Methods and devices for gaming network management
US8342953B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3223
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides novel method and devices for managing gaming machine networks. In some implementations, switches report the gaming machines that are currently connected to the switch. The report may be made periodically, in response to a query and/or in response to an event (such as the connection of a new gaming machine). The report may be made to a host device or may be used to automatically update a connectivity table. Some implementations provide for a display of the current connectivity of gaming machines and associated switches according to the report. Some implementations also display the prior connectivity of the gaming machines and associated switches according to a previously stored connectivity table. The display may be a graphical user interface (“GUI”) that allows a user to, e.g., resolve discrepancies between the current connectivity and the prior connectivity and update stored connectivity table.
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