Gaming management service in a service-oriented gaming network environment
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1. A method for providing a gaming management service in a gaming network, the method comprising:
- publishing the availability of the gaming management service on the gaming network with a discovery agent communicably coupled to the gaming network;
receiving by the discovery agent a request for the location of the gaming management service from a gaming machine communicably coupled to the gaming network;
registering by the gaming machine with the gaming management service; and
processing one or more service requests between the gaming machine and the gaming management service.
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Abstract
A gaming services framework comprises a set of services, protocols, XML schemas, and methods for providing gaming system functionality in a distributed, network based architecture. Systems and methods provide a service-oriented framework for gaming and property management based upon internetworking technology and web services concepts. One aspect of the systems and methods includes a gaming management service that operates to publish service details, receive registration requests from gaming machines and other clients, and provides gaming management services to the gaming machines and other clients.
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1. A method for providing a gaming management service in a gaming network, the method comprising:
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publishing the availability of the gaming management service on the gaming network with a discovery agent communicably coupled to the gaming network;
receiving by the discovery agent a request for the location of the gaming management service from a gaming machine communicably coupled to the gaming network;
registering by the gaming machine with the gaming management service; and
processing one or more service requests between the gaming machine and the gaming management service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A gaming network system comprising:
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a gaming management service communicably coupled to a gaming network;
a discovery agent communicably coupled to the gaming network; and
at least one gaming machine communicably coupled to the gaming network;
wherein the gaming management service is operable to;
publish the availability of the gaming management service to the discovery agent;
receive registration requests from the at least one gaming machine; and
process service requests between the gaming machine and the gaming management service. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method for providing a gaming management service in a gaming network, the method comprising:
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publishing the availability of the gaming management service with a discovery agent;
receiving by the discovery agent a request for the location of the gaming management service from a gaming machine;
registering by the gaming machine with the gaming management service; and
processing one or more service requests between the gaming machine and the gaming management service. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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