Patent ID: 8454440

Claim:
A communication interface comprising: one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices being configured to store a plurality of communication protocols including at least a common network communication protocol, a first non-network communication protocol, and a second non-network communication protocol, each of the common network communication protocol, the first non-network communication protocol, and the second non-network communication protocol being different from one another; one or more processors, the one or more processors being configured to unpackage, translate, and package communications in one or more of the common network communication protocol, the first non-network communication protocol, and the second non-network communication protocol; and a plurality of communication ports, each communication port being configured to couple the communication interface to a node in a gaming network, each communication port being configured to enable communication with the corresponding node via a connection when the communication port is communicatively coupled to the node with the connection, the plurality of communication ports including: one or more common network communication ports, each common network communication port being configured to enable communication with a node connected thereto according to the common network communication protocol; one or more first communication ports, each first communication port being configured to enable communication with a node connected thereto according to the first communication protocol; and one or more second communication ports, each second communication port being configured to enable communication with a node connected thereto according to a second communication protocol.