Progressive service in a service-oriented gaming network environment

• US 20060142086A1
• Filed: 02/26/2004
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Gentles, Thomas A., Blackburn, Christopher W., Block, Rory L., Swamy, Vikram, Warkentin, Terry D.
• Application Number:
  US10/789,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20060142086A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements

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 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. One aspect of the systems and methods includes a progressive service that operates to publish service details, receive registration requests from gaming machines and other clients, and provides progressive gaming services to the gaming machines and other clients.

Claims

1. A method for providing a progressive service to gaming machines in a gaming network, the method comprising:

publishing the availability of a progressive service on the gaming network;

receiving a request to register with the progressive service from a gaming machine and

processing one or more service requests between the gaming machine and the progressive service, said service requests conforming to a internetworking protocol.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the progressive service comprises a web service.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the service request is formatted according to a service description language.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the service description language is a Web Services Description Language (WSDL)

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the service request comprises a request for notification of a progressive configuration update by the gaming machine.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

receiving a progressive configuration change; and

issuing a notification of the progressive configuration update to the gaming machine in response to the progressive configuration change.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the service request comprises a request by the gaming machine to stop notification of an update to the progressive configuration.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the service request comprises a request to download a progressive configuration to the gaming machine.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the service request is initiated by the gaming machine.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the service request is initiated by the progressive service.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the service request comprises a notification of an update to a progressive amount.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the service request comprises an updated progressive amount.

13. A method for participating in a progressive game on a gaming machine via a progressive service in a gaming network, the method comprising:

issuing a request to discover a service description for the progressive service;

receiving the service description;

registering with the progressive service; and

processing one or more service requests between the gaming machine and the progressive service.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the progressive service comprises a web service.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the service description comprises a web services description language.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the service request comprises a request for notification of a progressive configuration update.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the service request comprises a notification for a play event on the gaming machine.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the service request comprises a notification of a jackpot won event.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the service request comprises a request for notification of progressive amount updates.

20. A gaming network system providing a progressive service, the gaming network system comprising:

a progressive 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 progressive service is operable to;

publish the availability of the progressive 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 progressive service.

21. The gaming network system of claim 20, wherein the progressive service comprises a web service.

22. The gaming network system of claim 20, wherein the service request comprises a request by the gaming machine for a progressive configuration update.

23. The gaming network system of claim 20, wherein the progressive service is further operable to:

receive a progressive configuration change; and

issue a notification of the progressive configuration update to the gaming machine in response to the progressive configuration change.

24. The gaming network system of claim 20, wherein the service request comprises a request to download a progressive configuration to the gaming machine.

25. The gaming network system of claim 20, wherein the service request comprises a notification for a play event on the gaming machine.

26. The gaming network system of claim 20, wherein the service request comprises a notification of a jackpot won event.

27. The gaming network system of claim 20, wherein the service request comprises a request for notification of progressive amount updates.

28. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method for providing a progressive service to gaming machines in a gaming network, the method comprising:

publishing the availability of a progressive service on the gaming network;

receiving a request to register with the progressive service from a gaming machine; and

processing one or more service requests between the gaming machine and the progressive service.

29. The computer-readable medium of claim 28, wherein the progressive service comprises a web service.

30. The computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the service request is formatted according to a service description language.

31. The computer-readable medium of claim 30, wherein the service description language is a Web Services Description Language (WSDL)

32. The computer-readable medium of claim 28, wherein the service request comprises a request for notification of a progressive configuration update by the gaming machine.

33. The computer-readable medium of claim 32, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a progressive configuration change; and

issuing a notification of the progressive configuration update to the gaming machine in response to the progressive configuration change.

34. The computer-readable medium of claim 28, wherein the service request comprises a request by the gaming machine to stop notification of an update to the progressive configuration.

35. The computer-readable medium of claim 28, wherein the service request comprises a request to download a progressive configuration to the gaming machine.

36. The computer-readable medium of claim 35, wherein the service request is initiated by the gaming machine.

37. The computer-readable medium of claim 35, wherein the service request is initiated by the progressive service.

38. The computer-readable medium of claim 28, wherein the service request comprises a notification of an update to a progressive amount.

39. The computer-readable medium of claim 28, wherein the service request comprises an updated progressive amount.

40. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method for participating in a progressive game on a gaming machine via a progressive service in a gaming network, the method comprising:

issuing a request to discover a service description for the progressive service;

receiving the service description;

registering with the progressive service; and

processing one or more service requests between the gaming machine and the progressive service.

41. The computer-readable medium of claim 40, wherein the progressive service comprises a web service.

42. The computer-readable medium of claim 40, wherein the service description comprises a web services description language.

43. The computer-readable medium of claim 40, wherein the service request comprises a request for notification of a progressive configuration update.

44. The computer-readable medium of claim 40, wherein the service request comprises a notification for a play event on the gaming machine.

45. The computer-readable medium of claim 40, wherein the service request comprises a notification of a jackpot won event.

46. The computer-readable medium of claim 40, wherein the service request comprises a request for notification of progressive amount updates.