DEVICE IDENTIFICATION
First Claim
1. A method for identifying in-housing gaming devices on a gaming system, the method comprising:
- providing a gaming system that includes a plurality of gaming devices connected to a gaming network, wherein each gaming device includes a plurality of in-housing devices that communicate with each other over the gaming network;
communicating via MAC/IP transmissions with a first in-housing gaming device within a first gaming machine during an initialization procedure;
communicating via MAC/IP transmissions 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.
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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 method for identifying in-housing gaming devices on a gaming system, the method comprising:
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providing a gaming system that includes a plurality of gaming devices connected to a gaming network, wherein each gaming device includes a plurality of in-housing devices that communicate with each other over the gaming network; communicating via MAC/IP transmissions with a first in-housing gaming device within a first gaming machine during an initialization procedure; communicating via MAC/IP transmissions 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for identifying in-housing gaming devices on a gaming system, the method comprising:
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providing a gaming system that includes a plurality of gaming devices connected to a gaming network, wherein each gaming device includes a plurality of in-housing devices that communicate with each other over the gaming network; communicating via MAC/IP transmissions with a first in-housing gaming device within a first gaming machine during an initialization procedure; executing 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 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. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for identifying in-housing gaming devices on a gaming system, the method comprising:
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providing a gaming system that includes a plurality of gaming devices connected to a gaming network, wherein each gaming device includes a plurality of in-housing devices that communicate with each other over the gaming network; sending identifying information on the gaming system using the first in-housing gaming device; communicating via MAC/IP transmissions with a first in-housing gaming device within a first gaming machine during an initialization procedure; sending 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 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. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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