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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`Cross-Reference to Related Applications
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`[0001]
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`This is a continuation-in part of application Serial No. 10/120,635, filed April
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`10, 2002, which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of provisional application Serial No.
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`60/332,593, filed November 23, 2001, both applications of which are hereby incorporated herein
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`by referencein their entireties.
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`Field of the Invention
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`[0002]
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`Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to the field of pay
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`computer-controlled games and entertainment devices, including both gamesof skills and games
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`of chance. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention relate the field of methods,
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`systems and devices for the automated monitoring and control of a large numberofclusters of
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`such pay gaming and entertainment devices.
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`Description of the Related Art
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`[0003]
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`Conventional pay entertainment and gaming systems,either of the cash or the
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`cash-less type, are seriously limited due to the technical choices that are typically made to
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`comply with regulatory requirements. Indeed, regulators are mainly concerned with fraud,
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`cheating and stealing, as may occur when legitimate winners are deprived of their just winnings
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`or when illegitimate users receive illegitimate winnings. Because of these security concerns,
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`regulators are reluctant to approve licenses for state-of-the-art "open" multimedia and Internet
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`technologies, opting instead for known but antiquated technology.
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`[0004]
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`However,
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`the security of such antiquated technology (i.e.,
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`technology
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`developed prior to the present advanced multimedia and Internet age) is mostly illusory. Such
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`conventional technologies are only perceived as being more stable and secure becausetheir flaws
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`are not widely publicized. Computer technology being extremely complex, there are always
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`latent imperfections and flaws, which maybe exploited by the ill intentioned. This is even truer
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`with antiquated technology, as hacker-crackers have now access to considerable information on
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`software weaknesses as well as sophisticated attack strategies and tools that they may apply to
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`older software.
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`[0005]
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`Legacy entertainment and gaming systemsthat are authorized for use in public
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`places are usually aggregates of old technologies bundled together with some PC hardware
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`featuring basic fault tolerance, basic data integrity and ad-hoc security means, together with
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`some LAN networking functionality to enable some primitive centralized auditing. Although
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`some advanced security means have been proposed (such as disclosed in, for example WO
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`01/41892) that promote off-line gaming security using smart cards, this approach in fact exposes
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`the system to latent unidentified security threats that hacker-crackers or employees will likely
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`eventually exploit. Off-line or semi-on-line systemsare totally in the hands of very few people.
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`In short, these systems operate essentially with little means for detecting under-the-radar fraud
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`(to push the analogy farther, finer-grained and smarter radar means would be uneconomical for
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`casino and gaming operators to implement).
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`[0006]
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`In contrast, lottery and pari-mutual wager systems have evolved to modern
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`fully on-line very-high-capacity mission-critical systems funneling billions of dollars annually
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`while offering significantly greater security means than the security afforded by banks. Since
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`these organizations have come on-line,
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`lawsuits resulting from complaints, flaws and fraud,
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`including internal fraud by employees, have virtually disappeared. However, although pay
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`entertainment and gaming machines based on secure Internet web browser and cash-less
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`payment technology are ideal centralized candidate solutions to equip casinos and like sites,
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`these may rapidly kill the traditional gaming support industry.
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`[0007]
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`The entertainment and gaming systems lag behind state-of-the-art multimedia
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`PC, gaming console, wireless and interactive TV technologies; consequently these systemsare ill
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`preparedto attract the younger player generation accustomed to flashy and networked games.
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`SUMMARYOF THE INVENTION
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`[0008]
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`It
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`is therefore an object of this invention to provide an architecture that
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`overcomes the technical lag, security limitations and lack of stability of the prior art. It is a
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`further object of this invention to provide an architecture that overcomes rapid obsolescence of
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`technology. It is yet another object of this invention to provide a flexible architecture that may
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`more easily accommodate the variety of specific regulatory requirements encountered around the
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`world. It is a still further object of this invention to provide specific function peripheral devices
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`with means of secure identification and secure network communication.
