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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2005
Warner Cockerille, Sparks, NV (US);
Xuedong Chen, Reno, NV (US);
Steven Lemay, Reno, NV (US);
Robert Breckner, Reno, NV (US);
Dwayne Nelson, Las Vegas, NV (US);
William Brosnan, Reno, NV (US);
Paul Bolton, Reno, NV (US);
Warner Cockerille, Sparks, NV (US);
Xuedong Chen, Reno, NV (US);
Steven LeMay, Reno, NV (US);
Robert Breckner, Reno, NV (US);
Dwayne Nelson, Las Vegas, NV (US);
William Brosnan, Reno, NV (US);
Paul Bolton, Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
Different mechanisms are provided to enable a gaming machine to download files/images, move/copy the files/images from one folder to another without breaking authentication, and resume interrupted file manipulation operations such as move/copy operations and/or download operations which have been interrupted by a power hit. In this way, the technique of the present invention is able to provide a self-diagnostic system for ensuring authenticated, atomic transactions, and for automatically handling detected error conditions. Additionally the technique of the present invention is able to provide a mechanism for seamlessly updating gaming machine components at runtime. This may include, for example, the automatic mounting and/or unmounting of selected games to/from the gaming machine memory during runtime.