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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
May. 17, 2012
Ryan Ruppert, Reno, NV (US);
Farshid Atashband, Carson City, NV (US);
Ryan Ruppert, Reno, NV (US);
Farshid Atashband, Carson City, NV (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
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.