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US 8,272,948 B2Granted
Wagering game machines and methods for printing information in a self-erasing format
AssigneeWMS Gaming Inc.
InventorsMuthu Velu, Mark B. Gagner
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods may operate to receive information associated with a wagering game machine capable of engaging in the process of presenting a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered, print a first portion of the information in human perceivable form on a tangible object, such as a wagering game machine ticket, and record a second portion of the information in a wireless memory device to be attached to the wagering game machine ticket. Other apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
Claims17
A wagering game machine, comprising:
- a processor operable to present a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered;
- and
- a printer to receive information from the processor and to print the information in human perceivable form on a tangible object as printed information in a self-erasing format, wherein the tangible object comprises a wagering game machine ticket, and wherein the printed information is to be printed as portions that disappear at different times so that obscured information can be revealed in a sequence not selected by a player of the wagering game.
A wagering game machine system, comprising:
- a server;
- a client wagering game machine to communicate with the server and comprising a processor operable to present a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered;
- and
- a printer to receive information from at least one of the server or the processor, and to print the information on a tangible object as printed information in a self-erasing format, wherein the tangible object comprises a wagering game machine ticket, and wherein the printed information is to be printed as portions that disappear at different times so that obscured information can be revealed in a sequence not selected by a player of the wagering game.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving information associated with a wagering game machine engaged in a process of presenting a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered;
- printing the information in human perceivable form on a tangible object as printed information in a self-erasing format, wherein the tangible object comprises a wagering game machine ticket, and wherein the printed information is printed as portions that disappear at different times so that obscured information can be revealed in a sequence not selected by a player of the wagering game.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.