Data flow control

• US 20080256234A1
• Filed: 04/11/2008
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jeffrey Thibeault, Justin Holmes, Peter Sispoidis
• Original Assignee: Jeffrey Thibeault, Justin Holmes, Peter Sispoidis
• Inventors: Thibeault, Jeffrey, Holmes, Justin, Sispoidis, Peter
• Application Number:
  US12/082,505
• Publication Number:
  US 20080256234A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0202 Market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters

Abstract

A system and method for managing content data in a gaming environment to control the flow of information is provided wherein the method includes initiating a game configured to receive content data from at least one of a plurality of content servers, identifying at least one preferred content server from the plurality of content servers, operating the game to receive the content data from the at least one preferred content server, associating the content data with a content map based upon at least one characteristic, monitoring the content map to identify changed content data and adjusting content data based upon the changed content data.

Claims

1. A method for managing content data in a gaming environment to control the flow of information, comprising:

initiating a game configured to receive content data from at least one of a plurality of content servers;

identifying at least one preferred content server from the plurality of content servers;

operating the game to receive the content data from the at least one preferred content server;

associating the content data with a content map based upon at least one characteristic;

monitoring the content map to identify changed content data; and

adjusting content data based upon the changed content data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said initiating includes a user logging into a game.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said associating the content data includes logging the content data into a database and propagating the content data to the content map.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said propagating includes propagating said content data based upon a desired characteristic of said content data.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said monitoring includes transferring said content data to a server, wherein said server monitors changes in said content map.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said monitoring includes transferring said content data to a server, wherein said server updates the content map with new content data.

7. A system for implementing a method for managing content data in a gaming environment to control the flow of information, the system comprising:

a network having a database; and

a gaming device connected to the network and configured to operate in a gaming environment, wherein at least one of the gaming device and the network includes a means for,

initiating a game configured to receive content data from at least one of a plurality of content servers;

identifying at least one preferred content server from the plurality of content servers;

operating the game to receive the content data from the at least one preferred content server;

associating the content data with a content map based upon at least one characteristic;

monitoring the content map to identify changed content data; and

adjusting content data based upon the changed content data.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein said initiating includes a user logging into a game.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said associating the content data includes logging the content data into a database and propagating the content data to the content map.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein said propagating includes propagating said content data based upon a desired characteristic of said content data.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein said monitoring includes transferring said content data to a server, wherein said server monitors changes in said content map.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein said monitoring includes transferring said content data to a server, wherein said server updates the content map with new content data.

13. A computer readable storage medium having computer executable instructions for implementing a method for managing content data in a gaming environment to control the flow of information, the method comprising:

initiating a game configured to receive content data from at least one of a plurality of content servers;

identifying at least one preferred content server from the plurality of content servers;

operating the game to receive the content data from the at least one preferred content server;

associating the content data with a content map based upon at least one characteristic;

monitoring the content map to identify changed content data; and

adjusting content data based upon the changed content data.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein said initiating includes a user logging into a game.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein said associating the content data includes logging the content data into a database and propagating the content data to the content map.

16. The computer readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein said propagating includes propagating said content data based upon a desired characteristic of said content data.

17. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein said monitoring includes transferring said content data to a server, wherein said server monitors changes in said content map.

18. The computer readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein said monitoring includes transferring said content data to a server, wherein said server updates the content map with new content data.