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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2008
Ranjan Dasgupta, Naperville, IL (US);
Vernon W. Hamlin, Lisle, IL (US);
Mark J. Saletnik, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
Ranjan Dasgupta, Naperville, IL (US);
Vernon W. Hamlin, Lisle, IL (US);
Mark J. Saletnik, Mount Prospect, IL (US);
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods include determining a hardware configuration in accordance with the detection of the presence or absence of hardware modules on a wagering game machine. Various services are selected base on the hardware configuration, where the service selected provides an interface to a wagering game. The services provide an abstraction of various functions provided by various hardware platforms upon which the wagering game may execute, and take into account differences in the platforms.