Patent ID: 8705739
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: G06F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of accelerated initialization of a computerized wagering game machine configured to conduct a wagering game, the game machine including one or more processors, nonvolatile memory storage, and one or more memory storage devices storing a plurality of gaming components, the method comprising: authenticating, via at least one of the one or more processors, initialization data received into the nonvolatile memory storage; in response to successfully authenticating the initialization data and wherein each of the plurality of gaming components is associated with a distinct designated authentication percentage, authenticating, via at least one of the one or more processors, the distinct, designated authentication percentage of each gaming component of the plurality of gaming components, wherein at least one of the designated authentication percentages is less than 100 percent; and in response to successfully authenticating the designated authentication percentage of each gaming component of the plurality of gaming components and prior to authenticating any remaining percentage of each gaming component of the plurality of gaming components, making the wagering game machine operable to conduct the wagering game.