Communication protocol for gaming system configuration
US6884174B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/12
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for communicating gaming machine settings is disclosed. In one embodiment a universal configuration communication protocol is provided for retrieving or modifying, over a network, current gaming machine setting of a remotely located gaming machine. A translation table may be implemented with the communication protocol to achieve variable translation between different gaming machine platforms. In one embodiment the gaming machine status is requested prior to activating the communication protocol to prevent interruption of game play. In one embodiment activation of the communication protocol may result in the gaming machine momentarily entering an inactive status.
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