Discovery method and system for dynamically locating networked gaming components and resources
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1. A computer-implemented method in a gaming machine for locating one or more of a plurality of gaming machine resources, comprising:
- receiving from a domain name server, by one or more configured computing devices, an indication of a specified directory service;
sending, by the one or more configured computing devices, a query to the indicated directory service to provide information for accessing an available gaming resource, the resource being a database or a web service;
receiving from the indicated directory service, by the one or more configured computing devices and based on the query, a response specifying a server that is available for handling requests to access the gaming resource and providing access information that includes one or more authentication parameters for accessing the gaming resource, the one or more authentication parameters being part of a directory services server entry that includes parameters for accessing the named gaming resource; and
accessing, by the one or more configured computing devices, the gaming resource through the specified server using the provided information.
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Abstract
A slot management system including a download and configuration server-based sub-system and method is disclosed for use with game devices, systems, and methods is provided to enable users to monitor, control, and modify game devices and other related activities. A services discovery system and method is provided for providing dynamic access to gaming resources, services, and other components.
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1. A computer-implemented method in a gaming machine for locating one or more of a plurality of gaming machine resources, comprising:
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receiving from a domain name server, by one or more configured computing devices, an indication of a specified directory service; sending, by the one or more configured computing devices, a query to the indicated directory service to provide information for accessing an available gaming resource, the resource being a database or a web service; receiving from the indicated directory service, by the one or more configured computing devices and based on the query, a response specifying a server that is available for handling requests to access the gaming resource and providing access information that includes one or more authentication parameters for accessing the gaming resource, the one or more authentication parameters being part of a directory services server entry that includes parameters for accessing the named gaming resource; and accessing, by the one or more configured computing devices, the gaming resource through the specified server using the provided information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing content that, when executed, configures a computing system to perform a method comprising:
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determining, by the configured computing system and using a DNS server, an indicator of a specified directory services server available from a casino property; querying, by the configured computing system, the indicated directory services service to retrieve information for accessing a named gaming resource available from the casino property, the resource being a database or a web service; receiving from the indicated directory services server, by the configured computing system, a response that indicates a server to be used to access the named gaming resource and that indicates information including one or more authentication parameters for accessing the server and/or the resource, the one or more authentication parameters being part of a directory services server entry that includes parameters for accessing the named gaming resource; and accessing, by the configured computing system, the named gaming resource through the indicated server using the indicated information. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A system for managing access to a plurality of gaming resources, the system comprising:
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one or more directory services servers each configured to return, in response to a request for access to a gaming resource, an indication of one of a plurality of servers having access to the gaming resource and an indication of access information for accessing the gaming resource, the indication of the access information including one or more authentication parameters for accessing the gaming resource that are part of a directory services server entry; one or more domain name servers each configured to identify one of the one or more directory services servers and return an indication of the identified directory services server; and one or more gaming machines each configured to query at least one of the domain name servers to obtain the indication of the identified directory services server and to query the identified directory services server for access to the gaming resource. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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