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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2004229016', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2488203', 'Application No. 05253616', 'Application No. 05253616', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 02756187']

Patent US7951003 - Wireless identification and tracking in gaming systems - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA gaming system has at least two gaming components. Each gaming component has controller, a communications interface, a communication link to allow the controllers of the gaming components to communicate with internal components in either a wired or wireless fashion, a communication link providing for...http://www.google.com/patents/US7951003?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7951003 - Wireless identification and tracking in gaming systemsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7951003 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/868,622Publication dateMay 31, 2011Filing dateJun 14, 2004Priority dateJun 14, 2004Also published asCA2488203A1, CA2488203C, EP1607919A1, US20050277471Publication number10868622, 868622, US 7951003 B2, US 7951003B2, US-B2-7951003, US7951003 B2, US7951003B2InventorsGlen Keith Russell, R. Jeffrey JordanOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (20), Non-Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (1), Classifications (23), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWireless identification and tracking in gaming systemsUS 7951003 B2Abstract A gaming system has at least two gaming components. Each gaming component has controller, a communications interface, a communication link to allow the controllers of the gaming components to communicate with internal components in either a wired or wireless fashion, a communication link providing for a wireless communications to external systems and/or components, a wireless identification mechanism used to uniquely and automatically identify the gaming device to appropriate sensors, and a positioning system that can relay precise positional data to host systems.
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