DOWNLOAD AND CONFIGURATION SERVER-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH STRUCTURED DATA
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1. A download and configuration management system to manage a plurality of electronic gaming machines distributed through out at least one casino property, the download and configuration management system comprising:
- a database having a plurality of structured data tables, each structured data table including respective data and respective schema for relationships between and attributes of the data therein;
a download and configuration management server having a graphical user interface and being configured to receive structured data tables from the database and populate fields of a first control panel displayed on a display device of the download and configuration management server in accordance with the respective schema for relationships between and attributes of the data therein, the fields in the first control panel including a top level of fields and at least one lower level of fields beneath the top level of fields, wherein information displayed in the first control panel is related to configuration and/or management of at least one of the electronic gaming machines.
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Abstract
A slot management system including a download and configuration server-based sub-system and method for use with game devices, systems, and methods. The slot machine management system is provided to enable users to monitor, control, and modify game devices and other related activities.
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21 Claims
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1. A download and configuration management system to manage a plurality of electronic gaming machines distributed through out at least one casino property, the download and configuration management system comprising:
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a database having a plurality of structured data tables, each structured data table including respective data and respective schema for relationships between and attributes of the data therein; a download and configuration management server having a graphical user interface and being configured to receive structured data tables from the database and populate fields of a first control panel displayed on a display device of the download and configuration management server in accordance with the respective schema for relationships between and attributes of the data therein, the fields in the first control panel including a top level of fields and at least one lower level of fields beneath the top level of fields, wherein information displayed in the first control panel is related to configuration and/or management of at least one of the electronic gaming machines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of operating a download and configuration system to manage a plurality of electronic gaming machines distributed through out at least one casino property, the method comprising:
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receiving an input related to management of a set of the electronic gaming machines of the plurality of gaming machines from an operator of the download and configuration system; displaying a control panel having a hierarchy of fields on a display device based at least upon the operator input, the hierarchy of fields including a top level of fields and at least a second level of fields beneath the top level of fields; retrieving a structured data table from a database having multiple structure data tables stored therein based at least upon the operator input, wherein each structured data table has a respective schema governing relationships between and attributes of data included in the respective structured data table; and populating the fields of the control panel with data from the retrieved structured data table in accordance with the respective schema of the retrieved structured data table. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing system to manage and configure a plurality of distributed electronic gaming machines in at least one casino, comprising:
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a user interface having a user input device and a display device; a processor communicatively coupled to receive user input and provide output to the display device and communicatively coupled to a database having a plurality of structured data tables stored therein and configured to execute a number of instructions; and a computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor, the computer-readable medium stores instructions that cause the processor to; receive user input related to management of a set of the electronic gaming machines of the plurality of gaming machines; display a control panel having a hierarchy of fields on the display device based at least upon the user input, the hierarchy of fields including a top level of fields and at least a second level of fields beneath the top level of fields; retrieve a structured data table from a database having multiple structure data tables stored therein based at least upon the user input, wherein each structured data table has a respective schema governing relationships between and attributes of data included in the respective structured data table; and populate the fields of the control panel with data from the retrieved structured data table in accordance with the respective schema of the retrieved structured data table. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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