Programmable electronic activity detector and command generator for electronic devices

A programmable sound card for a slot machine, said sound card comprising:

• at least one read-only detection device operative to detect selected event occurrences on a slot machine and output event occurrence notification signals upon detection of an event;
• event detection sampling means in information transmission connection with said read-only detection devices, said event detection sampling means operative to detect and receive event occurrence notification signals from said read-only detection devices, analyze said event occurrence notification signals and output event occurrence information signals including information specifying event occurrences;
• event occurrence information signal computing means in information transmission connection with said event detection sampling means, said signal computing means operative to receive and analyze said event occurrence information signals output by said event detection sampling means and upon detection of selected event occurrence information signals, output sound generation command signals for initiating generation of selected sounds by said programmable sound card;
• memory manager means in information transmission connection with said event occurrence information signal computing means, said memory manager means operative to store audio file location, length and playback speed information, said memory manager means further operative to initiate playback of selected audio files in response to reception of sound generation command signals;
• audio file storage means in information transmission connection with said memory manager means, said audio file storage means operative to store audio files in retrievable form, said audio file storage means operative to output selected audio files upon reception of initiation commands from said memory manager means;
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• audio file output means in information transmission connection with said audio file storage means for transferring said selected audio files from said audio file storage means to a sound producing device, said audio file output means operative to convert said audio signals to a format for driving a sound producing device.

A programmable sound card for a gaming device, said sound card comprising:

• at least one detection device operative to detect selected event occurrences on a gaming device and output event occurrence notification signals upon detection of an event;
• central processing means in information transmission connection with said detection devices, said central processing means including an event detection sampling section, an event occurrence information signal computing section and a memory manager section;
• said event detection sampling section in information transmission connection with said detection devices, said event detection sampling section operative to detect and receive event occurrence notification signals from said detection devices, analyze said event occurrence notification signals and output event occurrence information signals including information specifying event occurrences;
• said event occurrence information signal computing section in information transmission connection with said event detection sampling section, said signal computing section operative to receive and analyze said event occurrence information signals output by said event detection sampling section and upon detection of selected event occurrence information signals, output sound generation command signals for initiating generation of selected sounds by said programmable sound card;
• said memory manager section in information transmission connection with said event occurrence information signal computing section, said memory manager section operative to store audio file location, length and playback speed information, said memory manager section further operative to initiate playback of selected audio files in response to reception of sound generation command signals;
• audio file storage means in information transmission connection with said memory manager section of said central processing means, said audio file storage means operative to store audio files in retrievable form, said audio file storage means operative to output selected audio files upon reception of initiation commands from said memory manager means;
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• audio file output means in information transmission connection with said audio file storage means for outputting said audio files.

A programmable electronic activity detector and command generator device for an electronic apparatus, said device comprising:

• at least one read-only detection means adapted for connection to an electronic apparatus, said read-only detection means operative to detect selected event occurrences on an electronic apparatus and output event occurrence notification signals upon detection of an event;
• event detection sampling means in information transmission connection with said read-only detection means, said event detection sampling means operative to detect and receive event occurrence notification signals from said read-only detection means, analyze said event occurrence notification signals and output event occurrence information signals including information specifying event occurrences;
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• event occurrence information signal computing means in information transmission connection with said event detection sampling means, said signal computing means operative to receive and analyze said event occurrence information signals output by said event detection sampling means and upon detection of selected event occurrence information signals, output command signals for initiating at least one connected output device to perform a selected operation corresponding to said command signal.