Poker machine communication system

Patent 4636951 Issued on January 13, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date:

April 30, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Harlick, Neville G.

Assignee

Ainsworth Nominees Pty. Ltd.

Application

No. 06/605409 filed on 04/30/1984

US Classes:

463/25, Credit/debit monitoring or manipulation (e.g., game entry, betting, prize level, etc.)235/380, Credit or identification card systems463/42, Network type (e.g., computer network, etc.)902/23FOR ENTERTAINMENT, AMUSEMENT, OR GAMBLING

Examiners

Primary: Smith, Jerry
Assistant: Grossman, Jon D.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Holman & Stern

International Classes

G07F 17/32 (20060101)
G07F 9/08 (20060101)
G07F 9/02 (20060101)

Foreign Application Priority Data

1983-05-02 AU

Abstract

A system for controlling the operation of electronically linked gaming machines which enables information to be transferred between machines and from each machine to a control unit. In particular, credits on a machine can be transferred to another machine and the credit state of each machine can be interrogated and adjusted from the central control unit.