Universal player tracking system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6722985
APP PUB NO 20020155887A1
SERIAL NO

09838033

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A disclosed player tracking unit utilizes a memory arranged to store a plurality of different communication protocols allowing the player tracking unit to communicate with a plurality of different types of gaming machines and a plurality of different types of player tracking servers. The player tracking unit may contain many different types of player tracking peripheral devices such as card readers, key pads, displays, bonus buttons and biometric input mechanisms. The peripheral devices contained in the player tracking unit may be accessible to the master gaming controller on a gaming machine and may be utilized by the master gaming controller for other gaming applications. The player tracking unit may be designed with a standard housing and standard device layout allowing the player tracking unit to fit in many different types of gaming machines with minimal modifications to the gaming machine or the player tracking unit.

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IGT9295 PROTOTYPE DRIVE RENO NV 89521

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Criss-Puszkiewicz, Cynthia Reno, NV 8 553
LeMay, Steven G Reno, NV 231 23273
Rowe, Richard E Reno, NV 112 16662

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