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Patent US7722468 - Magnetoresistive memory units as read only memory devices in gaming machines - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsGaming machines and systems having MRAM and MROM are disclosed. MROMs for storing boot programs and other Read Only code are formed by cutting write connections or not providing PCB socket leads to MRAM write pins, or by using memory hubs to prevent writing to MRAMs. A tale-tale board or other logging...http://www.google.com/patents/US7722468?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7722468 - Magnetoresistive memory units as read only memory devices in gaming machinesAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7722468 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/077,526Publication dateMay 25, 2010Filing dateMar 9, 2005Priority dateMar 9, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2600501A1, CN101171613A, CN101171613B, CN102509390A, EP1856673A1, US20060205515, WO2006098932A1Publication number077526, 11077526, US 7722468 B2, US 7722468B2, US-B2-7722468, US7722468 B2, US7722468B2InventorsWarner R. Cockerille, Xuedong Chen, Nadeem A. Quraishi, Gregory A. SchlottmannOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (75), Non-Patent Citations (24), Referenced by (12), Classifications (11), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMagnetoresistive memory units as read only memory devices in gaming machines
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