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- Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Grants
- Sprachen: English
- Patent Number: 7,275,991
- Publication Date: October 02, 2007
- Appl. No: 10/838461
- Application Filed: May 04, 2004
- Assignees: MGM Grand, Inc. (Las Vegas, NV, US)
- Claim: 1. A gaming apparatus that pays credits responsive to the outcome of a game played, said gaming apparatus comprising: a. a logic device adapted for storing an amount of credit available for the play of said game, said amount of credit being determined by at least one of the outcome of the game played and an amount of currency inputted into said gaming apparatus; b. a first input mechanism adapted for recognizing and validating paper currency, said first input mechanism providing a first input signal to the logic device representing an amount of credit represented by said paper currency; c. an output mechanism for generating a first code on a first permanent storage record, said first code representing credit stored by said logic device, and an outlet for said first permanent storage record, wherein the first code includes unique identification information and wherein the unique identification information is for allowing a remote host to verify the validity of the permanent storage record; d. a second input mechanism adapted for reading said first code on said first permanent storage record; and e. a communication interface adapted for receiving at least the unique identification information from the remote host or for sending at least the unique identification information to the remote host.
- Claim: 2. The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first code is in the form of a bar code and said second input mechanism comprises a bar code reader.
- Claim: 3. The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said output mechanism comprises a bar code printer.
- Claim: 4. The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first permanent storage record comprises paper, said paper being stored in said gaming apparatus.
- Claim: 5. The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first code is in the form of a magnetic code on a magnetic strip, and said second input mechanism comprises a magnetic code reader.
- Claim: 6. The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first permanent storage record comprises a card including a magnetic strip, said card being stored in said gaming apparatus.
- Claim: 7. The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said output mechanism comprises a magnetic code printer.
- Claim: 8. The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said second input mechanism is adapted for reading and for validating preprinted coded coupons.
- Claim: 9. The gaming apparatus of claim 1 wherein said first code includes a security code portion used byte logic device to validate said first code of said first storage record.
- Claim: 10. The gaming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first input mechanism and the second input mechanism receive input from a single slot.
- Claim: 11. A gaming apparatus that pays credits responsive to an outcome of a game played, said gaming apparatus comprising: a. a logic device adapted for storing an amount of credit available for the play of said game, said amount of credit being determined by at least one of the outcome of the game played and an amount of currency inputted into said gaming apparatus; b. a code reader for reading a code on a permanent storage record corresponding to an amount of credit represented by said code for play of said game; c. an output mechanism for generating a first code on a first permanent storage record representing the amount of credit stored by said logic device, said first code capable of being read by said code reader, wherein the first code includes unique identification information and wherein the unique identification information is for allowing a remote host to verify the validity of the permanent storage record; and d. a communication interfree adapted for receiving at least the unique identification information from the remote host or for sending at least the unique identification information to the remote host.
- Claim: 12. The gaming apparatus of claim 11 wherein said first code is in the form of a bar code and said code reader comprises a bar code reader.
- Claim: 13. The gaming apparatus of claim 11 wherein said output mechanism comprises is a bar code printer.
- Claim: 14. The gaming apparatus of claim 11 wherein said first pennanent storage record comprises paper, said paper being stored in said gaming apparatus.
- Claim: 15. The gaming apparatus of claim 11 wherein said first code is in the form of a magnetic code on a magnetic strip, and said code reader comprises a magnetic code reader.
- Claim: 16. The gaming apparatus of claim 11 wherein said output mechanism comprises a magnetic code printer.
- Claim: 17. The gaming apparatus of claim 11 wherein said first permanent storage record comprises a card including a magnetic strip, said card being stored in said gaming apparatus.
- Claim: 18. The gaming apparatus of claim 11 wherein the gaming apparatus is adapted for accepting and for determining a validity of paper currency.
- Claim: 19. The gaming apparatus of claim 11 wherein the gaming apparatus is adapted for accepting and for determining a validity of coded coupons.
- Claim: 20. The gaming apparatus of claim 11 wherein said first code is a unique code, representing the value of the amount of credit.
- Current U.S. Class: 463/25
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- Primary Examiner: Sager, Mark
- Attorney, Agent or Firm: Beyer Weaver LLP
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