MULTI-PROCESS COMMUNICATION REGARDING GAMING INFORMATION
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1. A method comprising:
- storing in memory of a gaming service a plurality of hashes generated from operating system files of operating systems approved for use with the gaming service, each hash generated from a portion of an operating system file and a length of the operating system file;
receiving, by a processor of the gaming service, from a mobile device a hash generated from a portion of an operating system file of an operating system currently in use by the mobile device and a length of the operating system file;
comparing, by a processor of the gaming service, the received hash to the plurality of hashes stored in memory;
determining, by a processor of the gaming service, that the received hash is equal to at least one of the hashes stored in memory based on the comparison; and
based on at least in part on the determination, approving the mobile device to access the gaming service.
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Abstract
Various embodiments that may generally relate to mobile gaming, location determination, mobile devices, authentication, and so on are described. Various methods are described. Various apparatus are described. Further embodiments are described.
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1. A method comprising:
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storing in memory of a gaming service a plurality of hashes generated from operating system files of operating systems approved for use with the gaming service, each hash generated from a portion of an operating system file and a length of the operating system file; receiving, by a processor of the gaming service, from a mobile device a hash generated from a portion of an operating system file of an operating system currently in use by the mobile device and a length of the operating system file; comparing, by a processor of the gaming service, the received hash to the plurality of hashes stored in memory; determining, by a processor of the gaming service, that the received hash is equal to at least one of the hashes stored in memory based on the comparison; and based on at least in part on the determination, approving the mobile device to access the gaming service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor and memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor configure the at least one processor to; store in the memory a plurality of hashes generated from operating system files of operating systems approved for use with a gaming service, each hash generated from a portion of an operating system file and a length of the operating system file; receive from a mobile device a hash generated from a portion of an operating system file of an operating system currently in use by the mobile device and a length of the operating system file; compare the received hash to the plurality of hashes stored in memory; determine that the received hash is equal to at least one of the hashes stored in memory based on the comparison; and based at least in part on the determination, approve the mobile device to access the gaming service. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor configure the at least one processor to:
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store in the memory a plurality of hashes generated from operating system files of operating systems approved for use with a gaming service, each hash generated from a portion of an operating system file and a length of the operating system file; receive from a mobile device a hash generated from a portion of an operating system file of an operating system currently in use by the mobile device and a length of the operating system file; compare the received hash to the plurality of hashes stored in memory; determine that the received hash is equal to at least one of the hashes stored in memory based on the comparison; and based at least in part on the determination, approve the mobile device to access the gaming service. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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