Coordinating access to wagering game machine windows
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, via a network interface of a wagering game machine configured to present a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered, a request to load digital content for a user interface window displayed on an electronic display of the wagering game machine, the request received from a service host computer of a plurality of service host computers configured to transmit requests to the user interface window via a network communicably coupling the plurality of service host computers to the wagering game machine;
determining by one or more processors if the service host computer issuing the request is configured as one of an owner of the user interface window or a guest host of the user interface window, wherein the owner of the user interface window is provided priority access to the user interface window over the guest host of the user interface window; and
in response to determining that the service host computer issuing the request is the owner of the user interface window, loading the digital content for display on the user interface window.
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Abstract
Systems and methods coordinate requests to display content on one or more windows of a display screen of a wagering game machine. A display control process determines whether or not to honor a request to display content in accordance with an owner status of a window, a lock status of the window, a lock status of the wagering game machine, or a combination thereof.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, via a network interface of a wagering game machine configured to present a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered, a request to load digital content for a user interface window displayed on an electronic display of the wagering game machine, the request received from a service host computer of a plurality of service host computers configured to transmit requests to the user interface window via a network communicably coupling the plurality of service host computers to the wagering game machine; determining by one or more processors if the service host computer issuing the request is configured as one of an owner of the user interface window or a guest host of the user interface window, wherein the owner of the user interface window is provided priority access to the user interface window over the guest host of the user interface window; and in response to determining that the service host computer issuing the request is the owner of the user interface window, loading the digital content for display on the user interface window. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine executable instructions, that when executed, cause one or more processors of a wagering game machine configured to present a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, via a network interface of the wagering game machine, a request to load digital content for a user interface window displayed on an electronic display of the wagering game machine, the request received from a service host computer of a plurality of service host computers configured to send requests to the user interface window via a network communicably coupling the plurality of service host computers to the wagering game machine; determining by the one or more processors if the service host computer issuing the request is configured as an owner of the user interface window or a guest host of the user interface window, wherein the owner of the user interface window is provided priority access to the user interface window over the guest host of the user interface window; and in response to determining that the service host computer issuing the request is the owner of the user interface window, loading the digital content for display on the user interface window. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wagering game machine comprising:
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one or more processors configured to present a wagering game upon which monetary value may be wagered; a network interface; and a display controller executable by the one or more processors and configured to; receive, via the network interface, a request to load digital content for a user interface window displayed on an electronic display of the wagering game machine, the request received from a service host computer of a plurality of service computers configured to send requests to the user interface window via a network communicably coupling the plurality of service host computers to the wagering game machine, determine if the service host computer issuing the request is configured as an owner of the user interface window or a guest host of the user interface window, wherein the owner of the user interface window is provided priority access to the user interface window over the guest host of the user interface window, and in response to determining that the service host computer issuing the request is the owner of the window, load the digital content for display on the user interface window. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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