Patent ID: 7086950

Claim:
A system for interconnecting components in a gaming machine comprising: a) a central controller having an input/output (I/O) section adapted for two-way communication with a serial communications means; b) the serial communications means operatively connected to said I/O section of said central controller; c) a plurality of gaming machine components, each gaming machine component being individually actuated and comprises its own on-board controller for electrical communications with said serial communications means and a globally unique identification number (GUIN); whereby said central controller automatically detects the presence of each respective one of said plurality of gaming machine components and said GUIN associated with said each gaming machine component identifies said each gaming machine component to said central controller and said central controller performs at least one configuration task responsive to said GUIN associated with said each gaming machine component; and wherein said gaming machine is a secondary game gaming machine adapted to be coupled to a primary game gaming machine and said secondary game gaming machine is a cuckoo clock game.