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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2011
Stephen A. Canterbury, Antioch, IL (US);
Vernon W. Hamlin, Lisle, IL (US);
Scot W. Salzman, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Jorge L. Shimabukuro, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Craig J. Sylla, Round Lake, IL (US);
Stephen A. Canterbury, Antioch, IL (US);
Vernon W. Hamlin, Lisle, IL (US);
Scot W. Salzman, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Jorge L. Shimabukuro, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Craig J. Sylla, Round Lake, IL (US);
BALLY GAMING, INC., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a wagering game machine includes: a carrier board comprising a first network port and a second network port, the first network port having a first network address and the second network port having a second network address; a processor located on the carrier board; a first nonvolatile memory located on the carrier board and communicatively coupled to the first network port, the first nonvolatile memory configured to store the first network address; and a second nonvolatile memory located on the carrier board, wherein the second nonvolatile memory is configured to store Basic Input and Output System (BIOS) code that includes a system BIOS code and an application BIOS code, wherein the BIOS code is hardware write-protected, wherein the processor is configured to derive the second network address from the first network address during execution of boot-up operations of the apparatus.