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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2006
Jean-marie Gatto, London, GB;
Thierry Brunet DE Courssou, Henderson, NV (US);
Jean-Marie Gatto, London, GB;
Thierry Brunet De Courssou, Henderson, NV (US);
Mudalla Technology, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A gaming machine may include a locked enclosure and a first computing device disposed within the locked enclosure. The first computing device may be programmed to enable game play of the gaming machine. A second computing device may be provided that is controlled by policies and disposed within the locked enclosure of the gaming machine. The second computing device may be configured for network access. An interface may also be provided between the first and the second computing devices. The second computing device may be configured to receive game software components over the network that are compatible with the first computing device but not compatible with the second computing device and to transfer the received game software components to the first computing device over the interface.