Patent ID: 8095990
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: G06F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A gaming machine comprising: a game action executing device configured to execute a game action; a loading device including a connection unit configured to be connected to a removable storage medium storing therein gaming information including a mutual authentication program; and a process device including a readable and rewritable storage unit, wherein each of a program storage unit, a reading unit, an authentication unit and a mutual authentication unit is included in at least one of the loading device and the process device: the program storage unit configured to store therein an authentication program for authenticating the gaming information stored in the storage medium; the reading unit configured to read the authentication program from the program storage unit and the gaming information from the storage medium connected to the connection unit; the authentication unit configured to execute an authentication process for the read gaming information according to the read authentication program; and the mutual authentication unit configured to execute a mutual authentication process for the authentication program to check that the authentication program is a legitimate program according to the mutual authentication program included in the gaming information authenticated by the authentication unit, the process device includes a writing unit configured to write the gaming information authenticated by the authentication unit to the readable and rewritable storage unit, and the process device includes an action controlling unit configured to control the game action executing device according to the written gaming information so that the game action executing device executes the game action, when the mutual authentication unit has executed the mutual authentication process.