Network gaming system with a distribution server

• US 20070060362A1
• Filed: 09/12/2005
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Inventors: DiMichele, Carmen, Morrow, James, Robb, Harold, Osgood, Randy
• Application Number:
  US11/224,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20070060362A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/402 Communication between platforms, i.e. physical link to protocol
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality

Abstract

A network gaming system includes a distribution server to provide gaming devices with communication with backend servers. The system includes at least one backend server, at least one gaming device, and at least one distribution server, wherein each gaming device is in communication with at least one backend server through at least one distribution server.

Claims

1. A gaming system, comprising:

at least one backend server;

at least one gaming device; and

at least one distribution server, wherein each gaming device is in communication with at least one backend server through at least one distribution server.

2. A gaming system, comprising:

at least one backend server;

at least one gaming device; and

at least one data cache server, wherein each gaming device is in communication with at least one backend server through at least one data cache server whereby effects of asymmetrical dataflow is reduced.

3. A gaming network, comprising:

at least one gaming device; and

a core layer and a distribution layer;

wherein each gaming device communicates with the core layer via the distribution layer.

4. A method of eliminating asymmetrical data flow in a gaming network, comprising:

establishing a backend server;

establishing one or more gaming devices;

establishing a distribution server; and

transmitting data between the gaming devices and the backend server through the distribution server.

5. In a gaming network, the improvement comprising:

distribution server means for caching data, whereby offload processing and network efficiency are enhanced.

6. In a gaming network, an improvement comprising:

a data cache means for caching data between a gaming device and a backend server, whereby offload processing and network efficiency are enhanced.

7. In a gaming network, an improvement comprising:

distribution server means for caching data, whereby asymmetrical data flow is minimized between a gaming device and a backend server.