METHODS AND REGULATED GAMING MACHINES INCLUDING SERVICE ORIENTED BLADES CONFIGURED TO ENABLE PLAYER INTERACTION VIA A TOUCH-SCREEN DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- providing a gaming machine in a regulated gaming system including a plurality of computer nodes communicating over a network, the gaming machine comprising a game controller and interactivity apparatus configured to accept wagers from a player and to provide random outcomes while playing a game, the interactivity apparatus including a first touch-screen display;
providing a first service oriented blade provider configured to execute in the gaming machine;
providing a first service oriented blade configured to enable player interaction via a predetermined portion of the first touch-screen display, the first service oriented blade being controlled by the first service oriented blade provider;
providing a service oriented blade subscriber executing in a selected one of the plurality of computer nodes;
subscribing, by the service oriented blade subscriber, to services provided by the first service oriented blade provider, andconsuming, by the service oriented blade subscriber, the services provided by the first service oriented blade provider, such that the first service oriented blade enables interaction between the player and the service oriented blade subscriber.
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Abstract
In a regulated gaming system including a plurality of computer nodes communicating over a network, a gaming machine includes a game controller and interactivity apparatus that accepts wagers from a player and provides random outcomes while playing a game. The interactivity apparatus may include a touch-screen display. A service oriented blade provider may execute in the gaming machine and is configured to provide services to a service oriented blade subscriber executing in one of the computer nodes. The service oriented blade subscriber may consume the services provided by the service oriented blade provider. A service oriented blade, controlled by the service oriented blade provider, is configured to interact with the player via a predetermined portion of the first touch-screen display. The service oriented blade is further configured to enable the player and the service oriented blade subscriber to interact with one another.
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Citations
25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a gaming machine in a regulated gaming system including a plurality of computer nodes communicating over a network, the gaming machine comprising a game controller and interactivity apparatus configured to accept wagers from a player and to provide random outcomes while playing a game, the interactivity apparatus including a first touch-screen display; providing a first service oriented blade provider configured to execute in the gaming machine; providing a first service oriented blade configured to enable player interaction via a predetermined portion of the first touch-screen display, the first service oriented blade being controlled by the first service oriented blade provider; providing a service oriented blade subscriber executing in a selected one of the plurality of computer nodes; subscribing, by the service oriented blade subscriber, to services provided by the first service oriented blade provider, and consuming, by the service oriented blade subscriber, the services provided by the first service oriented blade provider, such that the first service oriented blade enables interaction between the player and the service oriented blade subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A gaming machine in a regulated gaming system including a plurality of computer nodes communicating over a network, the gaming machine comprising:
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a game controller and interactivity apparatus configured to accept wagers from a player and to provide random outcomes while playing a game, the interactivity apparatus including a first touch-screen display; a first service oriented blade provider executing in the gaming machine and configured to provide services to a service oriented blade subscriber executing in one of the plurality of computer nodes, the service oriented blade subscriber being configured to consume the services provided by the first service oriented blade provider, and a first service oriented blade, configured to be controlled by the first service oriented blade provider and to interact with the player via a predetermined portion of the first touch-screen display, enables the player and the service oriented blade subscriber to interact with one another. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A regulated gaming system, comprising:
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a service oriented blade subscriber executing in one of a plurality of computer nodes communicating over a network; a plurality of gaming machines, each of the plurality of gaming machine comprising; a game controller and interactivity apparatus configured to accept wagers from a player and to provide random outcomes while playing a game, the interactivity apparatus including a first touch-screen display; a first service oriented blade provider executing in the gaming machine, the first service oriented blade provider being configured to provide services to the service oriented blade subscriber, and a first service oriented blade that is configured to interact with a player of the gaming machine via a predetermined portion of the first touch-screen display, the first service oriented blade being controlled by the first service oriented blade provider, the first service oriented blade, the first service oriented blade provider and the service oriented blade subscriber being configured to enable the player and the service oriented blade subscriber to interact with each other independently of any game being played on the gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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