发明名称 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TICKET GENERATION AND ACCOUNTING |
摘要 |
A method and apparatus for generating and accounting for vouchers or tickets is disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a voucher generation (S3) and accounting system which includes a gaming device adapted to accept credit from a player presented voucher, to present a game for play by a player, and pay an award in the event a winning event is achieved by play of the game. The system also includes a host arranged to transmit information to and receive information from the gaming device. A voucher issuance device is adapted to generate data regarding a voucher (S1), print the voucher for issuance and later presentment to the gaming device, and to create a record regarding the voucher(S2). The voucher issuance device communicates with the host for providing voucher information for use by the host in verifying a voucher presented to the gaming device. One embodiment of the invention comprises a method of issuing a voucher with a remote voucher generation device (S3) associated with a gaming system including a gaming machine and a host, comprising the steps of generating data regarding a voucher to be printed, creating a record regarding the voucher (S2), printing the voucher and transmitting information regarding the voucher from the remote voucher generation device to the host.
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申请公布号 |
WO0232520(A9) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.09.12 |
申请号 |
WO2001US31764 |
申请日期 |
2001.10.10 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY |
发明人 |
ROWE, RICK;PRASAD, BHAVANI;CRIVELLI, FRANCO;SULLIVAN, GARY, H.;ESPIN, MARC, A. |
分类号 |
G07F17/32;(IPC1-7):A63F3/06;A63F9/22 |
主分类号 |
G07F17/32 |
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