Appeal No. 2005-1664
Application 09/878,111
Claim 49 is reproduced below.
49. A method of operating electronic gaming machines
interconnected by a computer network to a host computer
comprising:
permitting play to occur at the machines;
operating a player-tracking system on the network;
monitoring the level of play of a player on multiple
gaming machines;
transmitting data relating to the monitored level over
the network;
storing the data on a computer connected to the
network;
selecting a machine being played by the player;
determining a bonus based on the monitored level; and
paying the bonus to the player via the selected
machine.
THE REFERENCE
The examiner relies on the following reference:
Olsen 6,146,273 November 14, 2000
(CIP of application 08/957,076, filed October 24, 1997)
THE REJECTION
Claims 49 and 54-61 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e)
as being anticipated by Olsen.
We refer to the final rejection (pages referred to as
"FR__") and the examiner's answer for a statement of the
examiner's rejection, and to the brief (pages referred to as
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