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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2007
Applicants:
James Ross Mccoull, St. Peters, AU;
Robert Linley Muir, Artamon, AU;
Inventors:
James Ross McCoull, St. Peters, AU;
Robert Linley Muir, Artamon, AU;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G06F 21/12 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/123 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2109 (2013.01); G07F 17/3241 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of protecting game program code of an electronic gaming machine (EGM) comprising: determining prior to execution of the game program code whether there is a dongle in data communication with the EGM that contains a valid game token corresponding to the game program code; and taking at least one protective action if a valid game token is not located.