AUTHENTICATION OF MOBILE SERVERS

• US 20140274367A1
• Filed: 03/17/2014
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Incorporated (Aristocrat Leisure Limited)
• Original Assignee: Nguyen Gaming LLC
• Inventors: Nguyen, Binh T.
• Granted Patent: US 9,814,970 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/335 using Internet
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/71 using secure communication between game devices and game servers, e.g. by encrypting game data or authenticating players
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/73 Authorising game programs or game devices, e.g. checking authenticity
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0846 using time-dependent-passwords, e.g. periodically changing passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/082 using revocation of authorisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/64 using geofenced areas
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method, apparatus, and system of authenticating a mobile server may have at least one mobile server configured to execute games of chance on a plurality of mobile gaming devices and an authentication server configured to: determine a location of the at least one mobile server; determine a wireless communication means to communicate with the at least one mobile server based on the location of the at least one mobile server; communicate with the at least one mobile server via the determined wireless communication means; and initiate authentication, by an authentication server, of the at least one mobile server.

Claims

1. A system of authenticating a mobile server, comprising:

at least one mobile server configured to execute games of chance on a plurality of mobile gaming devices;

an authentication server configured to;

determine a location of the at least one mobile server;

determine a wireless communication means to communicate with the at least one mobile server based on the location of the at least one mobile server;

communicate with the at least one mobile server via the determined wireless communication means; and

initiate authentication, by an authentication server, of the at least one mobile server.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication means uses at least one satellite.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising periodically authenticate the at least one mobile server at predetermined period time intervals.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of mobile gaming devices is a portable electronic device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the initiate authentication further comprises:

determine whether an authentication identifier of the at least one mobile server matches a stored authentication identifier stored on the authentication server.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

disable the at least one mobile server if it is determined that the authentication identifier of the at least one mobile server does not matches a stored authentication identifier stored on the authentication server; and

enable at least one back-up mobile server.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the initiate authentication further comprises:

determine whether an operating lease is expired; and

determine whether to renew the operating lease if it is determined that the operating lease is expired.

8. A method for authenticating a mobile server, comprising:

obtaining, by an authentication server, authentication information from at least one mobile server;

determining a location of the at least one mobile server;

determining a wireless means to communicate with the at least one mobile server based on the location of the at least one mobile server;

communicating with the at least one mobile server via the determined wireless means; and

authenticating the at least one mobile server.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the wireless means uses at least one satellite.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising periodically authenticating the at least one mobile server at predetermined period time intervals.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the authenticating further comprises:

determining whether an authentication identifier of the at least one mobile server matches a stored authentication identifier stored on an authentication server.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising disabling the at least one mobile server if it is determined that the authentication identifier of the at least one mobile server does not matches the stored authentication identifier stored on the authentication server;

and

enabling at least one back-up mobile server.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the authenticating further comprises:

determining whether an operating lease is expired; and

determining whether to renew the operating lease if it is determined that the operating lease is expired.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

The method of claim 8, wherein the authenticating further comprises;

determining whether an operating lease is violated based on the location of the at least one mobile server; and

disabling the at least one mobile server if it is determined that the operating lease is violated.

15. A method for authenticating a mobile server, comprising:

obtaining authentication information from at least one mobile server;

determining a location of the at least one mobile server;

determining a wireless means to communicate with the at least one mobile server based on the location of the at least one mobile server;

communicating with the at least one mobile server via the determined wireless means;

authenticating, by an authentication server, the at least one mobile server;

determining whether an operating lease for the at least one mobile server is valid or violated; and

disabling the at least one mobile server if it is determined that the operating lease is not valid or is violated.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the determining whether an operating lease is valid further comprises determining whether operating lease is expired based on a granted time period.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the determining whether an operating lease is violated is based on the location of the at least one mobile server.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the disabling further comprises enabling at least one back-up mobile server.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the at least one mobile server is a gaming mobile server configured to store and receive games of chance data.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the at least one mobile server is configured to transmit the games of chance data to a plurality of mobile gaming devices.