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Matched Legal Cases: ['application No. 2004242429', 'application No. 8142', 'application No. 81420', 'application No. 81420', 'application No. 81420', 'application No. 81420', 'Application No. 2', 'Application No. 2']

Patent US7390263 - Method of implementing cashless play of gaming devices interconnected by a ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA method for transferring credits between gaming devices connected by a network to a host computer comprising. A player account accessible by the host computer is created. The player can access the account by inserting a card into a card reader at one of the gaming devices. A casino employee may apply...http://www.google.com/patents/US7390263?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7390263 - Method of implementing cashless play of gaming devices interconnected by a computer networkAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7390263 B1Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/694,065Publication dateJun 24, 2008Filing dateOct 19, 2000Priority dateOct 19, 2000Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2359127A1Publication number09694065, 694065, US 7390263 B1, US 7390263B1, US-B1-7390263, US7390263 B1, US7390263B1InventorsJohn F. AcresOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (112), Non-Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (12), Classifications (10), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod of implementing cashless play of gaming devices interconnected by a computer network
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activity with at least one session identifier* Cited by examinerClassifications U.S. Classification463/27International ClassificationA63F, H04L12/16, G07F17/32, G06F, A63F13/00Cooperative ClassificationG07F17/32, G07F17/3251European ClassificationG07F17/32, G07F17/32K6Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionOct 20, 2000ASAssignmentOwner name: ACRES GAMING INCORPORATED, NEVADAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ACRES, JOHN F.;REEL/FRAME:011270/0557Effective date: 20001011May 30, 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: ACRES GAMING INCORPORATED, NEVADAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ACRES, JOHN F.;REEL/FRAME:017703/0316Effective date: 20001011Jun 13, 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: IGT, NEVADAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ACRES GAMING INCORPORATED;REEL/FRAME:017773/0828Effective date: 20060515Owner name: IGT,NEVADAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ACRES GAMING 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