Remote tracking and reporting of software state

• US 8,277,323 B2
• Filed: 04/11/2008
• Issued: 10/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/12/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Radial Network Corp.
• Original Assignee: Radial Network Corp.
• Inventors: Sispoidis, Peter, Holmes, Justin, Thibeault, Jeffrey
• Primary Examiner(s): McClellan, James S
• Application Number:
  US12/082,448
• Publication Number:
  US 20090029778A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,635 Days
• Field of Search: 463/40, 463/42, 463/43, 707/962
• US Class Current: 463/43
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0202 Market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3227 Configuring a gaming machine, e.g. downloading personal settings, selecting working parameters

Abstract

A system and method for tracking data in a gaming environment using a beacon is provided and includes identifying an occurrence of a triggering event in a gaming environment, generating at least one key-value pair in response to the triggering event in the gaming environment, generating beacon data responsive to the at least one key-value pair and processing the beacon data to generate a key-value table data.

Claims

1. A method for tracking data in a gaming environment using a beacon, comprising:

identifying an occurrence of a triggering event in a gaming environment;

receiving event data in response to the triggering event in the gaming environment, wherein the event data includes a first key-value pair and a second key-value pair;

generating beacon data responsive to the event data, wherein generating includes identifying and combining the first key-value pair and the second key-value pair;

processing the beacon data to generate a key-value table data; and

at least one of,

storing the key-value table data in a storage device, and

displaying the key-value table data via a display device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the first key-value pair and second key-value pair includes a related key and value, and wherein generating beacon data further includes identifying the related key and value for each of the first and second key-value pairs identified.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein generating beacon data further includes generating a data string which includes the related key and value being separated from each other by a first character and the first and second key-value pairs being separated from each other by a second character.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said generating beacon data further includes receiving impression data and concatenating the impression data with the at least one key-value pair data.

5. A system for implementing a method for tracking data in a gaming environment using a beacon, comprising:

a network having a database; and

a gaming device connected to the network and configured to operate in a gaming environment, wherein at least one of the gaming device and the network includes a means for,

identifying an occurrence of a triggering event in a gaming environment;

receiving event data in response to the triggering event in the gaming environment, wherein the event data includes a first key-value pair and a second key-value pair;

generating beacon data responsive to the event data, wherein generating includes identifying and combining the first key-value pair and the second key-value pair;

processing the beacon data to generate a key-value table data; and

at least one of,

storing the key-value table data in a storage device, and

displaying the key-value table data via a display device.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein each of the first key-value pair and second key-value pair includes a related key and value, and wherein generating beacon data further includes identifying the related key and value for each of the first and second key-value pairs identified.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein generating beacon data further includes generating a data string which includes the related key and value being separated from each other by a first character and the first and second key-value pairs being separated from each other by a second character.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein said generating beacon data further includes receiving impression data and concatenating the impression data with the at least one key-value pair data.

9. A computer readable storage medium having computer executable instructions for implementing a method for tracking data in a gaming environment using a beacon, comprising:

identifying an occurrence of a triggering event in a gaming environment;

receiving event data in response to the triggering event in the gaming environment, wherein the event data includes a first key-value pair and a second key-value pair;

generating beacon data responsive to the event data, wherein generating includes identifying and combining the first key-value pair and the second key-value pair;

processing the beacon data to generate a key-value table data; and

at least one of,

storing the key-value table data in a storage device, and

displaying the key-value table data via a display device.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein wherein each of the first key-value pair and second key-value pair includes a related key and value, and wherein generating beacon data further includes identifying the related key and value for each of the first and second key-value pairs identified.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein generating beacon data further includes generating a data string which includes the related key and value being separated from each other by a first character and the first and second key-value pairs being separated from each other by a second character.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein said generating beacon data further includes receiving impression data and concatenating the impression data with the at least one key-value pair data.

13. A method for tracking data in a gaming environment using a beacon, comprising:

identifying an occurrence of a triggering event in a gaming environment;

receiving data in response to the triggering event in the gaming environment, wherein the data includes a first key-value pair and a second key-value pair, each of the first key-value pair and second key-value pair having a key with an associated value;

generating beacon data responsive to the first and second key-value pairs, wherein the beacon data is generated by concatenating each of the keys with the associated values using a first character and concatenating the first key-value pair with the second key-value pair using a second character;

processing the beacon data to generate a key-value table data; and

at least one of,

storing the key-value table data in a storage device, and

displaying the key-value table data via a display device.