PRESENTING WAGERING GAME CONTENT IN MULTIPLE WINDOWS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving primary wagering game content and control information from a primary content source;
receiving secondary wagering game content and control information from a secondary content source;
presenting the primary wagering game content in a main window and the secondary wagering game content in one or more auxiliary windows of a wagering game machine;
determining content priority information for the primary wagering game content and the secondary wagering game content; and
controlling the appearance and actions of the main window and the one or more auxiliary windows based on the content priority information.
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Abstract
Described herein are processes and devices that present wagering game content in multiple windows. One of the devices described is a wagering game system. The wagering game system can receive wagering game content and control information from more than one content provider. The wagering game system can present the content from the various content providers in one or more windows, such as by presenting content from one provider in a main window while presenting content from a second provider in one or more auxiliary windows. The wagering game system can also determine priority information for content displayed in the windows and control the appearance and actions of the windows, or content displayed within the windows, based on the priority information.
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25 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving primary wagering game content and control information from a primary content source; receiving secondary wagering game content and control information from a secondary content source; presenting the primary wagering game content in a main window and the secondary wagering game content in one or more auxiliary windows of a wagering game machine; determining content priority information for the primary wagering game content and the secondary wagering game content; and controlling the appearance and actions of the main window and the one or more auxiliary windows based on the content priority information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more machine-readable media having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a set of one or more processors causes the set of one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a first control statement to process primary wagering game content in a first content window on a wagering game machine, wherein the primary content originates from a first wagering game provider; receiving a second control statement to process secondary wagering game content in a second content window on the same wagering game machine, wherein the secondary wagering game content originates from a second wagering game provider; determining a priority for the first control statement and the second control statement based on a set of priority rules; and processing the first control statement and the second control statement according to the priority. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a primary wagering game server configured to provide primary wagering game content and primary control instructions regarding primary wagering game content; a secondary wagering game server configured to provide secondary wagering game content and secondary control instructions regarding secondary wagering game content; and a wagering game machine configured to present the primary and secondary wagering game content, wherein the wagering game machine is configured to present the primary wagering game content and the secondary wagering game content in any one or more of a main window and one or more auxiliary windows. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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a primary content controller configured to provide control information for primary wagering game content; a secondary content controller configured to provide control information for secondary wagering game content; a windows controller configured to control the presentation of the primary wagering game content and the secondary wagering game content on a plurality of content windows on a wagering game machine; and a coordination unit configured to coordinate the presentation of the primary wagering game content and the secondary wagering game content in the plurality of content windows. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving primary wagering game content and secondary wagering game content from a plurality of wagering game servers. means for presenting primary wagering game content on a main window of a wagering game machine, wherein the primary wagering game content includes one or more client-side application files from a first wagering game manufacturer; and means for presenting secondary wagering game content in one or more auxiliary windows of the wagering game machine, wherein the secondary wagering game content includes a server-side application file from a second wagering game manufacturer. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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