SCAN BASED CONFIGURATION CONTROL IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A gaming device in a gaming network, comprising:
- a gaming controller;
memory;
a first display;
at least one interface for communicating with at least one other device in the gaming network;
the gaming device being operable to;
control a wager-based game played at the gaming device;
detect a presence of a gaming component authentication device;
read authentication information stored on the gaming component authentication device;
perform, using at least a portion of the authentication information, a first authentication test on a first component of the gaming device in order to determine an authenticity of the first component;
generate, in response to the first authentication test, authentication output data; and
provide the authentication output data to an external entity.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for facilitating configuration of a gaming machine, and for facilitating authentication testing of selected components of a gaming machine. In at least one embodiment, configuration of the gaming machine may be effected via the use of a gaming machine configuration device. When the presence of a gaming machine configuration device is detected, configuration indicia stored on the configuration device may be accessed and used to determine at least one configuration parameter relating to configuration of the gaming machine. Configuration or reconfiguration of the gaming machine may then be implemented using the at least one configuration parameter. In at least one embodiment, authentication of the gaming machine component may be effected via the use of a gaming machine authentication device. When the presence of a gaming machine authentication device is detected, authentication information stored on the authentication device may be accessed and used to generate authentication output data relating to the component being authenticated. The authentication output data may then be provided to an external entity for verifying the results of the authentication test.
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30 Claims
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1. A gaming device in a gaming network, comprising:
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a gaming controller; memory; a first display; at least one interface for communicating with at least one other device in the gaming network; the gaming device being operable to; control a wager-based game played at the gaming device; detect a presence of a gaming component authentication device; read authentication information stored on the gaming component authentication device; perform, using at least a portion of the authentication information, a first authentication test on a first component of the gaming device in order to determine an authenticity of the first component; generate, in response to the first authentication test, authentication output data; and provide the authentication output data to an external entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A gaming machine comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one interface; at least one display; and memory; the gaming machine being operable to; detect a presence of a first instrument comprising authentication information; read authentication information stored at the first instrument; perform a first authentication test on a first component of the gaming machine using at least a portion of the authentication information; generate, in response to performing the first authentication test, authentication output data; and provide the authentication output data to an external entity. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A gaming machine comprising:
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at least one processor; memory; means for controlling a wager-based game played on the gaming machine; means for detecting a presence of a first instrument comprising authentication information and/or configuration indicia; means for reading authentication information stored at the first instrument; means for performing a first authentication test on a first component of the gaming machine using at least a portion of the authentication information; means for generating, in response to performing the first authentication test, authentication output data; and means for providing the authentication output data to an external entity.
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