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Reduced power consumption wager gaming machine

  • US 8,845,411 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2012
  • Issued: 09/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wager gaming machine comprising:

  • a master gaming controller;

    a network interface having an input port supporting a TCP/IP connection using a gaming machine IP address;

    a Web server operating on the input port wherein the Web server receives an HTTP message when the wager gaming machine is powered off or when it is powered on, the HTTP message based on a triggering event;

    wherein, the triggering event is one or more of;

    an occurrence of a specific time and a specific day;

    casino floor activity or wager gaming machine zone activity;

    a gaming regulation relating to an amount of time the wager gaming machine must be in the power off state during a time range; and

    a motion detection signal from the wager gaming machine while the wager gaming machine is in a power-off state; and

    upon receiving the HTTP message, a BIOS system within the wager gaming machine is activated and enables the machine to go from a power off state to the power on state without human intervention.

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