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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2002
Robert C. Angell, West Greenwich, RI (US);
Ronald D. Deangelis, Wakefield, RI (US);
Edward J. Hole, Jr., Portsmouth, RI (US);
Richard L. Martin, Alpharetta, GA (US);
John A. Santini, Jr., Wakefield, RI (US);
Shawn Terry, Preston, CT (US);
Robert C. Angell, West Greenwich, RI (US);
Ronald D. Deangelis, Wakefield, RI (US);
Edward J. Hole, Jr., Portsmouth, RI (US);
Richard L. Martin, Alpharetta, GA (US);
John A. Santini, Jr., Wakefield, RI (US);
Shawn Terry, Preston, CT (US);
Oneida Indian Nation, Oneida, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus consistent with the present invention provide additional services, such as cashless gaming and player tracking, at a gaming machine. One such gaming machine includes a game processor, a peripheral device, and a linking component connected between the game processor and the peripheral device. The linking component emulates or relays communication signals sent between the game processor and the peripheral device using the communication protocol used for communication between the game processor and the peripheral device.