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1. A tangible machine-readable medium including instructions which when executed by machine cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
- conducting a wagering game in a gaming machine; and
receiving, over a network, gaming content in the gaming machine, the receiving occurring during conduction of the wagering game.
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Abstract
Software is download to a gaming device as a background operation while the gaming application runs in the foreground. An authorization operation may be completed before the download operation to prevent unauthorized installation of software. New games, software updates, and advertising content can be downloaded to the gaming machine in a background operation.
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20 Claims
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1. A tangible machine-readable medium including instructions which when executed by machine cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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conducting a wagering game in a gaming machine; and
receiving, over a network, gaming content in the gaming machine, the receiving occurring during conduction of the wagering game. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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selecting a gaming machine to which gaming content can be transmitted over a network;
selecting gaming content for transmission to the gaming machine; and
transmitting the selected content to the gaming machine for receipt while the gaming machine is conducting gaming operations. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A machine-assisted method comprising:
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identifying through a network a gaming device connected to the network, the gaming device running a gaming application that is available for use by a patron;
identifying through the network at least one software module running on the gaming device;
determining whether new software is available for the gaming device;
if new software is available for the gaming device, determining whether the new software has been authorized for download to the gaming device and, if the new software has been authorized;
authenticating an approved source from which new software can be downloaded; and
downloading the new software to the gaming device in a background operation while the gaming application is available for use by a patron. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A gaming device comprising;
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a computer system including a central processing unit coupled to a memory circuit, a display device, and a storage medium, the storage medium embodying instructions for running a software application on the computer system that presents a game of chance to a patron, the application including an interface that is presented on the display device; and
a network interface connected to a network;
wherein the central processing unit presents runs the application while new software is downloaded to the computer system and saved on the storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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