Discovery service in a service-oriented gaming network environment
First Claim
1. A method for providing a discovery service to gaming machines in a gaming network, the method comprising:
- registering a discovery service on the gaming network;
receiving from a service provider communicably coupled to the gaming network a request to publish service information for the service;
processing one or more discovery requests between a gaming machine communicably coupled to the gaming network and the discovery service, said service requests conforming to an internetworking protocol.
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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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24 Claims
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1. A method for providing a discovery service to gaming machines in a gaming network, the method comprising:
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registering a discovery service on the gaming network;
receiving from a service provider communicably coupled to the gaming network a request to publish service information for the service;
processing one or more discovery requests between a gaming machine communicably coupled to the gaming network and the discovery service, said service requests conforming to an internetworking protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A gaming network system providing a discovery service, the gaming network system comprising:
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a discovery service communicably coupled to a gaming network;
a service provider communicably coupled to the gaming network; and
at least one gaming machine communicably coupled to the gaming network;
wherein the discovery service is operable to;
register a discovery service on the gaming network;
receive from the service provider a request to publish service information for the service; and
process one or more discovery requests between a gaming machine communicably coupled to the gaming network and the discovery service, said service requests conforming to an internetworking protocol. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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