Patent ID: 6199861
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: A63F

Abstract:
A method of updating a pinball machine, said pinball machine including a cabinet, a playfield, a panel, an electronics system, and a video display, said playfield being mounted in said cabinet, said panel being mounted to said cabinet and overlaying at least a portion of said playfield, said video display being mounted generally above said cabinet, said electronics system including a control unit and a plurality of input/output elements, said plurality of input/output elements being mounted to said playfield, said control unit being coupled to said plurality of input/output elements, said control unit including a controller, a flash memory storing initial game instructions and at least one ISA slot, said controller executing said game instructions to cause video images to be displayed upon said video display, said video display projecting said video images onto said panel, said method comprising:inserting a flash card in said at least one ISA slot, said flash card having further game instructions stored thereon, said controller responding to the presence of said flash card in said slot by copying the further game instructions on said flash card to said flash memory to update the initial game instructions thereon; andremoving said flash card from said ISA slot.