Patent ID: 8090772

Claim:
A system for providing Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) operations to a non-HTTP enabled network, the system comprising: a non-HTTP enabled network connecting a plurality of components, the components comprising: a system server, and one or more gaming machines connected to the system server; an auxiliary network connected to the non-HTTP enabled network, wherein the auxiliary network is configured to send and receive URL data and web page data throughout the non-HTTP enabled network, and for sending requested web page data, the auxiliary network comprising: auxiliary server; data storage memory, wherein the data storage memory is configured to store data including URL data and web page data; a domain name server for assigning URLs; and an HTTP capable component connected to each of the one or more gaming machines, wherein the HTTP capable component receives embedded URL messages sent from the system server via the non-HTTP enabled network in a non-HTTP protocol, uses the URL messages to request web pages from the auxiliary server through the auxiliary network in a HTTP enabling protocol, and receives the web pages sent by the auxiliary server through the auxiliary network for display by the HTTP capable component.