Patent ID: 8900054
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for downloading and configuring an operating system of a gaming machine, the method comprising: downloading a package; extracting a module from the package; verifying the module; validating a legal configuration of the gaming machine with the module, wherein the gaming machine includes a storage media; installing the module in the gaming machine responsive to validating the legal configuration; rebooting the gaming system; initializing a BIOS of the gaming machine; authenticating the BIOS; authenticating the operating system, wherein the operating system is stored on the storage media of the gaming machine; initializing a kernel of the operating system responsive to the authenticating of the operating system; as part of an initial start-up of the gaming machine and authenticating files on the storage media of the gaming machine, determining a number of free blocks on the storage media of the gaming machine; recording the number of free blocks in an NVRAM of the gaming system as part of authenticating files on the storage media of the gaming machine; and verifying that the number of free blocks has not changed as part of authenticating files on the storage media of the gaming machine, wherein verifying that the number of free blocks has not changed is a background kernel process conducted to authenticate files on the storage media of the gaming machine.