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Patent US8235816 - Configuration of gaming machines based on gaming machine location - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method and apparatus for tracking and determining a location of a gaming machine or other item within a casino or hotel is disclosed. In one embodiment the method and apparatus utilizes a transmitter or emitter to provide a tracking signal that may be tracked by one or more receivers or detectors....http://www.google.com/patents/US8235816?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8235816 - Configuration of gaming machines based on gaming machine locationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8235816 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/830,825Publication dateAug 7, 2012Filing dateJul 30, 2007Priority dateFeb 6, 2002Also published asUS6843725, US7316619, US8870657, US20030148809, US20050043072, US20070099697, US20080051198Publication number11830825, 830825, US 8235816 B2, US 8235816B2, US-B2-8235816, US8235816 B2, US8235816B2InventorsDwayne NelsonOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (104), Non-Patent Citations (48), Referenced by (1), Classifications (18) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetConfiguration of gaming machines based on gaming machine location
This application is a continuation of and claims priority to commonly owned and U.S. application Ser. No. 10/954,603, filed Sep. 29, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,316,619, entitled �Control And Configuration Of Gaming Machines Based On Gaming Machine Location�, which is a divisional of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/072,277, filed Feb. 6, 2002, entitled �Method And Apparatus For Monitoring Or controlling A Gaming Machine Based On Gaming Machine Location�, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,843,725, each of which is commonly assigned, and each of which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety and for all purposes.
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