Discovery service in a service-oriented gaming network environment
US8308567B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3223
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gaming network includes a discovery service, gaming machines and services providers. The discovery service receives service information from the service providers and publishes the service information to gaming machines and other entities on the gaming network. The discovery service and service providers may be implemented as web services with a gaming services framework. The gaming services framework comprises a set of services, protocols, XML schemas, and methods for providing gaming system functionality in a distributed, network based architecture that includes gaming machines and servers. Systems and methods provide a service-oriented framework for gaming and property management based upon internetworking technology and web services concepts.
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