Amusement devices: games – Including means for processing electronic data – Access or authorization
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-25
2011-01-25
Laneau, Ronald (Department: 3714)
Amusement devices: games
Including means for processing electronic data
Access or authorization
C463S016000, C463S020000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07874916
ABSTRACT:
A gaming machine to conduct a wagering game comprises a processing apparatus and a secondary apparatus. To inhibit unauthorized persons from replacing some or all of the software executed by the processing apparatus with unapproved software, the processing apparatus transmits a security message to the secondary apparatus. The secondary apparatus, in turn, validates the security message and transmits an enable signal when the validation is successful, or a disable signal when the validation is not successful. The processing apparatus is allowed to access to game data based on receipt of the enable signal and is denied access to game data based on receipt of the disable signal.
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Gentles Thomas A.
Loose Timothy C.
Rothschild Wayne H.
Laneau Ronald
Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Williams Ross A.
WMS Gaming Inc.
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