Bally Gaming, Inc.

Ryan Ruppert

Farshid Atashband

Christopher P Arbogast

Geethanand Vellore

Rajesh Swarna

Haiyang Deng

Saurabh Singh

Christopher R Arbogast

Mark Lowell

Randy Phillips

Rajesh Swarma

Geethanad Vellore

Download distribution points are geographically distributed throughout the at least one casino property and a download and configuration management server determines relatively optimal download distribution points for downloading to gaming machines and points the gaming machines to the optimal download distribution point. Optimization may be based on one or more of geographic location, network location, availability, connection speed, and/or availability of a given package of gaming machines instructions at the download distribution point. A map, directory or library may be maintained indicative of where specific packages of gaming machine instructions reside.

Gaming system download network architecture

A slot management system including a download and configuration server-based sub-system and method is disclosed for use with game devices, systems, and methods is provided to enable users to monitor, control, and modify game devices and other related activities. A download and configuration system controller and method is provided for managing the download and configuration server-based sub-system.

Download and configuration management engine for gaming system

A method for sending a notification message using a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture. The method includes: determining that the server wants to send a notification message, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine; querying, via a UDP broadcast processor, a database for a list of clients that have registered for one or more types of notification; receiving a reply with the list of clients that have registered for the one or more types of notification; and sending a notification to the clients on the list.

UDP broadcast for a user interface in a download and configuration gaming method

A modified form of the UDP multicast protocol is disclosed to implement a one-way download progress notification system between a server and one or more clients. The UDP multicast download progress notification system enables UDP messages to be sent only to registered clients, not broadcasted to all clients. This architecture minimizes network traffic and enhances system security, since only registered clients receive the UDP message. The configuration of the UDP multicast download progress notification system does not require the configuration of network devices in order to support a UDP multicast. Furthermore, any number of the clients may be on a different network domain than the DCM engine.

Download progress management gaming system

A slot management system including a download and configuration server-based sub-system and method is disclosed for use with non-gaming devices to enable users to monitor, control, and modify game devices and other related activities. An assignment-creator/modifier is provided for creating and modifying assignment templates for assignments that include at least one job to modify a non-gaming device. A user graphical interface is provided to control and monitor execution of the download and configuration and to present a graphical image at least indicative of the temporal periods for execution of a download executable assignment.

Assignment template and assignment bundle in a gaming configuration and download system

A slot management system including a download and configuration server-based sub-system and method is disclosed for use with game devices, systems, and methods is provided to enable users to monitor, control, and modify game devices and other related activities. A download tracking system and method is provided for providing dynamic monitoring and displaying of download progress.

Method and system for providing download and configuration job progress tracking and display via host user interface

A slot management system including a download and configuration server-based sub-system and method is disclosed for use with game devices, systems, and methods is provided to enable users to monitor, control, and modify game devices and other related activities. An assignment-creator/modifier is provided for creating and modifying assignment templates for assignments that include at least one job to modify a gaming machine.

A slot management system including a download and configuration server-based sub-system and method is disclosed for use with game devices, systems, and methods is provided to enable users to monitor, control, and modify game devices and other related activities. A notification system and method is provided for providing one-way delivery of notifications to clients of a server.

System and method for one-way delivery of notifications from server-to-clients using modified multicasts

A method for sending a notification message using a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture that otherwise allows only client initiated messages. The method includes: identifying information at a server that has potential for inclusion in a notification message, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine; querying a database for a list of clients that have registered for one or more types of notification by a UDP broadcast processor; receiving a reply with the list of clients that have registered for the one or more types of notification; and sending notification to the clients on the list.

UDP broadcast for user interface in a download and configuration gaming system

A module validation system and methods are disclosed for use with graphical user interfaces provided by a workstation that, among other things, remotely monitor and/or control game and/or gaming devices and/or systems. Validation of modules used in shells that provide graphical user interfaces enables the module validation system to provide users with varying levels of access to a gaming system.

Module validation

A system and method are disclosed for implementing a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture that otherwise allows only client initiated messages. The method includes: receiving a registration message at a server from a client with a client IP address in the registration message, wherein the registration message includes types of notifications desired to be received by the client, and wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine; adding the client IP address to a registration message database; receiving a request for a port number from the DCM engine; and responding to the request for the port number.

A system and method are disclosed for implementing a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture that otherwise allows only client initiated messages. The method includes: receiving a registration message at a server from a client with a client IP address in the registration message, wherein the registration message includes types of notifications desired to be received by the client, and wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine; adding the client IP address to a list in a registration message database; receiving a request for a port number by the client; and responding with the port number to the client.

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Reno, NV, United States of America

Ryan Ruppert