Abstract: A gaming method for presenting both gaming content based video signals and secondary video signals over a single display using a Display Manager is disclosed. The Display Manager is placed between the Master Gaming Controller and its Main Game Display and any Secondary Display and between the Player Tracking Unit connected to the casino system network (e.g., player tracking device) and its System display. The Display Manager receives one or more video signals from the Master Gaming Controller and one or more video signals from the system device and displays one or multiple video signals on one or more shared displays. One of video signals may be presented alone on one of the displays, with the other signal absent from that shared display, or multiple signals may be simultaneously displayed on one of the shared displays. The screen may be split between multiple signals, or one or more signals may overlay one or more background signals.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the monitoring, detecting and analyzing of signal errors on an electronic communications network, utilizing a communication signal on a fieldbus of the network, which includes receiving a communication signal from the communications network, and collecting information electronically on the components of each individual signal frame. This information is selected electronically by use of a software driven microcomputer. The communication signal is sent through an active real time filter array which actively passes selected individual frames. The filters are selected electronically by use of a software driven microcomputer. The filters may use context information present on the fieldbus in selecting frames. A software driven microcomputer is also used to display these individual frames in real time. Additionally, frames may be captured manually or automatically and stored electronically. Automatic capturing is accomplished by use of a trigger mechanism set by the microcomputer.