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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Wms Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Vernon W. Hamlin, Lisle, IL (US);
Craig J. Sylla, Round Lake, IL (US);
Paul A. Quaglia, Westmont, IL (US);
Scot W. Salzman, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Srinivyasa M. Adiraju, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Mark C. Pace, Palatine, IL (US);
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
Gaming devices, gaming systems, methods of configuring gaming devices, and computer programs for configuring gaming devices are featured. A gaming machine is disclosed for communicatively coupling to peer gaming machines via a peer-to-peer network. The gaming machine includes a display device(s), a processor(s), and a memory device(s) storing instructions that cause the gaming machine to: store a first set of data indicative of the gaming machine's configuration parameters and a second set of data indicative of the gaming machine's performance; receive from one or more peer gaming machines a third set of data indicative of the peer gaming machine's(s') configuration parameters and a fourth set of data indicative of the peer gaming machine's(s') performance; analyze the third and fourth data sets to determine modifications to the gaming machine's configuration parameters to improve machine performance; and, automatically modify at least one configuration parameter of the gaming machine based upon the analysis.