Communication protocol for gaming system configuration
First Claim
1. A method for determining settings on a gaming machine via a computerized network comprising:
- generating a machine settings request at a host;
converting the settings request using a communication protocol to create a standardized settings request;
transmitting the standardized settings request over a computer network to a gaming machine;
receiving the standardized settings request at a gaming machine;
performing a variable translation at the gaming machine on the standardized settings request to obtain translated variables;
retrieving machine settings from the gaming machine based on the translated variables;
transmitting a response containing the machine settings to the host machine;
receiving a response from a gaming machine; and
displaying or recording the response.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for communicating gaming machine settings is disclosed. In one embodiment a universal configuration communication protocol is provided for retrieving or modifying, over a network, current gaming machine setting of a remotely located gaming machine. A translation table may be implemented with the communication protocol to achieve variable translation between different gaming machine platforms. In one embodiment the gaming machine status is requested prior to activating the communication protocol to prevent interruption of game play. In one embodiment activation of the communication protocol may result in the gaming machine momentarily entering an inactive status.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for determining settings on a gaming machine via a computerized network comprising:
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generating a machine settings request at a host;
converting the settings request using a communication protocol to create a standardized settings request;
transmitting the standardized settings request over a computer network to a gaming machine;
receiving the standardized settings request at a gaming machine;
performing a variable translation at the gaming machine on the standardized settings request to obtain translated variables;
retrieving machine settings from the gaming machine based on the translated variables;
transmitting a response containing the machine settings to the host machine;
receiving a response from a gaming machine; and
displaying or recording the response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for determining the settings of a gaming machine via a computerized network comprising:
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receiving a settings request at a gaming machine;
converting the settings request to a gaming machine specific format based on a communication protocol and a translation table;
polling the gaming machine to obtain the requested gaming machine settings; and
transmitting the gaming machine settings over the computerized network. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A method for modifying gaming machine settings from a host computer, the method comprising:
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generating a machine status inquiry at the host computer;
sending the machine status inquiry to a gaming machine over a computer network;
receiving, at the host computer, an inquiry response from the gaming machine, the inquiry response indicating if the gaming machine is available;
sending a gaming machine setting modification request to the gaming machine if the inquiry response indicates that the gaming machine is available, the gaming machine setting modification request configured to modify one or more settings of the gaming machine; and
receiving, at the host computer, a gaming machine setting modification response from the gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for modifying settings of a gaming machine comprising:
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providing data to a computerized device regarding which settings to modify;
formatting the data into a setting modification request for use by software on the gaming machine;
providing the setting modification request to a network interface of the computerized device for transmission to a gaming machine;
receiving and processing the setting modification request at the gaming machine;
seizing control of the gaming machine; and
modifying one or more settings of the gaming machine based on the setting modification request. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for changing one or more settings of a gaming machine from a remote location, the system comprising:
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a host system comprising;
a user interface;
a first network interface configured to communicate over a computerized network;
a processor configured to execute computer program code logic;
a processor readable medium storing;
computer program code logic configured to generate a gaming machine settings modification request;
computer program code logic configured to receive the gaming machine settings modification request and transmit the gaming machine settings modification request to a gaming machine via the first network interface;
a gaming machine comprising;
a second network interface configured to communicate over a computerized network;
a processor configured to execute computer program code logic; and
a processor readable medium storing;
computer program code logic configured to receive the gaming machine settings modification request via the second network interface; and
computer program code logic configured to process the gaming machine settings modification request to thereby modify one or more settings of the gaming machine. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A communication protocol to facilitate the modification of one or more settings of a gaming machine from a remote location, the communication protocol configured to:
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receive data from a machine settings control module located on a host system, the data identifying at least one gaming machine to which a settings request is to be sent;
process the data into a settings request, the settings request compatible with gaming machine platforms equipped with the communication protocol; and
provide the settings request to a communication device associated with the host system for transmission to a gaming machine at a remote location. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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