Chair interconnection for a gaming machine
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1. A system comprising:
- a chair having an electrical connector and a first audio output mechanism for generating an audio output in response to a first electrical signal transmitted by a USB streaming audio circuit board and received through the electrical connector;
a gaming machine having a floating electrical connector removably coupleable to the chair electrical connector and a second audio output mechanism for generating an audio output in response to a second electrical signal transmitted by the USB streaming audio circuit board, the USB streaming audio circuit board disposed within the gaming machine and operably coupled to a gaming CPU, the gaming CPU configured to determine if the chair is properly electrically coupled to the gaming machine;
wherein if the gaining CPU detects that the chair is not properly electrically coupled to the gaming machine, the gaming CPU performs one or more adjustments to the gaming machine including mixing the audio output of the gaming machine through the second audio output mechanism in a manner to compensate for the missing chair audio output through the first audio output mechanism.
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Abstract
A gaming system includes a chair having an electrical connector and a gaming machine having an electrical connector, wherein the chair electrical connector is removably couplable to the gaming machine electrical connector.
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32 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a chair having an electrical connector and a first audio output mechanism for generating an audio output in response to a first electrical signal transmitted by a USB streaming audio circuit board and received through the electrical connector; a gaming machine having a floating electrical connector removably coupleable to the chair electrical connector and a second audio output mechanism for generating an audio output in response to a second electrical signal transmitted by the USB streaming audio circuit board, the USB streaming audio circuit board disposed within the gaming machine and operably coupled to a gaming CPU, the gaming CPU configured to determine if the chair is properly electrically coupled to the gaming machine; wherein if the gaining CPU detects that the chair is not properly electrically coupled to the gaming machine, the gaming CPU performs one or more adjustments to the gaming machine including mixing the audio output of the gaming machine through the second audio output mechanism in a manner to compensate for the missing chair audio output through the first audio output mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a chair having an electrical connector and a first audio output mechanism for generating an audio output in response to a first electrical signal transmitted by USB streaming audio circuit board; a retention assembly mountable to a gaming machine, the retention assembly including a connector opening, the gaming machine having a second audio output mechanism for generating an audio output in response to a second electrical signal transmitted by the USB streaming audio circuit board; and an electrical connector mounted to the retention assembly and accessible through the connector opening; wherein the USB streaming audio circuit board is disposed within the gaming machine and operably coupled to a gaming CPU, the gaming CPU operably coupled to the electrical connecter and configured to detect if a corresponding external connector is properly electrically connected to the electrical connector, and wherein if the gaming CPU detects that the external connector is not properly electrically coupled to the gaming machine, the gaming CPU performs one or more adjustments to the gaming machine selected from the group consisting of placing the gaming machine into a tilt condition state and mixing the audio output of the gaming machine through the second audio output mechanism in a manner to compensate for missing external audio output through the first audio output mechanism of the chair. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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a chair having a first speaker for generating an audio output in response to a first electrical signal transmitted by a USB streaming audio circuit board; a gaming machine having a second speaker for generating an audio output in response to a second electrical signal transmitted by the USB streaming audio circuit board; a base, wherein the chair is mounted to the base; an electrical connection running from the first speaker through the base and towards a front of the base; and a connector coupled to the electrical connection, the connector adapted to be detachably connected to a mating floating connector on the gaming machine, wherein the USB streaming audio circuit board is disposed within the gaming machine and operably coupled to a gaming CPU, the gaming CPU configured to determine if the chair is properly electrically coupled to the gaming machine, and wherein if the gaming CPU detects that the chair is not properly electrically coupled to the gaming machine, the gaming CPU performs one or more adjustments to the gaming machine selected from the group consisting of placing the gaming machine into a tilt condition state and mixing the audio output of the gaming machine through the second speaker in a manner to compensate for the missing chair audio output through the first speaker. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of coupling a chair base to a gaming device, comprising:
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in response to movement of the chair base to an engagement position with the gaming device, mechanically latching the chair base to the gaining device, and electrically coupling the chair base to the gaming device via a floating connector on the gaming device; providing a first electrical signal from a USB streaming audio circuit board to a chair speaker for generating chair audio output; providing a second electrical signal from the USB streaming audio circuit board to a gaming device speaker for generating gaming device audio output; using a gaming CPU to determine if the chair base is properly electrically connected to the gaming device, the gaming CPU operably coupled to the USB streaming audio circuit board; and if the chair base is not properly electrically connected to the gaming device, causing the gaming CPU to perform one or more adjustments to the gaming device including one or both of placing the gaming device into a tilt condition state or mixing the audio output of the gaming device through the gaming device speaker to compensate for missing chair audio output through the chair speaker. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system comprising:
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a chair having an electrical connector and a first audio output mechanism for generating an audio output in response to a first electrical signal transmitted by a USB streaming audio circuit board and received through the electrical connector; and a gaming machine having a mating electrical connector and a second audio output mechanism for generating an audio output in response to a second electrical signal transmitted by the USB streaming audio circuit board, which is disposed within the gaming machine and operably coupled to a gaming CPU, the chair electrical connector being removably coupleable to the gaming machine electrical connector, wherein the gaming CPU is configured to determine if the connector on the base is properly electrically connected to the mating connector on the gaming machine, wherein if the gaining CPU detects that the chair is not properly electrically connected to the gaming machine, the gaming CPU is configured to perform one or more adjustments to the gaming machine selected from the group consisting of placing the gaming machine into a tilt condition state and mixing the audio output of the gaming machine through the second audio output mechanism in a manner to compensate for the missing chair audio output through the first audio output mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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