupon printing information;
receiving by a promotional printer on an auxiliary communication port, the promotional coupon printing information, the promotional printer having a primary communication port coupled to a gaming machine controller for receiving voucher information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a promotional printer for use within a cashless enabled gaming machine or vending machine are disclosed. A promotional printer includes a coupon database describing a stack of coupons that are specified using a template based couponing printer language. A coupon is selected for creation and issued to a user or player based on a matrix of event-based triggers involving factors or parameters known to the promotional printer directly or supplied by a master promotional controller. Triggers may include the time of day, the date or amount of a cash-out voucher to be issued to the user or player, the duration of play on a gaming machine, a player classification, the amount of money or credits added to a game, or a random frequency of coupon issuance having satisfied any or all of the aforementioned factors. The promotional printer may further include the ability to store all of the coupons, trigger conditions, and related information resident in the promotional printer in a non-volatile fashion thus enabling a host system to download a promotional environment into the promotional printer which will run promotional campaigns on behalf of the hosting system.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of printing a promotional coupon by a gaming machine, comprising:
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receiving by a promotional module a first operational signal transmitted from a first device housed in the gaming machine, the first operational signal intended for a second device housed in the gaming machine, wherein the second device is not the promotional module; generating, by the promotional module using the first operational signal, promotional coupon printing information; receiving by a promotional printer on an auxiliary communication port, the promotional coupon printing information, the promotional printer having a primary communication port coupled to a gaming machine controller for receiving voucher information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A promotional module comprising:
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a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions executable by the processor stored therein, the program instructions comprising; receiving by the promotional module a first operational signal transmitted from a first device housed in a gaming machine, the first operational signal intended for a second device housed in the gaming machine, wherein the second device is not the promotional module; generating, by the promotional module using the first operational signal, promotional coupon printing information; transmitting by the promotional module to a promotional printer, on an auxiliary communication port of the promotional printer, the promotional coupon printing information, the promotional printer having a primary communication port coupled to a gaming machine controller for receiving voucher information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A promotional module comprising:
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receiving means for receiving by the promotional module a first operational signal transmitted from a first device housed in a gaming machine, the first operational signal intended for a second device housed in the gaming machine, wherein the second device is not the promotional module; generating means for generating, by the promotional module using the first operational signal, promotional coupon printing information; transmitting means for transmitting by the promotional module to a promotional printer, on an auxiliary communication port of the promotional printer, the promotional coupon printing information, the promotional printer having a primary communication port coupled to a gaming machine controller for receiving voucher information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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