Appeal No. 2003-1317
Application 09/043,787
With respect to independent claim 54 and dependent claims
55-59, which stand or fall together as a single group [brief,
page 4], appellants argue that claim 54 is similar to claim 46
except that credit played signals are used instead of hardmeter
signals [brief, page 15].
We will sustain the examiner’s rejection of claims 54-59
for the reasons discussed above with respect to claim 46. Weiss
teaches a jackpot system that is credit/debit and cashless
capable [column 2, lines 65-66]. Therefore, Weiss teaches using
credit played signals for purposes of determining a jackpot
winner.
With respect to independent claim 60 and dependent claims
61-64, which stand or fall together as a single group [brief,
page 4], appellants argue that claim 60 is similar to claim 46
with the addition of a jackpot interface [brief, page 15].
We will sustain the examiner’s rejection of claims 60-64
for the reasons discussed above with respect to claim 46. It
would be clear to the artisan that each of the participating EGMs
in the Weiss-Acres gaming system must have an interface to the
monitor host so that each EGM can collectively participate in a
mystery jackpot.
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