Optimized power consumption in a gaming device
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1. A gaming device, comprising:
- a memory having a plurality of power management rules; and
a processor, configured to;
receive a power status information from at least one secondary gaming device, the power status information including at least power status information of at least one peripheral device of the at least one secondary gaming device and at least one predefined propagation rule;
retrieve at least one power management rule from the memory, the at least one power management rule including power rules for each of one or more peripheral devices, the one or more peripheral devices including at least a bill acceptor, printer, or display;
adjust a power state of the gaming device based on the power status information received from the at least one gaming device and the at least one power management rule;
determine if the adjusted power state of the gaming device is to be transmitted to another at least one other gaming device based on the predefined propagation rule;
transmit the power status information from the gaming device to the another at least one other gaming device based on the predefined propagation rule if it is determined that the adjusted power state from the gaming device is to be transmitted to another at least one other gaming device;
determine if the another at least one other gaming device is a boundary gaming device; and
operate the another at least one other gaming device to ignore the power state of the gaming device if it is determined that the at least one other gaming device is a boundary gaming device.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a gaming system, method, and device may have a memory having a plurality of power management rules and a processor configured to receive a power status information from at least one secondary gaming device, retrieve at least one power management rule from the memory, and configure a power state of the gaming device based on the power status information received from the at least one secondary gaming device and the at least one power management rule.
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1. A gaming device, comprising:
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a memory having a plurality of power management rules; and a processor, configured to; receive a power status information from at least one secondary gaming device, the power status information including at least power status information of at least one peripheral device of the at least one secondary gaming device and at least one predefined propagation rule; retrieve at least one power management rule from the memory, the at least one power management rule including power rules for each of one or more peripheral devices, the one or more peripheral devices including at least a bill acceptor, printer, or display; adjust a power state of the gaming device based on the power status information received from the at least one gaming device and the at least one power management rule; determine if the adjusted power state of the gaming device is to be transmitted to another at least one other gaming device based on the predefined propagation rule; transmit the power status information from the gaming device to the another at least one other gaming device based on the predefined propagation rule if it is determined that the adjusted power state from the gaming device is to be transmitted to another at least one other gaming device; determine if the another at least one other gaming device is a boundary gaming device; and operate the another at least one other gaming device to ignore the power state of the gaming device if it is determined that the at least one other gaming device is a boundary gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for controlling power consumption in a plurality of gaming devices, comprising:
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a first gaming device configured to; retrieve a first power control rule and a predefined propagation rule from a first memory; configure a power state of the first gaming device based on the first power control rule; and transmit the power state of the first gaming device to a second gaming device based on the predefined propagation rule; the second gaming device configured to; receive the power state of the first gaming device, the power state including at least power status information of at least one peripheral device of the first gaming device; retrieve a second power control rule from a second memory; configure a power state of the second gaming device based on the power state of the first gaming device and the second power control rule; determine if the power state of the first gaming device is to be transmitted to another gaming device based on the predefined propagation rule; transmit the power state of the first gaming device to the another gaming device based on the predefined propagation rule if it is determined that the power state of the first gaming device is to be transmitted to another gaming device; and determine if the another gaming device is a boundary gaming device; and operate the boundary gaming device to ignore the power state if it is determined that the another gaming device is a boundary gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling power consumption in a primary gaming device, comprising:
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receiving a power operating parameter from at least one secondary gaming device, the power operating parameter including a power state for one or more of the peripheral devices of the at least one secondary gaming device and at least one propagation rule; retrieving, at the primary gaming device, at least one power control rule, the at least one power control rule including power control rules for one or more peripheral devices; configuring a power state of the primary gaming device based on the power operating parameter from the at least one secondary gaming device and the at least one power control rule; determining if the power operating parameter from the at least one secondary gaming device is to be transmitted to another gaming device based on the predefined propagation rule; and transmitting the power operating parameter to the another gaming device based on the predefined propagation rule if it is determined that the power operating parameter of the secondary gaming device is to be transmitted to another gaming device based on the predefined propagation rule; determining if the another gaming device is a boundary gaming device; and bypassing the transmitting of the power operating parameter if it is determined that the another gaming device is a boundary gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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