Communication protocol for gaming system configuration

Details Communication protocol for gaming system configuration Communication protocol for gaming system configuration

2005-04-26

2005-04-26

Sager, Mark (Department: 3714)

Amusement devices: games

Including means for processing electronic data

With communication link

Reexamination Certificate

active

06884174

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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