Patent ID: 7743163
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: A63F,G06F,G07F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A download and data transfer gaming system for improving the download capabilities in a gaming environment by redistributing a data transfer burden, the gaming system comprising: a gaming network including at least one host server, a tracking server, and a plurality of gaming devices, wherein the gaming devices are capable of uploading and/or transferring data as well as receiving downloaded data; and a memory device storing a set of data to be distributed, wherein the set of data can be divided into a plurality of different subsets of data; wherein the host server distributes the plurality of different subsets of data to a plurality of gaming devices, and wherein none of the plurality of gaming devices receives the entire set of data to be distributed from the host server; and wherein the plurality of gaming devices distribute the plurality of different subsets of data amongst each other until all of the gaming devices have received the entire set of data, without requiring further assistance from the host server; wherein the file distribution protocol utilizes a data exchange policy that implements an 80-20 rule in which 80% of the data transfers are performed by 20% of the gaming devices.