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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 03755819', 'Application No. 2005267865', 'Application No. 06739913', 'Application No. 2003267167', 'Application No. 2006230257', 'Application No. 2003273319', 'Application No. 2003273319', 'Application No. 2006800110753', 'Application No. 2006800110753', 'Application No. 2002329644', 'Application No. 03755819']

Patent US7927212 - Player tracking communication mechanisms in a gaming machine - Google PatenteSuche Bilder Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive Mehr » Erweiterte Patentsuche | Webprotokoll | Anmelden Erweiterte Patentsuche PatenteA 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.de/patents/US7927212?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7927212 - Player tracking communication mechanisms in a gaming machine Ver�ffentlichungsnummerUS7927212 B2PublikationstypErteilung Anmeldenummer10/903,024 Ver�ffentlichungsdatum19. Apr. 2011Eingetragen30. Juli 2004 Priorit�tsdatum3. Aug. 2001Auch ver�ffentlicht unterEP1412927A1EP1887534A2EP1887534A3US6908387US20030027631US20050003890WO2003015042A1 ErfinderJoseph R. HedrickBinh T. NguyenUrspr�nglich Bevollm�chtigterIgt US-Klassifikation463/29463/42463/16455/3.3273/143.00R370/338463/25455/142463/26235/375455/3.6Internationale KlassifikationG06F17/00G07F17/32A63F13/00G07F7/00A63F9/24G06F19/00 UnternehmensklassifikationG07F17/3202G07F17/0014G07F17/3223G07F17/32G07F17/3239 Europ�ische KlassifikationG07F17/32G07F17/32CG07F17/32E6D2G07F17/00CG07F17/32C6ReferenzenPatentzitate (123)Nichtpatentzitate (38) Referenziert von (6)Externe LinksUSPTO USPTO-Zuordnung EspacenetPlayer tracking communication mechanisms in a gaming machineUS 7927212 B2 Zusammenfassung A 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 game played on a gaming machine, and a player tracking server. The logic device can further communicate with the portable wireless headset using the wireless interface device. The portable wireless headset can include one or more earpieces configured to be worn by a player. Various messages, alerts, music, etc. can be sent from the player tracking unit to the portable wireless headset.
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