Open architecture communications in a gaming network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6682423
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10184451

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Open architecture communication systems and methods are provided that allow flexible data transmission between gaming machines and other devices and nodes within a gaming machine network. The gaming machine and other devices employ a communication interface that sends and receives data via a common communication protocol and via common communication hardware. The communication interface and common communication protocol allow data transfer between gaming machines and other network nodes such as gaming service servers, despite the presence of different proprietary gaming machine functions and proprietary communication protocols and despite the presence of various proprietary hardware and proprietary communication protocols relied on by the servers.

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IGT6355 SOUTH BUFFALO DRIVE LAS VEGAS NV 89113

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Breckner, Robert Sparks, NV 18 3125
Brosnan, William R Reno, NV 38 2503
Cockerille, Warner Sparks, NV 21 1833
LeMay, Steven G Reno, NV 231 23273
Nelson, Dwayne Las Vegas, NV 184 4354

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