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enabled _mting machine u._s a bill accepter for redemption
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ofpromotiomtl cotrtx_rts and acceptance el vouclx.rs or uash.
In opemtiun, tl_. mastc'r promotional controller trar_.mits
pac "_lS o1' variable dam or coupon dam describing a promotiotml
dmabas_: Ill tile gaming promotional printer. "l.hc _.'nn-
teats of file prumotkilkql dalaba,se include dat.'criptkms of a
ptal_lity of promotional coupons, cash vouchers, advt.x'ai_-
meats or other enticements whlch arc hereimtfter collo.:dvely
rcf,.xred to a,_ "couptnLs". "['lie ganling proalotiothal printer
re'ceives the promotional database lind stores Ih¢ prumotio_ml
database in the gaming promotional printer's Itxal memory.
The ganlin 8 prolnodollal printer also stores stx.cifications
of how to print the comps.ins in its local memory. The specifi-
cations of tile coupons are stored as templates writlen in a
template bared printer language. This allows the txmpons to
he pro-defined, formntlc.d, nnd stored ill the gaming promo-
tional printer completely or partially for later recall,
Upon reception of" a trigger dma sigual from either file
master promotional controller or the game controller, the
gamil_ preheat Mnal printer references ,-,aid parses the prolml-
tiolml database and croupon templat_:s to generate m}d issue
pronmtional coupons or ficket_ printed on paper lm.xtia. The
paper media lnay bc llsod specifically fur thu purpo:/.e of
generating promotional coupons, or the paper media may be
used for the purpose of printin_ pay ollt yam:hers as,_iah.'d
with easldess gaming.
FIG. 3 is an illusmltion eta cmtpon including logical fields
described in a temphne bas,.xl printer language in accotr.lance
with aa exemplary cmbodlmem of the present invention. In
this e×tmtple, a coupon may 300 inelnd,.: four typos of data
fields: text fields, such as text field 302; ban:ode fields, such as
harcode field 304; grnphic fields, st_ch its graphic f_ld 306;
and line,'box drove fields, zuch as line]box draw lield 308. The
fields of a coupon are d_,_eril',t.'d using coupon dcscripthm
data included in an el_tmnie template that may be stored by
a gaming promotional printer. A template may include a
ptur, dity nffields in combination, resultin 8 in a paste-up style
priate:J coupon. A plorality oftcmpk_res describing different
_/_s of eonpon_, may be stored in a gaming promotic_Jml
printer supporting a rich couponing envlromneat.
The actual value or data lbr each of file fields de:;cribed in
a coupon ttqnplate nlay or may trot be included in Ire ttanplate
itself. For example, a template may include a bare'vale field lbr
prindng a bah'ode 310. tlowever, the actual value of the
borc_de is transmitted to a gaming promotkmal printer at the
finn." a coupon is gtmerated using the coupon template, la this
way, a coupon may have fields that include static data: such as
graphic 312 in a graphic" field, or dyuanlic da_.l, snob as the
name eta pln'tieular patron 314 in a texl field. In this wa,.:
cast o mizx"d conlxms ntay be printed by a gaming proaiotiotml
primer withou! It.ansi'erring large aw_ums of data through a
communications network coupling a ginning promotioual
printer to a maslor promotional controller.
in addition, data that is used to lmek u_lge o f coutx'ms amy
be included in a oaupon, Fur ,.-"xan]ple, a bar,.:txle field or a tt..'xt
field may be usud to print a bnrccxte value or re'el sfi'ia_
uniquely identifying a eoulxm. In this way, a gaming provi-
slordl printer creates an hnage of a ba_ode or bareodes,
characters or marks that truly be read by a cltshless euabhxl
gaining roaclfil_ bill ace+,T.tor on the same or am,thor c_shless
enabled gaming machine, alknving automatic acceptance of
coupons into a cashl,,_s troubled gaming system in a casino or
at'x_ther related _asino property.
A CoupOn letup'late includes a plurality of e.onnmmd
strings, I_qch comlnand strh_ ennfi_,rats to the following syntax:
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delinfiter.¢cmd l,tr>i1
Ildd ilt_le_ eomntent
where:
delimiter:-a delimin.'r clmtacter
=c,Jmatand identifier loiter
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=f_lds which include inlbrmatian relative
to the con-roland
I_Pipe clmmcter, This se_'cs as tim ddimiter bctwcea data
fields ia a connnand.
;=Semi-colon. This is a cotmncat field designator.
A temp/_te defining a coupOn udheres to folhw:ing syntax:
ddlmitet< template clad_lit> J < t_d> I l
qla_start> I l I I I I t I I I
,:print region attributes. "Fais contains sp_ial
instructlm_s on handling of tile print region. A "0" indi-
cates text will be sent in a print batch coammmL A "1'
indicates u._ text which follows in pr data field for a
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