Program management method and apparatus for gaming device components
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1. A computer-implemented system for use in downloading software during manufacture of gaming devices, comprising:
- electronic memory locations storing information including;
first information regarding customer orders for gaming devices, including information about the location where said gaming devices are to be used and also storing a plurality of programs for use in gaming devices including at least a first program approved in a first jurisdiction and a second, different program approved in a second jurisdiction, and second information indicating that said first program is approved in said first jurisdiction and that said second program is approved in said second jurisdiction;
at least a first component for a gaming device, having a component memory, said component being coupled to a computer, said computer being programmed to;
receive information regarding the type of programming for downloading to said component memory;
select among said plurality of programs to identify a program which has been approved for a jurisdiction which includes a location where said gaming device is to be used, to provide at least a first selected program; and
download said selected program to said component memory.
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Abstract
A system for electronically downloading and verifying programs directly to printed circuit board components for use in gaming devices is provided. The downloading is preferably based on stored customer orders and provides reduced potential for errors arising by automating some or all features of program selection and by preferably implementing one or more steps of verifying programs for approval or compliance with gaming jurisdiction regulations for a jurisdiction where the gaming device is intended to be used.
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1. A computer-implemented system for use in downloading software during manufacture of gaming devices, comprising:
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electronic memory locations storing information including;
first information regarding customer orders for gaming devices, including information about the location where said gaming devices are to be used and also storing a plurality of programs for use in gaming devices including at least a first program approved in a first jurisdiction and a second, different program approved in a second jurisdiction, and second information indicating that said first program is approved in said first jurisdiction and that said second program is approved in said second jurisdiction;
at least a first component for a gaming device, having a component memory, said component being coupled to a computer, said computer being programmed to;
receive information regarding the type of programming for downloading to said component memory;
select among said plurality of programs to identify a program which has been approved for a jurisdiction which includes a location where said gaming device is to be used, to provide at least a first selected program; and
download said selected program to said component memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer-implemented method for downloading software during manufacture of gaming devices, comprising:
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storing, in electronic memory, first information regarding customer orders for gaming devices, including information about the location where said gaming devices are to be used and also storing, in electronic memory, a plurality of programs for use in gaming devices including at least a first program approved in a first jurisdiction and a second, different program approved in a second jurisdiction, and storing, in electronic memory, second information indicating that said first program is approved in said first jurisdiction and that said second program is approved in said second jurisdiction;
coupling at least a first component for a gaming device, having a component memory, to a computer;
receiving information, in said computer, regarding the type of programming for downloading to said component memory;
using said computer to select among said plurality of programs to identify a program which has been approved for a jurisdiction which includes a location where said gaming device is to be used, to provide at least a first selected program; and
downloading said selected program to said component memory. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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