GAMING SYSTEM DOWNLOAD NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
First Claim
1. A download and configuration management system to manage a plurality of gaming machines distributed throughout at least one casino property, the download and configuration management system comprising:
- a plurality of download distribution points geographically distributed throughout the at least one casino property; and
a download and configuration management server that is configured to determine a relatively optimal one of the download distribution points for at least one of the gaming machines and configured and communicatively coupled to provide an indication to the at least one of the gaming machines that indicates the relatively optimal one of the download distribution points to be used by the at least one of the gaming machines to download configuration instructions.
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Abstract
Download distribution points are geographically distributed throughout the at least one casino property and a download and configuration management server determines relatively optimal download distribution points for downloading to gaming machines and points the gaming machines to the optimal download distribution point. Optimization may be based on one or more of geographic location, network location, availability, connection speed, and/or availability of a given package of gaming machines instructions at the download distribution point. A map, directory or library may be maintained indicative of where specific packages of gaming machine instructions reside.
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25 Claims
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1. A download and configuration management system to manage a plurality of gaming machines distributed throughout at least one casino property, the download and configuration management system comprising:
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a plurality of download distribution points geographically distributed throughout the at least one casino property; and a download and configuration management server that is configured to determine a relatively optimal one of the download distribution points for at least one of the gaming machines and configured and communicatively coupled to provide an indication to the at least one of the gaming machines that indicates the relatively optimal one of the download distribution points to be used by the at least one of the gaming machines to download configuration instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of managing a plurality of gaming machines distributed throughout at least one casino property, the method comprising:
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determining a relatively optimal one of a plurality of download distribution points geographically distributed throughout the at least one casino property for at least one of the gaming machines; and providing an indication to the at least one of the gaming machines that indicates the relatively optimal one of the download distribution points to be used by the at least one of the gaming machines to download configuration instructions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A gaming system, comprising:
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a plurality of gaming machines distributed throughout at least one casino property; a plurality of download distribution points geographically distributed throughout the at least one casino property; and a download and configuration management server that is configured to determine a relatively optimal one of the download distribution points for at least one of the gaming machines and configured and communicatively coupled to provide an indication to the at least one of the gaming machines that indicates the relatively optimal one of the download distribution points to be used by the at least one of the gaming machines to download configuration instructions. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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