Patent ID: 8235810
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: F24F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine, comprising: a game controller and an interactivity apparatus to accept wagers from a player and to provide random outcomes while playing a game, the interactivity apparatus including a first video display; a primary power supply configured to provide power to the game controller; a first mode in which the gaming machine draws power only from the primary power supply and in which the gaming machine is fully powered up and available for immediate game play; a first communication channel that is configured to maintain communication between the gaming machine and a remote computer when the gaming machine is in the first mode; a secondary power supply that is separate from and independent of the primary power supply; a second mode in which the gaming machine turns off the primary power supply while maintaining power from the secondary power supply and consumes less power than in the first mode, the gaming machine is not available for immediate game play in the second mode; a second communication channel that is separate from and independent of the first communication channel, the second communication channel being configured to maintain communication between the gaming machine and the remote computer when the gaming machine is in the second mode, and at least one of logic and circuitry for activating the first mode and the second mode, the second mode activated when the gaming machine is not being actively played.