Browser based heterogenous technology ecosystem

• US 8,911,294 B2
• Filed: 08/05/2011
• Issued: 12/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LNW Gaming Incorporated
• Original Assignee: WMS Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Antkowiak, Ryan D., Gazdic, Daniel J., Gura, Damon E., Himawan, Budyanto, Ho, Audrey F. Y., Leverenz, Jeffrey M.
• Primary Examiner(s): RENWICK, REGINALD A
• Application Number:
  US13/581,722
• Publication Number:
  US 20120322550A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,229 Days
• Field of Search: 463/31, 463/42
• US Class Current: 463/31
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/95 Retrieval from the web
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

Wagering game systems can leverage web browsers to present wagering game content with a variety of technologies. For instance, an electronic wagering game table can present diverse wagering game content (e.g., multiple wagering games, portal games, social networking applets, hospitality menus, etc.) with a variety of technologies that interface with a we browser. Also, a single wagering game can be constructed from multiple technologies. A wagering game system can implement a framework that dynamically builds up a web page to use multiple technologies for presenting content with a web browser on a wagering game system. The framework can dynamically construct the web page, which can involve modifying objects, embedding objects, removing objects, and replacing objects that correspond to different technologies.

Claims

1. One or more machine-readable storage media having instructions stored therein, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause a machine to:

embed, in previously loaded web page source code, additional code which, when executed, causes the machine to load a plurality of web browser add-on containers, wherein each of the plurality of web browser add-on containers are associated with different technologies for presenting content via a web browser, wherein the additional code is embedded in accordance with the previously loaded web page source code;

execute the additional code and load the plurality of web browser add-on containers in accordance with execution of the additional code;

manage wagering game events received by an instance of the web browser;

manage subscriptions to wagering game events by the plurality of web browser add-on containers; and

communicate identifiers of wagering game events to the plurality of web browser add-on containers in accordance with the subscriptions.

2. The machine-readable storage media of claim 1 further comprising instructions to cause the machine, when executed, to instantiate an event queue to host the wagering game events and an event queue manager that enqueues and dequeues the wagering game events to and from the event queue.

3. The machine-readable storage media of claim 1 further comprising instructions, which when executed, cause the machine to collect information about the machine and to generate a request that indicates the information, wherein the request is for the instructions that cause the machine to modify the web page source code.

4. The machine-readable storage media of claim 1, wherein the different technologies comprise gaming technology, animation technology, and video technology.

5. The machine-readable storage media of claim 1, wherein the plurality of web page objects comprise a video, game data, and an animation.

6. The machine-readable storage media of claim 5, wherein the plurality of web object also comprise interpretable code.

7. One or more machine-readable storage media having instructions stored therein, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause a machine to:

register a set of one or more add-on technology containers as subscribers to an event;

detect the event received by a web browser instance at a wagering game machine, wherein the web browser instance renders a web page from web page source code that comprises web page elements that indicate the set of one or more add-on technology containers;

determine the set of one or more add-on technology containers that are subscribed to the event; and

communicate an identifier of the event to the set of one or more add-on technology containers via one or more corresponding interfaces between the set of one or more add-on technology containers and the web browser instance.

8. The machine-readable storage media of claim 7, wherein the set of add-on technology containers comprise at least one of a gaming engine, a video player, and an animation engine.

9. The machine-readable storage media of claim 7 further comprising second instructions to cause the web browser instance to collect information about the machine and to generate a request, which indicates the information, for the instructions that cause the machine to register the set of one or more add-on technology containers as subscribers to the event, wherein the request is transmitted over a network.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a physical network interface;

a processor; and

one or more machine-readable storage media having instructions stored therein, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the apparatus to,

load web page source code;

embed, within the web page source code, additional code for loading a plurality of web browser add-on containers, wherein each of the plurality of add-on containers correspond to different technologies, wherein the additional code is embedded in accordance with the web page source code;

execute the additional code and load the plurality of web browser add-on containers that implement the different technologies for rendering the web page elements in accordance with execution of the additional code, wherein the plurality of web browser add-on containers perform at least one of present content indicated by the web page elements and execute code of the web page elements; and

communicate identifiers of wagering game events to the plurality of web browser add-on containers based on registered interest in the wagering game events by the plurality of web browser add-on containers.

11. The apparatus of claim 10 further comprising instructions, when executed, cause the apparatus to suspend a first of the plurality of web browser add-on containers, for replacing a first of the plurality of web page elements in the web page source code, and for restoring the first of the plurality of web browser add-on containers afterwards.

12. A method comprising:

registering a set of one or more add-on technology containers as subscribers to an event;

detecting the event received by a web browser instance on a wagering game machine, wherein the web browser instance renders a web page from a web page source code that comprises web page elements that indicate the set of one or more add-on technology containers;

determining the set of one or more add-on technology containers as subscribed to the event; and

communicating an identifier of the event to the set of one or more add-on technology containers via one or more corresponding interfaces between the set of one or more add-on technology containers and the web browser instance.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the set of add-on technology containers comprise at least one of a gaming engine, a video player, and an animation engine.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

collecting, via the web browser instance, information about the wagering game machine; and

generating a request, which indicates the information, to register the set of one or more add-on technology containers as subscribers to the event, wherein the request is transmitted over a network.