Remote management of a gaming machine through retrieval of an inventory of assets
    42.
    发明授权
    Remote management of a gaming machine through retrieval of an inventory of assets 有权
    通过检索资产清单来远程管理游戏机

    公开(公告)号:US08192288B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-05

    申请号:US11997610

    申请日:2006-08-14

    CPC分类号: G07F17/3232 G07F17/32

    摘要: Systems, apparatus and methods for remote management of a gaming machine are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a host platform having a host processor controlled by a host operating system. The host platform has a host storage and a host power state, wherein the host processor is to execute instructions that includes a wagering game. The apparatus also includes a subsystem that is operable independent of the host operating system and the host power state. The subsystem includes a processor that is separate from the host processor. The subsystem also includes a nonvolatile data store that is separate from the storage of the host platform.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述了用于远程管理游戏机的系统,装置和方法。 在一些实施例中,装置包括具有由主机操作系统控制的主机处理器的主机平台。 主机平台具有主机存储和主机电源状态,其中主机处理器执行包括投注游戏的指令。 该装置还包括独立于主机操作系统和主机功率状态的子系统。 子系统包括与主处理器分离的处理器。 子系统还包括与主机平台的存储分开的非易失性数据存储。

    Switching operation modes in mobile wager gaming devices
    44.
    发明授权
    Switching operation modes in mobile wager gaming devices 有权
    移动投注游戏设备切换操作模式

    公开(公告)号:US08152634B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-10

    申请号:US12295395

    申请日:2007-03-27

    IPC分类号: A63F9/24

    CPC分类号: G07F17/32

    摘要: This disclosure describes methods and wager gaming devices that can enter different operation modes based on different network connections. In one embodiment, a method includes connecting to a content provider via a first network connection, wherein connecting to the content provider via the first network connection enables a first mode of operation and prohibits a second mode of operation. The method can also include operating in the first mode of operation. The method can also include connecting to the content provider via a second network connection, wherein connecting to the content provider via the second network connection enables the second mode of operation. The method can also include operating in the second mode of operation, wherein the operating includes, presenting a wagering game upon which monetary value can be wagered.

    摘要翻译: 本公开描述了可以基于不同网络连接进入不同操作模式的方法和下注游戏设备。 在一个实施例中,一种方法包括经由第一网络连接连接到内容提供商,其中经由第一网络连接连接到内容提供商启用第一操作模式并且禁止第二操作模式。 该方法还可以包括在第一操作模式下操作。 该方法还可以包括通过第二网络连接连接到内容提供商,其中经由第二网络连接连接到内容提供商启用第二操作模式。 该方法还可以包括在第二操作模式下操作,其中操作包括呈现可投放货币价值的投注游戏。

    Hierarchical multi-tiered system for gaming related communications
    45.
    发明授权
    Hierarchical multi-tiered system for gaming related communications 有权
    用于游戏相关通信的分层多层次系统

    公开(公告)号:US08029365B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-10-04

    申请号:US11277064

    申请日:2006-03-21

    IPC分类号: A63F9/24

    摘要: A system, apparatus and method for gaming-related communications in a hierarchical multi-tiered system are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes transmitting a master configuration from a central operations of a hierarchical multi-tiered system to a local gaming site having one or more gaming components. The method also includes receiving a selected configuration for one or more of the gaming components based on the master configuration. The method includes downloading the selected configuration to the one or more of the gaming components through the hierarchical multi-tiered system.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述了用于分级多层系统中的游戏相关通信的系统,装置和方法。 在一些实施例中,一种方法包括将主配置从分级多层系统的中央操作发送到具有一个或多个游戏组件的本地游戏站点。 该方法还包括基于主配置​​来接收针对一个或多个游戏组件的选定配置。 该方法包括通过分级多层系统将所选配置下载到一个或多个游戏组件。

    Gaming Device with Resources Swapping
    48.
    发明申请
    Gaming Device with Resources Swapping 审中-公开
    具有资源交换的游戏设备

