Patent ID: 9082258
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A63F,G07F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A download and configuration system, comprising: a first communications network at a casino, wherein communications carried by the first communications network conform to a first communication protocol; a download and configuration server configured to provide content stored in a database over the first communications network, the content including applications for game themes and configurations settings; a plurality of electronic gaming machines communicatively coupled to the first communication network, wherein each respective electronic gaming machine of the plurality of electronic gaming machines is configured to pull content from the download and configuration server, and while the respective electronic gaming machine pulls content from the download and configuration server, the respective electronic gaming machine from time-to-time provides a respective progress message carrying information indicative of an amount of content pulled from the download and configuration server; a second communications network at a casino, wherein communications carried by the second communications network conform to a second communication protocol; a plurality of clients communicatively coupled to the second communications network, the plurality of clients including two or more registered clients that receive a respective multicast client-progress message over the second communications network, each of the registered clients sending a registration message including at least one type of notification and receiving a port number message including a port number; a download and configuration controller that is communicatively coupled to the first communications network and the second communications network and that reads progress messages received at the download and configuration controller and for a respective progress message, the download and configuration controller multicasts a respective client-progress message carrying information indicative of the respective amount of content pulled from the download and configuration server by a respective electronic gaming machine using the port number included in the port number message to selected registered clients of the plurality of clients based at least on a respective message classifier associated with the respective progress message, wherein the download and configuration controller and each respective electronic gaming machine communicate in at least client request-server response mode where a respective client makes a request and the server provides a response to the request.