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Patent US7927212 - Player tracking communication mechanisms in a gaming machine - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA disclosed player tracking unit provides a display, a wireless interface device designed or configured to communicate with a portable wireless headset, and a logic device designed or configured to communicate with the display, the wireless interface device, a master gaming controller that controls a...http://www.google.com/patents/US7927212?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7927212 - Player tracking communication mechanisms in a gaming machineAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7927212 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/903,024Publication dateApr 19, 2011Filing dateJul 30, 2004Priority dateAug 3, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20050003890, WO2006015233A1Publication number10903024, 903024, US 7927212 B2, US 7927212B2, US-B2-7927212, US7927212 B2, US7927212B2InventorsJoseph R. Hedrick, Binh T. NguyenOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (130), Non-Patent Citations (38), Referenced by (59), Classifications (27), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetPlayer tracking communication mechanisms in a gaming machine
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