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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2008
Harold E. Mattice, Gardnerville, NV (US);
James W. Stockdale, Clio, CA (US);
Richard L. Wilder, Sparks, NV (US);
Michael P. Khamis, Reno, NV (US);
Harold E. Mattice, Gardnerville, NV (US);
James W. Stockdale, Clio, CA (US);
Richard L. Wilder, Sparks, NV (US);
Michael P. Khamis, Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Gaming machines and related methods for controlling and managing electrical current to peripheral devices in a gaming machine are described. A gaming machine having multiple high-current peripheral devices drawing power from a single power supply within the gaming machine is able to regulate the timing at which the peripherals may receive power. The gaming machine may be a multi-station gaming machine, such as a gaming table, where each station has various standard peripheral devices. The gaming machine determines whether the power required by the peripherals at any given time will exceed a threshold current supply and, if so, delays the operation of one of the peripherals to regulate the amount of current the power supply has to supply at any given time. Current usage and time overlaps of two or more peripheral devices are determined using current profiles of the devices. A current profile contains time-related data and current usage data that are utilized in determining total current usage during operational overlaps between two or more peripheral devices in the gaming machine. A peripheral device is provided with current when it is determined that the total current supplied does not exceed a maximum efficient current output of the power supply.