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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2003
Applicant:
Thomas A. Gentles, Algonquin, IL (US);
Inventor:
Thomas A. Gentles, Algonquin, IL (US);
Assignee:
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A gaming machine that authenticates the gaming software at boot-up or after a reset. A processor in conjunction with the boot memory reads the bits of data and files from a non-volatile memory device via a single read of each bit. The files are each validated while the bits of non-volatile memory data are simultaneously validated. After all the files and the data are validated then the gaming software is authenticated.