Digital identification of unique game characteristics
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1. A computer implemented method for authenticating a first gaming application, the first gaming application being adapted for deployment at a first gaming machine, the method comprising:
- identifying a first plurality of gaming objects associated with the first gaming application;
generating, using a first portion of the first plurality of gaming objects, a first gaming application signature, the first gaming application signature uniquely representing the first gaming application;
accessing a first certified gaming signature associated with the first gaming application;
authenticating the first gaming application by comparing the first gaming application signature and the first certified gaming signature; and
analyzing, in response to a determination that the first gaming application is not authentic, the first gaming application signature to identify at least one invalid gaming object.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are described for generating a gaming application signature which uniquely represents a gaming application having a plurality of gaming application objects associated therewith. A subset of the plurality of gaming application objects are retrieved. An object signature is generated for each of the retrieved gaming application objects. The object signatures are combined to generate the gaming application signature.
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51 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for authenticating a first gaming application, the first gaming application being adapted for deployment at a first gaming machine, the method comprising:
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identifying a first plurality of gaming objects associated with the first gaming application; generating, using a first portion of the first plurality of gaming objects, a first gaming application signature, the first gaming application signature uniquely representing the first gaming application; accessing a first certified gaming signature associated with the first gaming application; authenticating the first gaming application by comparing the first gaming application signature and the first certified gaming signature; and analyzing, in response to a determination that the first gaming application is not authentic, the first gaming application signature to identify at least one invalid gaming object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for authenticating a first gaming application, the first gaming application being adapted for deployment at a first gaming machine, the system comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one interface configured or designed to provide a communication link to at least one other network device in the data network; and memory; the system being configured or designed to; identify a first plurality of gaming objects associated with the first gaming application; generate, using a first portion of the first plurality of gaming objects, a first gaming application signature, the first gaming application signature uniquely representing the first gaming application; access a first certified gaming signature associated with the first gaming application; authenticate the first gaming application by comparing the first gaming application signature and the first certified gaming signature; and analyze, in response to a determination that the first gaming application is not authentic, the first gaming application signature to identify at least one invalid gaming object. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A computer implemented computer program product for authenticating a first gaming application, the first gaming application being adapted for deployment at a first gaming machine, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, the computer readable code comprising; computer code for identifying a first plurality of gaming objects associated with the first gaming application; computer code for generating, using a first portion of the first plurality of gaming objects, a first gaming application signature, the first gaming application signature uniquely representing the first gaming application; computer code for accessing a first certified gaming signature associated with the first gaming application; computer code for authenticating the first gaming application by comparing the first gaming application signature and the first certified gaming signature; and computer code for analyzing, in response to a determination that the first gaming application is not authentic, the first gaming application signature to identify at least one invalid gaming object. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer implemented system for authenticating a first gaming application, the first gaming application being adapted for deployment at a first gaming machine, the system comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer readable code embodied therein, the computer readable code comprising; means for identifying a first plurality of gaming objects associated with the first gaming application; means for generating, using a first portion of the first plurality of gaming objects, a first gaming application signature, the first gaming application signature uniquely representing the first gaming application; means for accessing a first certified gaming signature associated with the first gaming application; means for authenticating the first gaming application by comparing the first gaming application signature and the first certified gaming signature; and means for analyzing, in response to a determination that the first gaming application is not authentic, the first gaming application signature to identify at least one invalid gaming object. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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