Patent ID: 11948423
Assignee: IGT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A device comprising:
a communication interface operable to serially communicate, in accordance with a slot accounting system protocol, with a master gaming controller of an electronic gaming machine that is distinct from the device;
a processor; and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
receive, via the communication interface and from the electronic gaming machine operating independent of the device, electronic gaming machine generated data associated with a status of the electronic gaming machine, and
broadcast, based on the received electronic gaming machine generated data, electronic gaming machine status data associated with the status of the electronic gaming machine, wherein responsive to a messaging event occurring, a mobile device displays, based on the broadcast electronic gaming machine status data, information associated with the status of the electronic gaming machine.