WO2002005229A3 - Communication of data in a game system - Google Patents

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WO2002005229A3
WO2002005229A3 PCT/US2001/021260 US0121260W WO0205229A3 WO 2002005229 A3 WO2002005229 A3 WO 2002005229A3 US 0121260 W US0121260 W US 0121260W WO 0205229 A3 WO0205229 A3 WO 0205229A3
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game
data
communication
game system
console
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Robert A Fesjian
Jack Guarnieri
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Online Games Llc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
    • G07F17/3225—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
    • G07F17/323—Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions

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Abstract

A computer-implemented method of communicating gaming data. The method includes receiving game software at a game console from a server, executing the game software at the game console to enable game play, and generating billing information at the game console in response to game play.
PCT/US2001/021260 2000-07-12 2001-07-05 Communication of data in a game system WO2002005229A2 (en)

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US61484600A 2000-07-12 2000-07-12
US09/614,846 2000-07-12

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DE19730002A1 (en) * 1997-07-12 1999-01-14 Nsm Ag Game system for entertainment devices with data exchange via interface with approval control and procedures for approval control

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US9251649B2 (en) 2002-10-09 2016-02-02 Zynga Inc. System and method for connecting gaming devices to a network for remote play
US9314698B2 (en) 2005-09-12 2016-04-19 Igt Distributed game services

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