Patent ID: 8454440
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: G07F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A communication interface comprising: one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices being configured to store a plurality of communication protocols including at least a common network communication protocol, a first non-network communication protocol, and a second non-network communication protocol, each of the common network communication protocol, the first non-network communication protocol, and the second non-network communication protocol being different from one another; one or more processors, the one or more processors being configured to unpackage, translate, and package communications in one or more of the common network communication protocol, the first non-network communication protocol, and the second non-network communication protocol; and a plurality of communication ports, each communication port being configured to couple the communication interface to a node in a gaming network, each communication port being configured to enable communication with the corresponding node via a connection when the communication port is communicatively coupled to the node with the connection, the plurality of communication ports including: