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Local Game-Area Network System

  • US 20080318686A1
  • Filed: 06/22/2007
  • Published: 12/25/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A local game-area network, the network comprising:

  • a plurality of gaming devices;

    local game-area servers, wherein each local game-area server is associated with a corresponding gaming device; and

    local game-area data storage mediums, wherein each local game-area data storage medium is associated with a corresponding local game-area server;

    wherein each local game-area server in the local game-area network is operatively associated with every other local game-area server in the local game-area network;

    wherein one of the local game-area servers is an active local game-area server that acts as a host while the remaining local game-area servers are inactive and act as clients; and

    wherein host status of the active local game-area server moves dynamically to an available local game-area server in the local game-area network in response to the active local game-area server becoming non-operational.

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