Candle radio

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2011-01-11

2011-01-11

D'Agostino, Paul A. (Department: 3714)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

Housing

C463S039000, C463S042000, C463S047000, C463S048000, C463S029000, C455S073000, C455S090300, C455S066100, C362S253000, C362S457000, C362S458000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07867095

ABSTRACT:
Systems and methods for providing communications using the candle of a gaming machine are disclosed. A candle radio includes an antenna and transceiver within a housing, as well as one or more light sources and a mounting mechanism configured to mount the candle radio to a respective gaming machine or terminal. The transceiver and antenna are adapted to facilitate radio communications with at least one external transponder/transceiver, which can include wireless system access points and/or additional candle radios associated with other gaming machines. The antenna can be located at the top of the candle radio, while the transceiver can be located within a base at the bottom. An input connector on the transceiver facilitates communications with the gaming machine MGC. The candle radio can be adapted to split radio communications into portions and retransmit one or more portions of a communication, which may be done at differing radio frequencies.

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