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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Michael B. Shelby, Corvallis, OR (US);
Mark N. Dailey, Corvallis, OR (US);
Inventors:
Michael B. Shelby, Corvallis, OR (US);
Mark N. Dailey, Corvallis, OR (US);
Assignee:
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); H04L 9/16 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method to transmit commands across a gaming network is implemented with digitally signed messages. The command messages are generated upon a triggering event, such as the winning of a bonus. The messages are digitally signed by the transmitting node and transmitted to the subservient device. When the subservient device receives the message, it verifies the signature and executes the command. If the signature does not verify, the subservient device may raise an alarm.