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System for direct remote access to money-operated amusement device

  • US 8,727,886 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2011
  • Issued: 05/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An amusement device communication system for direct remote access to a money-operated amusement device, the system comprising:

  • at least one amusement device having a memory, a display and a controller, the controller being operatively coupled to the memory, the input device and the display, the memory storing at least one electronic game and a system control program, the controller controlling the display based upon the system control program retrieved from the memory and based upon inputs from the input device;

    an internet-based server in communication with the amusement device through the internet;

    at least one remote computer device in communication with at least the internet-based server, the at least one remote computer device being configured to access the at least one amusement device through a secured-communication connection through the internet-based server to allow access and control of at least one of a system operation, system functionality and set up of the amusement device for remote operative control of the amusement device by the remote computer device; and

    a diagnostics server in communication with at least the at least one amusement device and the internet-based server, the diagnostics server configured to query an amusement device of the at least one amusement device to determine whether the amusement device is in use by a customer and, responsive to a determination that the amusement device is not in use by a customer, issue a diagnostic command to the amusement device to open a secured-communication connection through the internet-based server to allow access and control of at least one of a system operation, system functionality and set up of the amusement device for remote operative control of the amusement device by the remote computer device.

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