Registers – Systems controlled by data bearing records – Banking systems
Reexamination Certificate
2000-04-21
2004-07-20
Frech, Karl D. (Department: 2876)
Registers
Systems controlled by data bearing records
Banking systems
C235S380000, C463S016000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06763998
ABSTRACT:
REFERENCE TO COMPUTER PROGRAM LISTING APPENDIX
The present application includes a computer program listing appendix on compact disc. A duplicate compact disc has also been provided. Each compact disc contains an ASCII text file of the computer program listing as follows:
Filed named “ASM_UTIL” of size 1 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:05 AM;
Filed named “ASM_UTIL.S03” of size 7 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:06 AM;
Filed named “CLOCK.C” of size 22 KB created on Feb. 28, 1996 10:53 AM;
Filed named “CLOCK.H” of size 7 KB created on Feb. 28, 1996 12:56 PM;
Filed named “COMMAND.S03” of size 14 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:04 AM;
Filed named “CONTROL.C” of size 6 KB created on May 12, 1998 11:21 AM;
Filed named “CONVERT.S03” of size 9 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:04 AM;
Filed named “CRC.S03” of size 12 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:06 AM;
Filed named “CSTARTUP.S03” of size 9 KB created on Sep. 19, 1994 9:26 AM;
Filed named “DISP_UTL.C” of size 35 KB created on Aug. 27, 1998 11:49 AM;
Filed named “DISPENSR.C” of size 4 KB created on Aug. 27, 1998 11:49 AM;
Filed named “DISPENSR.H” of size 8 KB created on Aug. 27, 1998 4:20 PM;
Filed named “DISPLAY.S03” of size 7 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:04 AM;
Filed named “DS2401.C” of size 11 KB created on Nov. 12, 1997 10:44 AM;
Filed named “DS2401.H” of size 4 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 9:45 AM;
Filed named “DUART.C” of size 25 KB created on Dec. 30, 1997 10:44 AM;
Filed named “DUART.H” of size 29 KB created on Dec. 30, 1997 1:12 PM;
Filed named “FAST_CLK.S03” of size 11 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:06 AM;
Filed named “FUNCTION.H” of size 25 KB created on Aug. 11, 1998 4:19 PM;
Filed named “GLOBALS.C” of size 15 KB created on Aug. 25, 1998 12:09 PM;
Filed named “GLOBALS.H” of size 14 KB created on Aug. 25, 1998 12:09 PM;
Filed named “INTERUPT.C” of size 37 KB created on Feb. 24, 1998 3:36 PM;
Filed named “L18.S03” of size 3 KB created on Sep. 16, 1994 4:47 PM;
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Filed named “LAT_UTL.C” of size 39 KB created on Aug. 7, 1998 3:55 PM;
Filed named “LED” of size 7 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:05 AM;
Filed named “MACRO.H” of size 3 KB created on Jan. 12, 1998 4:47 PM;
Filed named “MAIN.C” of size 20 KB created on Aug. 13, 1998 9:41 AM;
Filed named “MEMORY.MAP” of size 3 KB created on Sep. 14, 1994: 4:51 PM;
Filed named “MESSAGES.S03” of size 4 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:04 AM;
Filed named “MUX.C” of size 15 KB created on May 11, 1998 2:33 PM;
Filed named “MUX.H” of size 27 KB created on Aug. 27, 1998 11:49 PM;
Filed named “P1_UTL.C” of size 6 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 9:55 AM;
Filed named “P2_UTL.C” of size 14 KB created on Feb. 24, 1998 4:50 PM;
Filed named “PROGRESS.H” of size 13 KB created on Feb. 28, 1996 7:50 AM;
Filed named “RAM_TEST.S03” of size 6 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:06 AM;
Filed named “RELOAD.S03” of size 5 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:04 AM;
Filed named “RLD_UTIL.S03” of size 13 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:04 AM;
Filed named “ROM_TEST.S03” of size 10 KB created on Jan. 12, 1998 10:09 AM;
Filed named “RS485.H” of size 5 KB created on Jul. 20, 1995 8:48 AM;
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Filed named “RTERM.S03” of size 12 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:04 AM;
Filed named “SER_UTL.C” of size 5 KB created on Dec. 30, 1997 1:06 PM;
Filed named “SERIAL.H” of size 10 KB created on Dec. 30, 1997 1:12 PM;
Filed named “SMUX.C” of size 11 KB created on Mar. 27, 1998 12:40 PM;
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Filed named “SPRINTF.C” of size 1 KB created on Apr. 24, 1993 2:34 PM;
Filed named “TERM_UTL.C” of size 52 KB created on Aug. 13, 1998 12:21 PM;
Filed named “TERMINAL.C” of size 62 KB created on Aug. 25, 1998 1:27 PM;
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Filed named “TIMER.S03” of size 3 KB created on Jul. 18, 1995 10:04 AM;
The material contained in each of these files is hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates generally to improvements in payout storage and control systems and methods and, more particularly, to a new and improved system and method for securely storing and controlling the dispensing of a payout.
A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material which is subject to copyright protection. The copyright owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent file or records, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.
DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART
It has been known to provide systems such as retail registers and change machines for storing and enabling the dispensing of payouts at locations such as retail stores or the like. A large supply of money had to be kept on hand at such locations, to cover substantial transactions, requiring inefficient and inconvenient refilling of such supply on a relatively frequent basis. Further, such large supplies of money were maintained in relatively insecure retail registers and/or change machines at such locations, where such machines were subject to theft of the money by criminals and/or attendants.
It has been further known in jurisdictions where gambling is legal, such as Nevada, to have gaming machines at locations such as convenience stores, grocery stores, taverns, or the like, as for example video poker machines and/or electronic slot machines. The gaming machines may include coin hoppers for receiving coins for game play and for storing coins for payment of payouts such as cash outs and/or jackpots resulting from the play of the game. The coin hoppers in such machines had to be refilled relatively frequently due to substantial payouts. Further, large amounts of money had to be kept on hand at such remote locations, to cover substantial payouts incurred at such machines beyond the amount of coins in the coin hoppers. Also, such large amounts of money were maintained in relatively insecure retail registers and/or change machines at such locations, where such machines were also subject to theft of the money by criminals and/or attendants.
In addition to such refilling and security issues, in a route type environment, wherein the route may comprise locations remote from each other for refilling retail registers, change machines, and/or gaming machine coin hoppers, the frequency of refilling has greatly increased and has become very much of an inconvenience. In such route type environment, particularly for gaming machine locations, the inconvenience of frequent refilling has escalated with the popularity of bill acceptors in gaming machines, where the coin hoppers are not replenished with coins played into the machine, whereby payouts cannot be made from the coin hopper without emptying it.
Therefore, those concerned with the development and use of improved payout storage and control systems and methods and the like have recognized the need for improved systems and methods for enabling a substantial supply of payouts to be securely stored and for controlling the dispensing of the payouts, so as to reduce the need for frequent refilling thereof.
Accordingly, the present invention fulfills these needs by providing efficient and effective systems and methods for securely storing and controlling the dispensing of a payout, so as to enable a substantial supply of payouts to be securely stored, to reduce the need for refilling of the payout supply, and to control the dispensing of a payout.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Briefly, and in general terms, the present invention provides a new and improved system and method for securely storing and controlling the dispensing of a payout.
By way of example, and not by way of limitation, the present invention provides a new and improved system for enabling the secure storing and controlled dispensing of a payout, so as to increase security and reduce the need for refilling thereof.
More particularly, t
Craig Robert J.
Miodunski Robert L.
Alliance Gaming Corporation
Brown & Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP
Frech Karl D.
Nowlin April
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