Methods and systems for wireless communication within a gaming machine
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
- a main door coupled to a main cabinet;
a controller positioned within an interior of said main cabinet, said controller comprising an infrared transmitter configured to transmit infrared control signals; and
a display board coupled to said main door within the interior of said main cabinet, said display board comprising a plurality of light devices and an infrared receiver configured to receive the infrared signals from said infrared transmitter, wherein the infrared signals are representative of control commands for said plurality of light devices, wherein opening the main door interrupts communications between the infrared transmitter and the infrared receiver, the lighting devices powering down in response to the interrupt in communications.
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Abstract
A gaming machine includes a main door coupled to a main cabinet and a controller positioned within the main cabinet, wherein the controller includes a wireless transmitter configured to transmit wireless control signals. The gaming machine also includes a display board coupled to the main door, wherein the display board includes a plurality of light devices and a wireless receiver configured to receive the wireless signals from the wireless transmitter, and wherein the wireless signals are representative of control commands for the plurality of light devices.
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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a main door coupled to a main cabinet; a controller positioned within an interior of said main cabinet, said controller comprising an infrared transmitter configured to transmit infrared control signals; and a display board coupled to said main door within the interior of said main cabinet, said display board comprising a plurality of light devices and an infrared receiver configured to receive the infrared signals from said infrared transmitter, wherein the infrared signals are representative of control commands for said plurality of light devices, wherein opening the main door interrupts communications between the infrared transmitter and the infrared receiver, the lighting devices powering down in response to the interrupt in communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a gaming machine display, said method comprising:
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transmitting a control signal from an infrared transmitter coupled to a gaming machine controller to an infrared receiver coupled to a display board, wherein the display board is coupled to a main door of the gaming machine; controlling operation of a plurality of light devices of the display board based on the control signal received by the infrared receiver; and interrupting communication between the infrared transmitter and the infrared receiver by opening the main door wherein the plurality of light devices power off in response to the interrupt in communication. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An infrared communication system for use with a gaming machine, said system comprising:
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a controller comprising an infrared transmitter configured to direct infrared control signals toward an infrared receiver; and a display board coupled to a main door of the gaming machine, said display board comprising a plurality of light devices, the infrared receiver configured to receive infrared control signals directed towards the receiver from the infrared transmitter, and a processor coupled to said plurality of light devices and said infrared receiver, wherein said processor is configured to control said plurality of light devices based on the control wherein opening the main door interrupts communication between the infrared transmitter and the infrared receiver, the plurality of light devices powering off in response to the interrupt in communications. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A gaming machine comprising:
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a main door coupled to a main cabinet; a controller positioned within an interior of said main cabinet, said controller comprising a first portion of a communications channel configured to at least transmit information; a display board coupled to said main door within the interior of said main cabinet, said display board comprising a plurality of light devices; and a second portion of a communications channel associated with the main door, and communicatively coupled to the display board, the second portion of the communications channel configured to at least receive information from the first portion of the communications channel, wherein opening the main door interrupts communications between the first portion of the communications channel and the second portion of the communications channel, the lighting devices powering down in response to the interrupt in communications. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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