Database Communications for a Gaming Network
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a local database command from a remote processing site having a remote database, wherein the local database command is in a database definition format understood by a gaming device that maintains the local database and wherein the remote site dynamically discovers the data base definition format from prior transactions with the gaming device; and
processing the local database command against a local database.
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Abstract
Techniques for database communications within a gaming network are presented. A gaming device includes a first database and a remote processing site includes a second database. The gaming device and the remote processing site establish two-way communications between one another via database commands associated with the databases.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a local database command from a remote processing site having a remote database, wherein the local database command is in a database definition format understood by a gaming device that maintains the local database and wherein the remote site dynamically discovers the data base definition format from prior transactions with the gaming device; and processing the local database command against a local database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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transmitting a first database command from a remote processing site to a gaming device which has a first database, wherein the first database command is in a database definition format that is understood by the first database of the gaming device; and receiving a second database command from the gaming device associated with the second database, wherein the first database is interfaced to the second database by means of the remote processing site and wherein the second database command is in a different database definition format from the first database and is understood by the second database of the remote site. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A database interface, comprising:
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a first interface adapted to process first database commands associated with a first database, wherein the first database is integrated in a gaming device and wherein the first database commands are adapted be received over a network from a remote processing site in a first database definition format recognized by the first database; and a second interface adapted to construct and transmit second database commands associated with a second database, wherein the second database is locally interfaced to the remote processing site and the second database commands are in a second database definition format recognized by the second database. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a gaming device; and a remote processing site, wherein the gaming device includes a first database having a first database definition format and the remote processing site includes a second database having a second database definition format, and wherein the gaming device and the remote processing site are adapted to establish two-way communications with one another through database commands transmitted between one another over a network to the first and second databases and wherein each command transmitted is in a target database definition format of a receiving party'"'"'s database. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A gaming device, comprising:
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memory; a processor; a database; and a database interface, wherein the database interface is adapted to receive database commands from a remote processing site and adapted to process the database commands on the processor in cooperation with the memory, and wherein the database interface is adapted to establish two-way communications via the database commands with the remote processing site over a network using a database definition format associated with the database and discovered by the remote processing site via prior dynamic transactions with the gaming device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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