Patent ID: 9305424
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: G07F

Claim Text:
1. A gaming system, comprising: a physical network that enables communication between components in the gaming system; a gaming server connected to the physical network, wherein the gaming server includes a server processor; a plurality of networked gaming machines, each network gaming machine being configurable for one or more selectable configuration options, the plurality of networked gaming machines each comprising: a configuration server that includes a network management system connected to the plurality of networked gaming machines via a network, the network management system establishing a first group of gaming machines within the plurality of networked gaming machines, each gaming machine within the first group sharing a common characteristic, wherein the network management system includes a network terminal having a user interface to receive operator input and the first group of gaming machines are dynamically configured by the network management system; wherein the network management system is configured to: schedule a download assignment for the first group of gaming machines, determine that the download assignment is incompatible with the first group of gaming machines, schedule one or more downloads supplemental to the incompatible download assignment to resolve the incompatibility and enable the scheduled incompatible download assignment to be executable on the first group of gaming machines, and prompt a user to schedule a configuration assignment or automatically schedule a configuration assignment after determining that a configuration assignment is not scheduled after the scheduled download assignment.