AUTHENTICATION OF MOBILE SERVERS

• US 20180065043A1
• Filed: 11/13/2017
• Published: 03/08/2018
• 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 11,020,669 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 support 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 the authentication server, of the at least one mobile server.

2. 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; and

authenticating, by an authentication server, the at least one mobile server based at least in part on the authentication information and the location of the at least one mobile server.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the method comprises:

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

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

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, when authenticated, the at least one mobile server is enabled to support a plurality of mobile gaming devices.