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Patent US7996916 - Process verification - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA disclosed gaming machine provides methods and apparatus of verifying the authenticity of gaming software stored in and executed from RAM on the gaming machine. When presenting a game on the gaming machine, a master gaming controller may dynamically load gaming software applications into RAM and dynamically...http://www.google.com/patents/US7996916?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7996916 - Process verificationAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7996916 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/503,696Publication dateAug 9, 2011Filing dateJul 15, 2009Priority dateAug 8, 2001Also published asCA2456635A1, CA2456635C, EP1427494A1, EP1427494A4, US6685567, US7581256, US20030032485, US20040068654, US20090282489, WO2003013677A1Publication number12503696, 503696, US 7996916 B2, US 7996916B2, US-B2-7996916, US7996916 B2, US7996916B2InventorsWarner Cockerille, Steven G. LeMay, Robert BrecknerOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (122), Non-Patent Citations (78), Referenced by (4), Classifications (10), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetProcess verification
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