Amusement devices: games – Chance devices – Electric or magnetic
Patent
1983-11-23
1986-09-16
Picard, Leo P.
Amusement devices: games
Chance devices
Electric or magnetic
273143R, A63F 700
Patent
active
046118080
ABSTRACT:
A system of collecting data accumulated by a poker machine and relating to the operation of the poker machine, the system comprising a plurality of poker machines each of which has a control unit (1) which is adapted to collect and store data during its normal operation and to transmit this data in the form of modulated light (5) upon receipt of suitable external stimulus such as the operation of a switch (2) on the poker machine, a portable receiver adapted to receive the transmitted signal and to store this data in a memory (15). In this way data is collected from each poker machine in the particular installation all of the data being stored temporarily in the memory (15) of the portable receiver. Once data from all machines in the system has been collected or once the storage (15) in the receiver unit is full, the data is then dumped into a computer, or printed out on a printer (16), via a communications cable which can be connected to the receiver unit.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4111421 (1978-09-01), Mierzwinski
patent: 4133034 (1979-01-01), Etter
patent: 4335809 (1982-06-01), Wain
Ainsworth Nominees Pty. Limited
Picard Leo P.
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