Systems and methods for server based lottery and casino gaming machines including a remote display
AssigneeNext Gaming, LLC
InventorsBruce Merati, Robert J. Piechowiak, Roger H. Goeb
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Abstract
In one aspect a switch can be placed on any existing video gaming machine. A player can be informed that they have the option to play other games on the video gaming machine. The switch can be either an icon on the video gaming machine's video or a physical switch. Once the player touches the icon or presses the physical switch as an indication of his or her interest to play other games a server can take control of the video display and its touch screen. Similarly, when the player is playing any of the additional games available on video gaming machine, there will be an icon or a switch button to offer the option to go back to the slot's original game.
Claims29
A gaming system, comprising:
- a gaming server, the gaming server comprising one or more computing devices configured to execute a server-based game;
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- a gaming device, separate and independent of the gaming server, comprising:
- an original equipment manufacturer's (OEM's) gaming board to execute an original game included in the OEM's gaming board;
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- a switch, operable by a player of the gaming device, to selectively configure the gaming device to offer either the original game executed on the OEM gaming board or the server-based game executed on the gaming server to the player of the existing gaming device;
- and a display unit for displaying images relating to the original game when the switch is in a first position and for displaying images relating to the server-based game when the switch is in a second position.
A method for modifying an existing gaming device comprising:
- connecting a switch to the existing gaming device configured at the time of manufacture to include:
- an original equipment manufacturer's (OEM's) gaming board to execute an original game included in the gaming device;
- connecting the switch to a gaming server separate and independent of the gaming device, the gaming server comprising one or more computing devices configured to execute a server-based game;
- wherein connecting the switch unit to the gaming server and the gaming device allows a player of the existing gaming device to selectively configure the gaming device to offer either the original game executed on the OEM gaming board or the server-based game executed on the gaming server to the player of the existing gaming device;
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- displaying images relating to the original game when the switch is in a first position and for displaying images relating to the server-based game when the switch is in a second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.