CLOUD BASED VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT AUTHENTICATION

• US 20130274006A1
• Filed: 04/17/2012
• Published: 10/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Power-One Incorporated (ABB Limited), IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Bond, Eugene T., Thompson, Adam J., Hudlow, Gandolf G.
• Granted Patent: US 9,053,603 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3223 Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, master/slave, wireless communication

Abstract

Techniques for providing deployment and management services for wager-based virtual machines deployed in a cloud-based on-demand service environment. In some implementations, a master deployment set is stored in one or more data sources under a repository of master deployment sets. The master deployment set includes one or more virtual machines configured to be deployed to one or more component servers to provide a component service to a client terminal in one or more jurisdictions. The repository of master deployment sets is configured to include one or more master deployment sets having regulatory approval in the one or more jurisdictions. The master deployment set may be deployed to the one or more component servers. The repository of master deployment sets, the master deployment set, and the deployment may be managed by an authorized user.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

storing a master deployment set in one or more data sources under a repository of master deployment sets, the master deployment set including one or more virtual machines configured to be deployed to one or more component servers to provide a component service to a client terminal in one or more jurisdictions, the repository of master deployment sets configured to include one or more master deployment sets having regulatory approval in the one or more jurisdictions; and

deploying the master deployment set to the one or more component servers.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the client terminal is a gaming machine.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the component service is a wager game service or a casino management service.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the master deployment set represents one version of the component service, the master deployment set is indexed by a manifest of master deployment sets, and the manifest of master deployment sets is stored in the one or more data sources

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the master deployment set complies with regulatory requirements of the one or more jurisdictions.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising:

removing the master deployment set from the repository of master deployment sets responsive to determining the master deployment set does not comply with regulatory requirements of the one or more jurisdictions.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising:

deploying a previous version of the master deployment to the one or more component servers responsive to determining the master deployment set does not comply with regulatory requirements of the one or more jurisdictions.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the previous version of the master deployment set is stored in the repository of master deployment sets and indexed by a manifest of master deployment sets.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising:

disabling the deployment of the master deployment set on the one or more component servers responsive to determining the master deployment set does not comply with regulatory requirements of the one or more jurisdictions.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising:

sending a notification to a regulator responsive to determining the master deployment set does not comply with regulatory requirements of the one or more jurisdictions.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the deploying the master deployment set to the one or more component servers further comprises:

cloning the master deployment set; and

deploying the cloned master deployment set to the one or more component servers.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a cloud system service to a client terminal for managing the repository of master deployment sets.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the cloud system service allows an authorized user to perform one or more of:

adding a master deployment set to the repository of master deployment sets, deleting a master deployment set from the repository of master deployment sets, editing a master deployment set, logging and reporting any changes to the repository of master deployment sets, and editing the manifest of master deployment sets to reflect any changes to the repository of master deployment sets.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the authorized user is an administrator, technician, gaming establishment manager, or regulator.

15. A system comprising:

one or more data sources configured to store a master deployment set under a repository of master deployment sets, the master deployment set including one or more virtual machines configured to be deployed to one or more component servers to provide a component service to a client terminal in one or more jurisdictions, the repository of master deployment sets configured to include one or more master deployment sets having regulatory approval in the one or more jurisdictions;

one or more component servers configured to host at least one deployment of the master deployment set; and

one or more validation servers configured to deploy the master deployment set to the one or more component servers.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the client terminal is a gaming machine.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the component service is a wager game service or a casino management service.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the master deployment set represents one version of the component service, the master deployment set is indexed by a manifest of master deployment sets, and the manifest of master deployment sets is stored in the one or more data sources.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more validation servers are further configured to provide a user interface for determining whether the master deployment set complies with regulatory requirements of the one or more jurisdictions.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the one or more validation servers are further configured to remove the master deployment set from the repository of master deployment sets responsive to determining the master deployment set does not comply with regulatory requirements of the one or more jurisdictions.

21. The system of claim 19, wherein the one or more validation servers are further configured to deploy a previous version of the master deployment to the one or more component servers responsive to determining the master deployment set does not comply with regulatory requirements of the one or more jurisdictions.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the previous version of the master deployment set is stored in the repository of master deployment sets and indexed by a manifest of master deployment sets.

23. The system of claim 19, wherein the one or more validation servers are further configured to disable the deployment of the master deployment set on the one or more component servers responsive to determining the master deployment set does not comply with regulatory requirements of the one or more jurisdictions.

24. The system of claim 19, wherein the one or more validation servers are further configured to send a notification to a regulator responsive to determining the master deployment set does not comply with regulatory requirements of the one or more jurisdictions.

25. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more validation servers are configured to deploy the master deployment set to the one or more component servers further by:

cloning the master deployment set; and

deploying the cloned master deployment set to the one or more component servers.

26. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more validation servers are further configured to provide a cloud system service to a client terminal for managing the repository of master deployment sets.

27. The system of claim 15, wherein the cloud system service allows an authorized user to perform one or more of:

adding a master deployment set to the repository of master deployment sets, deleting a master deployment set from the repository of master deployment sets, editing a master deployment set, logging and reporting any changes to the repository of master deployment sets, and editing the manifest of master deployment sets to reflect any changes to the repository of master deployment sets.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the authorized user is an administrator, technician, gaming establishment manager, or regulator.