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US 11,145,157 B2Granted
Gaming machine and method for transferring game meter data to a portable device
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorLinn Anthony McKay
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Abstract
A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a game controller arranged to implement a game, at least one game meter arranged to obtain game related information, and an interface device arranged to facilitate transfer of at least some of the obtained game related information to a portable data storage device in response to a transfer instruction. A corresponding method of monitoring a gaming device is also disclosed.
Claims15
A gaming machine comprising:
- a video display unit;
- at least one memory;
- a card reader;
- an interface device;
- and
- at least one processor configured to execute instructions stored in the at least one memory, which when executed, cause the at least one processor to at least:
- cause the video display unit to display play of a game;
- maintain game meter data related to the play of the game in the at least one memory;
- verify based, at least in part, on an identification card read via the card reader, that access to the game meter data is authorized;
- and
- after verifying that access to the game meter data is authorized:
- present a visual system menu via the video display unit;
- cause the interface device to initiate a connection with a portable storage device;
- and
- transfer the game meter data from the at least one memory to the portable storage device in response to a transfer instruction received via the visual system menu.
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A gaming machine comprising:
- a video display unit;
- at least one memory;
- a wireless interface device;
- and
- at least one processor configured to execute instructions stored in the at least one memory, which when executed, cause the at least one processor to at least:
- cause the video display unit to display play of a game;
- send, via the wireless interface device, a prompt to a portable device for entry of information into the portable device;
- receive, from the portable device via the wireless interface device, the information entered into the portable device in response to the prompt;
- verify based, at least in part, on the information entered into the portable device that a request to transfer game meter data is authorized;
- maintain game meter data related to the play of the game in the at least one memory, wherein the game meter data includes screen shot data representative of screens displayed during the play of the game, wherein the screen shot data permits subsequent confirmation, by a recipient of the transferred game meter data, of at least one winning outcome obtained during the play of the game;
- and
- after verifying the request to transfer the game meter data is authorized, cause the wireless interface device to transfer the game meter data comprising the screen shot data to the portable device.
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A method of operating a gaming machine, the method comprising:
- displaying, by a processor, on a video display unit of the gaming machine, a play of a game;
- storing, by the processor, on a memory, game meter data related to the play of the game;
- after verifying that access to a visual system menu is authorized, displaying, by the processor, on the video display unit, the visual system menu;
- establishing, by the processor, a connection between a portable device and a wireless interface device of the gaming machine;
- and
- transferring, by the processor, at least some of the game meter data to the portable device via the wireless interface device in response to a transfer request initiated via the visual system menu.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.