Patent ID: 6379246
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
An apparatus for enhancing a gaming device having a plurality of legacy input/output (I/O) device communicating I/O device signals to a legacy gaming device processor via a plurality of legacy communication paths, comprising:an interface module, communicatively coupled to at least one of the legacy I/O communication paths between the legacy I/O device and the legacy gaming device processor to monitor the I/O device signal; a local processor, communicatively coupled to the interface module and to a remote processor, the local processor performing instructions comprising instructions for controlling the interface module, for receiving the monitored I/O signals, and for transmitting the monitored signal to the remote processor; the interface module is further communicatively coupled to at least one of the legacy I/O communication paths to interrupt the I/O device signal, and to provide a substitute I/O device signal; and the local processor instructions further comprise instructions for receiving the interrupted I/O signal, for modifying the interrupted I/O signal to generate the substitute I/O device signal and for providing the substitute I/O signal to the interface module.