Partially-powered wagering game machines
AssigneeWMS Gaming Inc.
InventorsStephen A. Canterbury, Victor Mercado
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive an indication that a wagering game machine is to enter into a service power mode while the game machine is fully operational, and then to enter into the service power mode to disable game play while providing substantially uninterrupted power to a subset of game machine components. These powered components include one or more processors and memory. The service power mode may operate to leave the remainder of the game machine components unpowered, so that later transitioning from the service power mode to full operation does not result in resetting the processors. Other apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving an indication that a wagering game machine is to enter a SERVICE power mode while the game machine is in an ON power mode;
- and
- entering the SERVICE power mode to disable game play while providing substantially uninterrupted power to a subset of game machine components including at least one processor and a memory coupled to the processor, and to leave unpowered a remainder of the game machine components, wherein later transitioning from the SERVICE power mode to the ON power mode does not reset the at least one processor.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a wagering game machine having ON, OFF, and SERVICE power modes, wherein the SERVICE power mode is to disable game play while providing substantially uninterrupted power to a subset of game machine components including at least one processor and a memory coupled to the processor, and to leave unpowered a remainder of the game machine components, wherein later transitioning from the SERVICE power mode to the ON power mode does not reset the at least one processor.
A system, comprising:
- a wagering game machine having ON, OFF, and SERVICE power modes, wherein the SERVICE power mode is to disable game play while providing substantially uninterrupted power to a subset of game machine components including at least one processor and a memory coupled to the processor, and to leave unpowered a remainder of the game machine components, wherein later transitioning from the SERVICE power mode to the ON power mode does not reset the at least one processor;
- and
- a wagering game machine server to detect entry into the SERVICE power mode by the wagering game machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.