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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2009
Damon E. Gura, Chicago, IL (US);
Budyanto Himawan, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Mahesh Lakshmanaperumal, Des-Plaines, IL (US);
Krishnakumar Meluveettil, Naperville, IL (US);
Scott H. Schulhof, Chicago, IL (US);
Damon E. Gura, Chicago, IL (US);
Budyanto Himawan, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Mahesh Lakshmanaperumal, Des-Plaines, IL (US);
Krishnakumar Meluveettil, Naperville, IL (US);
Scott H. Schulhof, Chicago, IL (US);
WMS Gaming, Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
An architecture that employs an internal entity that controls import and export of data ('import/export controller') and an external entity that operates as a liaison ('data liaison') between the import/export controller and one or more online social communities allows online social community access in a secure manner. The import/export controller and the data liaison handle data transmissions (e.g., data feeds, data updates, etc.) between the secure entity and the one or more online social communities. The import/export controller applies rules that regulate import and export of data, and the data liaison allows the import/export controller to operate in obscurity. Funneling data transmissions through the import/export controller and the data liaison allows players to securely access an online social community from a wagering game machine while in a wagering game establishment.