Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Suspension or restoration
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-05
2010-12-28
Suhol, Dmitry (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Suspension or restoration
C463S029000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07857696
ABSTRACT:
A system and method permit pausing/saving a game and restarting/restoring a game. In one embodiment, a player may pause a wagering game and then restart or restore that game at a later time and at the same or a different gaming machine. Game state information may be stored on a machine readable medium and then later read from that medium. Alternatively, game state information may be stored remotely from a gaming machine, such as at a remote server. The remotely stored information may be identified by information associated with a machine readable medium issued to the player or other information provided by the player.
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