Player tracking communication mechanisms in a gaming machine
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1. A player tracking unit adapted for association with a gaming machine providing wagering on a game of chance, comprising, housed with said unit:
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a player tracking controller designed or configured to a) to track wagering activity on said gaming machine;
b) to provide a web-browser on said display, wherein the web-browser is configured to display web pages on said display; and
c) to be operable to display a menu of games of chance available for play on the gaming machine or the player tracking unit as one of the web pages;
one or more input devices configured to receive selections associated with the web-browser;
a multimedia board for processing digitally formatted program files for output on the display;
a communication board for providing communication for said player tracking unit with a web server and remote gaming devices anda non-volatile memory for storing critical information about functions defining one or more previous states of the player tracking unit.
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Abstract
A disclosed player tracking unit provides a display and a player tracking controller designed or configured to provide a web-browser on the display. The player tracking unit may include one or more input devices that can receive selections associated with the web-browser. Furthermore, the player tracking unit can include a multimedia board for processing digitally formatted program files for output on the display.
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1. A player tracking unit adapted for association with a gaming machine providing wagering on a game of chance, comprising, housed with said unit:
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a display; a player tracking controller designed or configured to a) to track wagering activity on said gaming machine;
b) to provide a web-browser on said display, wherein the web-browser is configured to display web pages on said display; and
c) to be operable to display a menu of games of chance available for play on the gaming machine or the player tracking unit as one of the web pages;one or more input devices configured to receive selections associated with the web-browser; a multimedia board for processing digitally formatted program files for output on the display; a communication board for providing communication for said player tracking unit with a web server and remote gaming devices and a non-volatile memory for storing critical information about functions defining one or more previous states of the player tracking unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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