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SPRING11VKNVIDEOKINGNETWORK9NewtonContinuedFromPage8ContinuedFromPage8rPlayersprimarilyinteractedwithdevicesthroughatouch-screeninterface.Sincethemid-90sfixed-basedsystemshavemaintainedthesefeaturesbuthavenotaddedtothemtoanygreatextent.Noveltyfeaturessuchasapplica-tionsorwereaddedbythemanu-facturersbutforthemostpartthecoregamingfunctionalityoffixed-basedsystemswasachievedbythemid-90s.Thiswasnottrueofthehandheldsystems.Incomparisontheindustrystandardportablecard-mindingdeviceofthemid-90shadthefollowingattributesDevicesprovidedfordisplayofasinglecardthroughuseofLCDsegmenteddisplayssimilartodisplayfoundoncalculators.Devicesrequiredtheplayertonavigatethroughtheoccasionprogramssessionsandmanuallyentereachballasitwascalled.ThedevicesareconnectedtothePOSsystemanddownloadedwithBingocardspatternsandthegameschedule.Oncedisconnect-edfromthesystemthedeviceoperatedautonomously.ItwasalsoduringthisperiodoftimethatitbecamecommontoseePCsinuseasPOSdevicesforbothfixed-baseandhandsets.Whilemanufacturescontinuedtoworkonsmallerincrementaladvance-mentsforfixed-basedsystemsthestateoftheartwasmorerapidlydevelopingforhandsetmanufacturers.HandheldPDAsPersonalDigitalAssistantswereanewbutpopulariteminthemid-90sandaround1997Appletookitastepfurtherbyintroducingthewhichusedatouchscreeninsteadofakeypadandalsoofferedhandwritingrecognition.thatranonembeddedoperatingsystemswhichallowedapplicationprogrammersamoreproductivedevelopmentenvironmentthanpreviousgenerationsofproducts.ThePDAoperatingsystemsalsoofferedamorecompletegraphicalsoft-waresubsystemallowingdeveloperstocreatefull-screenPC-stylegraphics.Forquitesometimethesegraphicswererestrictedtomonochromescreensbuteventuallytheever-increasingpowerofthemicroprocessorcoupledwiththeloweringcostofcolorscreenspermittedoneoftheseminalmomentsinhandsetdesigntheincorporationofanactiveThefirstsuchscreenwasintroducedtothemarketplacein1998andbytheearly2000smostmanufacturershadacolorcapablescreen.TheyallowedforTypesofgamesplayedonpaperinaBingohallincludedsuchgamesasDoubleActiontwonumbersinasquareandLuckyStaronespacebeingdesignatedasbeingspecialwhichcouldnotbeplayedonsegmentedLCDdisplays.Nowforthefirsttimeallofthegamesbeingplayedinthehallcouldbeplayedontheportabledevices.Geographicallycorrectflashboardsallowedplayerstodoublecheckthenumberstheyentered.PlayerscouldplaycardgamessuchassolitaireontheirBingodevice.Theportabledeviceswerenowabletoprovidetotheplayerandassisttheplayerintheplayoftheirpapergame.Thedevicewouldpresenttotheplayereachgameinthecorrectorderincludingthegeometryandcolorofthepaperinplay.Withinafewyearsoftheadventofthecolorscreentheproliferationofover-tooktheindustry.By2003themajorityofmanufactur-ershadaddedtheabilitytobroadcastgameinformationfromthesitesystemtothehandsets.ThiswasagreatleapforwardintheoperationofaBingohallasitprovidedtheplayerswithportabledevicescapableofautomaticallyreceiv-ingballcallsmarkingBingocardsandinformingplayersofwinningBingos.Previouslythislevelofautomationwasonlyavailableonfixed-baseddevices.Theprimarymechanismutilizedforthebroadcastofgameinformationwastechnology.Thisisofinformationandthedevicesstillrequiredtobecon-nectedtothesystemfordownloading.TypesofinformationsentincludedAllowsdevicetobesynchronizedtothecurrentgameinplay.Keepstheplayercurrentwithallcalledballs.Ensuresthedeviceisplayingthecorrectpattern.ThefinaladvancementinelectronicBingothatbringsustotodaystechnologyistheconvergenceofportablehandsetsandfixed-basedplayerterminals.Themergingofthesetwotypesofdevicesresultedfromtheproliferationofportablecomputersprimarilytriggeredbythewidespreadadoptionofsecurewirelessnetworkstechnology.Whilesomehandsetmanufacturersalreadyhadtwo-waycommunicationsbetweentheirportabledevicesandtheirsitesystemsitwasntuntilthelastthreetofouryearsthatsawthewidespreaduseofThesedevicesaretruehybridsbetweenportabledevicesandfixed-baseddevicesprovidingthebestfeaturesofboth.ModernBingotabletsarenotofftheshelflaptopsbutrathersophisticatedproprietarydevicescapableofwithstand-ingrigorouscontinualuseinaBingohall.Thedevicesarespillresistantcanwithstanddropsofseveralfeetandarebatterypoweredtypicallyrunningforover12hoursbetweencharges.CommonfeaturesincludeWhiledisplaysizesvarytheeliminationofthekeypadprovidesanewlevelofflexibilitywhendesigningsoftware.Thisisinte-graltocreditmanagementandchangestheparadigmofPOScountersales.Add-itionallyautomaticcallingandBingover-ificationallowsforinstantBingogames.Account-basedproductsalescoupledwithspontaneouspurchaseopportunitiesallowplayerstore-spendwinningsallowingBingoopera-torstocapitalizebyprovidingcustomerswithmultiplepurchaseopportunities.Pull-tabsinstantBingoandrafflesaresomeoftheClassIIgamesthatcannowbeofferedonportabledevices.InadditionthesedevicescanalsosupportlikeKenoSlotsBlackjackandVideoPoker.TheadvancementsmadetotechnologicalaidstothegameofBingooverthelastseveraldecadeshaveclearlykeptpacewiththegeneraladvancementsmadeincomputertechnologies.Modernplayerinterfacedevicesareinthattheactualdeviceisbecominglessimpor-tantforcingmanufacturerstodifferenti-atetheirproductofferingsbyfocusingonthecontentbeingprovided.AnincreasinglysophisticatedplayerbasewillrequirethenextgenerationofdevicestobecapableoffarmorethanjustBingoplayandgiventheprevalenceoffeaturessuchasentertainmentgamesTVandChatyoucouldarguethattodaysdevicesarealreadythere.EraAnadditional1.5to2hourschargingtimewouldberequiredtochargethebatterybothinter-nalandexternalto100percentfullheadded.InadditiontorubbergripsstylusandlanyardtheRoverHoweveroptionalaccessoriesareavailablerangingfroma3mega-pixelcamerawithauto-focusfunctionsmartcardreaderdesktopcradlevehiclemountsingleexternalandsix-bayexternalbatterychargers.SoifyourereadycharternewterritoriesandmaximizeyourpotentialsalesreachwellRoverThisstellarmod-ulestorespull-tabinventoriestrackspull-tabsalesandmonitorspull-tabsdealsinplay.Highlyspecificfunctionsincludecomprehensivereportingre-ordernotificationvendorinforma-tionaswellasrealtimecalculationofprizeredemptionandprofitbydollarsandpercentage.OutsidetheBingohallthisconcessionmoduleissuingremoteorderstovariouskitchenandbarprinters.Italsocreatesandmaintainstabsorrunningordersandtracksinventorypromptingtimelyreorders.Thesystemsplayer-trackingcomponentthismodulesuchasbirthdaysandotherpersonalinformationandrecordscustomerpurchasehistoryandplayersfavoritenumbers.Customreportspermittargetmarketingtoyourcustomersbasedontheparametersyoudecide.Poolingresourcesthismoduleprovidestheback-endlinktocombineplayertrackingwithvariousotherthird-partycasinotrackingsystems.Housedinastand-alonekioskthismoduleallowsplayerstoscantheirmembershipcardsawardingthemattendancepointsthroughtheandenteringthemintoinstantprizedraw-ingsorothergive-aways.Playerscanusetheaccumulatedpointstopur-chasedrawdrumstyleraffletick-etsallthewhileprovidinghallman-agementwithplayervisitorpatternsvitaltogrowingbusiness.ContinuedFromPage5VideoKingsChampionIIaboveandTAB-ebelowtouch-screentabletsareexamplesofthelatestadvancementsinBingousingsecurewirelesstechnology.ChatliveTVFixed-ScreenDisplayManualControlProductDownloadsOnlyStand-AloneDeviceNewtonPDAswerebattery-powereddevicesmatrixcolorscreen.SpecialtyGamesFlashboardDisplaysAlternateGamingContententertainmentvalueradio-baseddatatransmissionsRFRadioFrequencyaone-waytransmissionGameNavigationBallCallBingoPatterntabletdevices.ColorTouch-ScreenDisplays2-WayCommunicationsCreditManagementSecondaryGameLibrariesClassIIIproductsbecomingplatformindependentcomesequippedwithawirelessreceiptprinter.untetherOMNIandsendRoverrightover...OMNITabsOMNIConcessionmanagesrestaurantandretailsalesOMNIPlayerstorescustomerdataOMNILinkOMNIDrawKioskBonanzaRewardsProgramIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVideoKing