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US 2019/0244468 A1Published application
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.
Claims20
A gaming machine comprising:
- a video display unit;
- at least one memory;
- 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;
- and
- in response to receipt of a request to transfer the game meter data, 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.
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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;
- maintain game meter data related to the play of the game in the at least one memory;
- store a screen shot of at least one winning outcome of the play of the game in the game meter data;
- and
- cause the wireless interface device to transfer the game meter data comprising the screen shot to a 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;
- displaying, by the processor, on the video display unit, a visual system menu for a user to initiate transfer at least some of the game meter data from the memory to a portable data storage device;
- and
- establishing, by the processor, a connection between the portable device and a wireless interface device of the gaming machine;
- and
- transferring, by the processor, the at least some of the game meter data to the portable device via the wireless interface device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.