Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – With communication link
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-18
2011-12-13
Suhol, Dmitry (Department: 3716)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
With communication link
Reexamination Certificate
active
08075406
ABSTRACT:
The disclosed system and method provide a dynamic and scalable gaming system in which a plurality of gaming machines are connected to a network switch to form a hybrid peer-to-peer gaming network. The gaming switch has two sets of data ports configured into two virtual local area networks (VLANs). The gaming machines are connected through their network interfaces to a first set of data ports of the network switch to form a first VLAN. The gaming machines are connected through their serial interfaces and serial-to-network adapters to a second set of data ports of the network switch to form a second VLAN. The gaming machines are configured to communicate with devices external to the gaming network through their network interfaces. The gaming machines are configured to communicate with each other through their serial interfaces. External and internal communications within the gaming network are segregated both at the device and network levels.
REFERENCES:
patent: 7022017 (2006-04-01), Halbritter et al.
patent: 2001/0036865 (2001-11-01), Neal, III
patent: 2002/0147045 (2002-10-01), La Mura et al.
patent: 2003/0216183 (2003-11-01), Danieli et al.
patent: 2004/0248651 (2004-12-01), Gagner
patent: 2007/0243935 (2007-10-01), Huizinga
Hill Rodney
Quick Shawn G.
Bally Gaming Inc.
Kim Kevin Y
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Suhol Dmitry
LandOfFree
Inter-game communications in multi-machine gaming system and... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Inter-game communications in multi-machine gaming system and..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Inter-game communications in multi-machine gaming system and... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4315531