Device identification
First Claim
1. A gaming machine-enabled method for identifying in-housing gaming devices on a gaming system, the gaming machine-enabled method comprising:
- providing one or more gaming servers that are connected to a physical gaming network;
providing a gaming system that includes a plurality of gaming machines connected to the one or more gaming servers via the physical gaming network, wherein each gaming machine includes a plurality of in-housing gaming devices that communicate with each other and the one or more gaming servers over the physical gaming network, each of the plurality of gaming machines comprising;
(i) at least one display device;
(ii) a plurality of input devices including;
(a) an acceptor of a first physical item associated with a first monetary value;
(b) a payout button actuatable to cause a payout associated with a cash withdrawal request;
(iii) at least one gaming machine processor; and
(iv) at least one gaming machine memory device storing a game program;
communicating via MAC/IP transmissions, using a processor, between the one or more gaming servers and a first in-housing gaming device within the first gaming machine during an initialization procedure;
communicating via MAC/IP transmissions, using the processor, between a second in-housing gaming device within the first gaming machine and the first in-housing gaming device; and
enabling new in-housing gaming devices to be added to a game housing where the new in-housing gaming devices are integrated and identified by the one or more gaming servers.
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Abstract
The system provides the capability of identifying the presence and location of network devices. During start-up, a device sends its MAC address out on the network. A local switch collects MAC and IP addresses for the devices connected to it. Periodically, the switch transmits raw Ethernet frames, USB packets, or TCP packets containing tables of devices and associated MAC/IP addresses. When a device receives information about another device, the device may attempt communication with that device. First, a verification procedure is used to validate the devices. Subsequently, communication is possible between the devices.
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28 Claims
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1. A gaming machine-enabled method for identifying in-housing gaming devices on a gaming system, the gaming machine-enabled method comprising:
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providing one or more gaming servers that are connected to a physical gaming network; providing a gaming system that includes a plurality of gaming machines connected to the one or more gaming servers via the physical gaming network, wherein each gaming machine includes a plurality of in-housing gaming devices that communicate with each other and the one or more gaming servers over the physical gaming network, each of the plurality of gaming machines comprising; (i) at least one display device; (ii) a plurality of input devices including; (a) an acceptor of a first physical item associated with a first monetary value; (b) a payout button actuatable to cause a payout associated with a cash withdrawal request; (iii) at least one gaming machine processor; and (iv) at least one gaming machine memory device storing a game program; communicating via MAC/IP transmissions, using a processor, between the one or more gaming servers and a first in-housing gaming device within the first gaming machine during an initialization procedure; communicating via MAC/IP transmissions, using the processor, between a second in-housing gaming device within the first gaming machine and the first in-housing gaming device; and enabling new in-housing gaming devices to be added to a game housing where the new in-housing gaming devices are integrated and identified by the one or more gaming servers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A gaming machine-enabled method for identifying in-housing gaming devices on a gaming system, the gaming machine-enabled method comprising:
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providing one or more gaming servers that are connected to a physical gaming network; providing a gaming system that includes a plurality of gaming machines connected to the one or more gaming servers via the physical gaming network, wherein each gaming machine includes a plurality of in-housing gaming devices that communicate with each other and the one or more gaming servers over the physical gaming network, each of the plurality of gaming machines comprising; (i) at least one display device; (ii) a plurality of input devices including; (a) an acceptor of a first physical item associated with a first monetary value; (b) a payout button actuatable to cause a payout associated with a cash withdrawal request; (iii) at least one gaming machine processor; and (iv) at least one gaming machine memory device storing a game program; communicating via MAC/IP transmissions, using a processor, between the one or more gaming servers and a first in-housing gaming device within the first gaming machine during an initialization procedure; executing, using the processor, a verification process between the first in-housing gaming device and a second in-housing gaming device within the first gaming machine; communicating via MAC/IP transmissions, using the processor, between a second in-housing gaming device within the first gaming machine and the first in-housing gaming device if the verification process is successful; and enabling new in-housing gaming devices to be added to a game housing where the new in-housing gaming devices are integrated and identified by the one or more gaming servers. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A gaming machine-enabled method for identifying in-housing gaming devices on a gaming system, the gaming machine-enabled method comprising:
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providing one or more gaming servers that are connected to a physical gaming network; providing a gaming system that includes a plurality of gaming machines connected to the one or more gaming servers via the physical gaming network, wherein each gaming machine includes a plurality of in-housing gaming devices that communicate with each other and the one or more gaming servers over the physical gaming network, each of the plurality of gaming machines comprising; (i) at least one display device; (ii) a plurality of input devices including; (a) an acceptor of a first physical item associated with a first monetary Value; (b) a payout button actuatable to cause a payout associated with a cash withdrawal request; (iii) at least one gaming machine processor; and (iv) at least one gaming machine memory device storing a game program; sending identifying information on the gaming system using the first in-housing gaming device; communicating via MAC/IP transmissions, using a processor, between the one or more gaming servers and a first in-housing gaming device within the first gaming machine during an initialization procedure; sending, using the processor, identifying information via the gaming network to the first in-housing gaming device using a second in-housing gaming device within the first gaming machine, wherein the sending of the identifying information enables the in-housing devices to identify themselves to each other; communicating via MAC/IP transmissions, using the processor, between the second in-housing gaming device within the first gaming machine and the first in-housing gaming device; and enabling new in-housing gaming devices to be added to a game housing where the new in-housing gaming devices are integrated and identified by the one or more gaming servers. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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