METHOD FOR MANAGING GAMING DEVICES

• US 20090118014A1
• Filed: 11/01/2007
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LNW Gaming Incorporated (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Inventors: Davis, Joseph J. SR., Finnimore, Ian
• Granted Patent: US 8,088,009 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/42
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3232 wherein the operator is informed

Abstract

A method for managing a casino gaming system is disclosed. One embodiment provides a web server embedded in at least one gaming component of a gaming machine, wherein the web server is configured to deliver a management user interface to a web browser. A management user interface is delivered to a web browser from the embedded web server, and input is received via the management user interface. The received input includes instructions for managing the gaming component in which the web server is embedded.

Claims

1. A method for managing a casino gaming system, the casino gaming system comprising one or more gaming machines connected via a network connection, wherein each gaming machine comprises one or more gaming components, the method comprising:

embedding a web server in at least one gaming component of a gaming machine, wherein the web server is configured to deliver a management user interface to a web browser;

delivering a management user interface to a web browser from the embedded web server; and

receiving input, via the management user interface, wherein the received input includes instructions for managing the gaming component in which the web server is embedded.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising authenticating the received input.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing one or more management tasks on the gaming component pursuant to the instructions received via the management user interface.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving instructions to change one or more configuration settings for the gaming component and wherein, the configuration settings are effective immediately upon confirmation.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising embedding a second web server in a second gaming component, and wherein the second web server delivers a management user interface to a web browser.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the second web server communicates directly with the first web server.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving instructions for configuring the gaming component.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising configuring the gaming component pursuant to instructions received.

9. A method for managing a casino gaming system, the casino gaming system comprising one or more gaming machines connected to a back end system via a network connection, the method comprising:

embedding a web server in a gaming device, wherein the gaming device is connected via a network connection to a casino gaming system;

providing a web browser configured to communicate with the embedded web server;

delivering a management user interface to the web browser from the web server, wherein the management user interface is unique to the gaming device; and

receiving input via the management user interface, wherein the received input includes instructions for managing the gaming device.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising performing one or more management tasks on the gaming component pursuant to the instructions received via the management user interface.

11. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving input for configuring the gaming device.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising receiving input for controlling the gaming device.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising authenticating a user accessing the management user interface.

14. The method of claim 9, receiving a request for data and delivering the requested data to the web browser.

15. A method for managing a casino gaming system, the casino gaming system comprising one or more gaming devices connected to a casino network, the method comprising:

embedding a web server in one or more gaming devices, such that each embedded web server delivers a unique management user interface to a web browser, wherein the unique management user interface may be accessed to manage a particular gaming device;

providing devices having web browsers, wherein at least one web browser is configured to communicate with at least one embedded web server;

configuring the embedded web server to deliver a unique management user interface to one or more web browsers; and

receiving user input via the unique management user interface, wherein the received input includes instructions for managing a particular gaming device.

16. The method of claim 16, further comprising embedding a web server in more than one gaming device, and wherein the embedding web servers are configured to communicate directly with each other.

17. A method for managing a gaming device, the method comprising:

embedding a web server in the gaming device;

configuring a web browser to communicate with the web server;

delivering a management user interface to the web browser, from the web server, wherein the management user interface is unique to the gaming device; and

receiving input via the management user interface, wherein the input includes instructions for managing the gaming device.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising providing a mobile component having a web browser, wherein the mobile component wirelessly interfaces with the web server.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising communicating directly with a second embedded web server via a network connection.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising configuring the gaming device pursuant to instructions received via the management user interface.