    公开(公告)号:US20080194336A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-14

    申请号:US11570097

    申请日:2005-06-07

    IPC分类号: A63F9/24

    摘要: Embodiments of the invention include a method for conserving memory storage on a gaming machine. The method includes creating a resource file and caching the resource file in RAM on a gaming machine; determining whether the resource file is accessed more than a preselected number of times within a preselected time interval; caching the resource file in a SWAP store as a SWAP file if the resource file has not been accessed the preselected number of times within the preselected time interval; monitoring the number of times the SWAP file is accessed within a preselected period of time; and caching the SWAP file as a resource file in RAM of the gaming machine if the SWAP file is accessed a number of preselected times or more.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的实施例包括一种用于在游戏机上保存存储器的方法。 该方法包括在游戏机上创建资源文件并将资源文件缓存在RAM中; 在预选时间间隔内确定资源文件是否被访问多于预选次数; 如果在预选的时间间隔内尚未访问预选次数的资源文件,则将资源文件作为SWAP文件缓存在SWAP存储中; 在预选的时间段内监控SWAP文件被访问的次数; 并且如果SWAP文件被访问多个预选次数或更多次,则将SWAP文件作为资源文件缓存到游戏机的RAM中。

    Promotional content coordination in wagering game machines
    49.
    发明授权
    Promotional content coordination in wagering game machines 有权
    投注游戏机中的促销内容协调

    公开(公告)号:US09126106B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-08

    申请号:US13289575

    申请日:2011-11-04

    IPC分类号: A63F9/24 A63F13/00 G07F17/32

    摘要: A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include monitoring gaming-related events at a wagering game machine of the wagering game system to detect a promotion trigger event. The operations can also include determining information associated with the promotion trigger event, and providing the information associated with the promotion trigger event to a promotional content server of the wagering game system to cause the promotional content server to select promotional content based, at least in part, on the information associated with the promotion trigger event. The operations can further include receiving the promotional content from promotional content server in response to said providing the information associated with the promotion trigger event to the promotional content server, and presenting the promotional content at the wagering game machine.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述了投注游戏系统及其操作。 在一些实施例中,操作可以包括在投注游戏系统的投注游戏机中监视与游戏有关的事件,以检测促销触发事件。 所述操作还可以包括确定与促销触发事件相关联的信息,以及将与促销触发事件相关联的信息提供给投注游戏系统的促销内容服务器,以使促销内容服务器至少部分地基于促销内容来选择促销内容 关于与促销触发事件相关的信息。 这些操作可以进一步包括响应于向宣传内容服务器提供与促销触发事件相关联的信息,以及在投注游戏机上呈现促销内容,从促销内容服务器接收促销内容。

    Authenticating files in wagering game machines
    50.
    发明授权
    Authenticating files in wagering game machines 有权
    在投注游戏机中验证文件

    公开(公告)号:US08702502B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-22

    申请号:US12092744

    申请日:2006-11-09

    IPC分类号: A63F13/10

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for authenticating content in wagering game machines are described herein. In one embodiment, the computer-implemented method includes authenticating a first set of wagering game files stored on a storage device of a wagering game machine. The method can also include starting a wagering game on the wagering game machine if the authentication of the first set of wagering game files is successful. The method can also include authenticating, during the wagering game, a second set of wagering game files stored on the storage device of the wagering game machine, wherein the first set of wagering game files and the second set of wagering game files are mutually exclusive. The method can also include stopping the wagering game if the authentication of the second set of wagering game files is not successful.

    摘要翻译: 本文描述了用于在投注游戏机中验证内容的方法和装置。 在一个实施例中,计算机实现的方法包括验证存储在投注游戏机的存储设备上的第一组投注游戏文件。 如果第一组投注游戏文件的认证成功,该方法还可以包括在投注游戏机上开始投注游戏。 该方法还可以包括在投注游戏期间验证存储在投注游戏机的存储设备上的第二组投注游戏文件,其中第一组投注游戏文件和第二组投注游戏文件是相互排斥的。 如果第二组投注游戏文件的认证不成功,该方法还可以包括停止投注游戏。