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Gaming machine having a secure boot chain and method of use

US7827397B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited · AU

Inventors

James Ross McCoull · Sydney, AU
Robert Linley Muir · Rosebery, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2007
Grant date	Nov 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 17, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07F17/3241
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprises a memory storing boot program code comprising first code; a central processing unit (CPU) arranged to access the memory and initiate a boot process by reading the first code from the memory; and a monitoring device having or with access to validation code and arranged to take at least one protective action if the first code does not match the validation code.

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