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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
Jay S. Walker, Ridgefield, CT (US);
James A. Jorasch, New York, NY (US);
Russell P. Sammon, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3223 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3244 (2013.01); G07F 17/3255 (2013.01); G07F 17/3272 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a first aspect, a method is provided that includes the steps of (1) providing an auxiliary unit adapted to allow a gaming machine to be retrofitted to provide communications services; and (2) retrofitting a non-communications-enabled gaming machine with the auxiliary unit so that the non-communications enabled gaming machine is adapted to provide communications services based on game play at the non-communications-enabled gaming machine. Numerous other aspects are provided.