Wide area program distribution and game information communication system
US7186181B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 26, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/32
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for distributing gaming applications to a plurality of gaming sites located in a plurality of regulatory regions via a wide area network. Each regulatory region has a regulatory scheme associated therewith. A plurality of gaming applications are stored on at least one central server. A subset of the gaming applications are distributed from the at least one central server to at least one of the gaming sites located in one of regulatory regions via the wide area network, the subset of gaming applications being determined according to the associated regulatory scheme.
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