Retrofittable conversion device
AssigneePaltronics Australasia Pty Limited
InventorsDean Wright, Stephen Cowan
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Abstract
If it is desired to convert an EGM 2 into an EGM that is configured to provide a stand-alone progressive jackpot, then the conversion device 1 is retrofitted into the EGM 2. The conversion device 1 includes a processor 6 that is configured to administer the stand-alone progressive jackpot. The processor 6 is communicatively connected to both the plurality of input ports 3 and the plurality of output ports 5. The processor 6 is also communicatively connected to memory 8. A flowchart setting out the steps performed in a first method of using the conversion device 1 to provide a stand-alone progressive jackpot is illustrated in FIG. 2.
Claims20
A conversion device retrofitted into an electronic gaming machine (EGM) so as to convert the EGM from an EGM that functions without providing a stand-alone progressive jackpot into an EGM having at least one stand-alone progressive jackpot, said conversion device comprising:
- an input port for receipt of data from the EGM;
- an output port;
- and
- a processor configured to be responsive to said data so as to progressively accumulate at least one jackpot amount, said processor being responsive to a trigger so as to cause a jackpot award signal to be sent from the output port.
A conversion method comprising:
- providing an electronic gaming machine (EGM) that functions without providing a stand-alone progressive jackpot;
- providing a conversion device having an input port, an output port and a processor;
- retrofitting the conversion device into the EGM such that the input port is connected for receipt of data from the EGM and such that the processor is configured to be responsive to said data so as to progressively accumulate at least one jackpot amount, said processor being responsive to a trigger so as to cause a jackpot award signal to be sent from the output port to the EGM, thereby to convert the EGM into an EGM having at least one stand-alone progressive jackpot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.