Networked pinball machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11458384
SERIAL NO

17025698

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A pinball machine includes a cabinet, an inclined playfield, and a ball operable across an upperside of the playfield to conduct a gameplay. A plurality of playfield accessories are mounted to the playfield and configured to interact with the ball during gameplay. A controller operates to control gameplay. The pinball machine includes a network connection operably coupling the controller to a network and a remote server. An access device is configured to identify a user and receive authorization from the controller and the remote server to allow the user to conduct a gameplay.

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STERN PINBALL INC2001 LUNT AVENUE ELK GROVE VILLAGE IL 60007

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gomez, George A Chicago, US 16 670
Guidarelli, Mark Sherman Oaks, US 2 1

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