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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2005
Steven G. Lemay, Reno, NV (US);
Dwayne R. Nelson, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Robert E. Breckner, Sparks, NV (US);
Jamal Benbrahim, Reno, NV (US);
Steven G. LeMay, Reno, NV (US);
Dwayne R. Nelson, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Robert E. Breckner, Sparks, NV (US);
Jamal Benbrahim, Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A disclosed gaming machine provides a plurality of virtual gaming peripherals that are each used to generate one or more gaming services. To provide a particular gaming service, each virtual gaming peripheral may comprise virtual gaming peripheral software that controls one or more gaming devices. Examples of gaming services provides by virtual gaming peripherals may include but are not limited to a player tracking service, a vending machine purchase, a lottery ticket purchase, an ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) service, a hotel/casino service, a communication service, a registration service, a sports book service, an entertainment service, a prize redemption service and a locator service. A logic device, such as a master gaming controller on the gaming machine, may simultaneously activate a plurality of virtual gaming peripherals. Therefore, a gaming device may be shared by a plurality of active virtual gaming peripherals and additional logic may be provided to resolve conflicts that arise when two or more virtual gaming peripherals desire to control the same gamingdevice at the same time.