Optimized power consumption in a gaming establishment having gaming devices
In one embodiment, a gaming system, method, and device may have a memory having a plurality of power management rules and a processor configured to receive a power status information from another device, retrieve at least one power management rule from the memory, and configure a power state of the gaming device or its peripheral device based on the power status information and the at least one power management rule.
1. A gaming device among a plurality of gaming devices coupled through a network associated with an establishment, the gaming device comprising:
a plurality of power consuming peripherals; and
a controller having a processor and memory storing a first propagation pattern, and a plurality of management rules, and instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to at least:
receive status information transmitted from a remote device based on a second propagation pattern associated with the remote device via the network;
retrieve at least one management rule from the plurality of management rules available for use at the gaming device;
set a power state for the plurality of power consuming peripherals associated with the gaming device based on the status information received from the remote device and the at least one management rule;
control power supplied to the plurality of power consuming peripherals associated with the gaming device in accordance with the power state; and
transmit a confirmation notification based on the first propagation pattern associated with the gaming device via the network to the remote device.
2. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the remote device is a second gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices or a remote controller associated with the network.
3. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the remote device is a second gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices.
4. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the second propagation pattern determines which of the plurality of the plurality of gaming devices other than the remote device to transmit the status information pertaining to the remote device via the network.
5. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein the power state effects power consumption of at least one of the plurality of power consuming peripherals associated with the gaming device.
6. The gaming device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of power consuming peripherals includes an illumination device associated with the gaming device.
7. A method for controlling power consumption at a gaming establishment having a plurality of gaming devices interconnected via one or more networks, the method comprising:
receiving, at a first gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices, an operating parameter and a first propagation pattern from a second gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices based on a second propagation pattern associated with the second gaming device via the one or more networks;
retrieving, at the first gaming device, at least one control rule;
configuring a state of at least one peripheral device coupled to the first gaming device based on the operating parameter received via the second propagation pattern, and the at least one control rule; and
transmitting the state of at least one peripheral device coupled to one or more other of the plurality of gaming devices based on the first propagation pattern.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one peripheral device includes an illumination device.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one peripheral device includes one or more lights, and wherein the power consumption pertains to the one or more lights.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein a status of the first gaming device impacts a degree of lighting provided by the one or more lights coupled to the first gaming device.
11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one control rule impacts operation of each of the at least one peripheral device of the first gaming device.
12. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining a power state for a plurality of the one or more other of the plurality of gaming devices based in part on the first propagation pattern.
13. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
receiving a different operating parameter from the one or more other of the plurality of gaming devices; and
configuring the state of the first gaming device in response to the different operating parameter from the one or more other of the plurality of gaming devices.
14. A power consumption management system for gaming systems comprising:
a plurality of gaming devices coupled to a network, each of the plurality of gaming devices is associated with a plurality of power consuming peripherals and a respective propagation pattern, and at least one of the plurality of gaming devices including a monitoring device operable to determine status information of the at least one of the plurality of gaming devices;
a gaming server coupled to the plurality of gaming devices via the network, and having at least one processor and memory storing a plurality of management rules and instructions, which, when executed, cause the at least one processor to at least:
receive at a first gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices the status information transmitted from a second gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices based on a second propagation pattern associated with the second gaming device of the plurality of gaming devices via the network;
retrieve at least one management rule from the plurality of management rules available for use at the first gaming device;
configure a power state for the plurality of power consuming peripherals associated with the first gaming device based on the status information received from the second gaming device and the at least one management rule retrieved;
power the plurality of power consuming peripherals associated with the first gaming device based on the power state configured; and
transmit a confirmation notification based on a first propagation pattern associated with the first gaming device via the network to the second gaming device.
15. The power consumption management system of claim 14 , wherein the second gaming device is a remote controller associated with the network.
16. The power consumption management system of claim 14 , wherein the second propagation pattern determines which of the plurality of the plurality of gaming devices other than the second gaming device to transmit the status information pertaining to the second gaming device via the network.
17. The power consumption management system of claim 14 , wherein a current status of the first gaming device impacts a degree of power supplied to the plurality of power consuming peripherals associated with the first gaming device.
18. The power consumption management system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one management rule impacts operation of each of the plurality of power consuming peripherals associated with the first gaming device.
19. The power consumption management system of claim 14 , wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to determine the power state for some of the plurality of gaming devices based in part on the first propagation pattern.
20. The power consumption management system of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the plurality of power consuming peripherals includes an illumination device.