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`[0009]
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`An embodiment of the present invention is a distributed gaming system. The
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`distributed gaming system may include a communication bus; at least one first node, each
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`including a first computer coupled to the communication bus, and at least one second node, each
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`including a second computer coupled to the communication bus. Theat least one first node may
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`further include at least one first service oriented software executing in the first computer of each
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`first node, the first service oriented software including at least one high-level function anda first
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`service oriented protocol, the first service oriented protocol being configured to negotiate service
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`messages over the communication bus, the first service oriented software being configured to
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`selectively:
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`publish the at least one high-level function;
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`providethe at least one high-level function upon receiving a request to consumethe at
`least one high-level function;
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`enable execution of the at least one high-level function upon receiving a request for
`execution;
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`perform a call back upon receiving a request to consumeor execute the at least one
`high-level function, and
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`return a reply subsequent to receiving a request for execution of the at least one high-
`level function.
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`[0010]
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`The at least one second node may include a second computer coupled to the
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`communication bus, and at least one second service oriented software executing in the second
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`computer of each second node, the second service oriented software including at least one
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`function call and a second service oriented protocol configured to negotiate service messages
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`over the communication bus,
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`the second service oriented software being configured, upon
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`execution of the at least one function call, to selectively:
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`subscribe to or consumethe published or provided at least one high-level function;
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`requestthat the at least one first node execute the at least one high-level function;
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`accept the reply subsequent to receiving a reply from theat least one first node, and
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`acceptthe call-back upon receiving a call-back from the at least one first node.
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`[0011]
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`The first service oriented software may be configured to provide the at least
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`one high-level function upon receiving a request to consumethe at least one high-level function
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`via a remote procedurecall. The first service oriented software may be configured to provide the
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`at least one high-level function upon receiving a request to consume the at least one high-level
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`function via a HTTP request. The first service oriented software may be configured to enable
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`execution of the at least one high-level function upon receiving a request for execution via a
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`HTTPrequest. The first service oriented software may be configured to perform a call back upon
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`receiving a request to consume or execute the at least one high-level function via a remote
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`procedure call. The first service oriented software may be configured to return a HTTP reply
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`subsequent to receiving a HTTP request for execution ofthe at least one high-level function.
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`[0012]
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`The service oriented protocol is the Service Oriented Architecture Protocol
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`(SOAP), for example. The communication bus may include loosely coupled and/or tightly
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`coupled nodes. The loosely coupled nodes may include nodes coupled via Ethernet, Wi-Fi,
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`Internet, radio-link, RS-422, micro-wave link and/or satellite link, for example. The tightly
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`coupled nodes may include nodes coupled via inter-process communication, USB, Bluetooth,
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`RS-232, RS-422 and/or IEEE1394 Firewire, for example. The at least one high-level function
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`may include a business function, an audit function, an authentication function, a biometric
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`identification function,
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`a graphics
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`rendering computation function and/or an outcome
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`determination function, to name but a few of the possible high-level functions. The at least one
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`first node may include a gaming machine, an entertainment machine, a paymentverification unit,
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`a specialized device, an IP enabled peripheral, a server, a server farm, a computer device, and/or
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`an automatic teller machine, for example.
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`[0013]
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`The at least one second node mayinclude, for example, a gaming machine, an
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`entertainment machine, a paymentverification unit, a specialized device, an IP enabled device, a
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`server, a server farm, a computer device, and/or an automatic teller machine. The first and/or
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`second service oriented protocol may include asynchronous notification of events, COM+,
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`DCOM, Microsoft Remoting, Microsoft
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`.NET, Corba, SOAP, IBM SOA and/or UDDI, for
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`example. Security over the communication bus may be provided by implementing the IPSec
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`protocol, the VPN tunneling protocol and/or the SSL protocol, for example.
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`[0014]
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`The at least one second node may include a gaming machine. Theat least one
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`second node may be includedinside a gaming machine. Theat least one first node may include a
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`gaming machine. The at least one first node may be included inside a gaming machine. Theat
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`least one second node mayinclude a gaming machine played by a player and may be configured
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`to execute at least one function call during a gamesession. The at least one second node may be
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`included inside a gaming machineplayed by a player and may be configured to execute at least
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`one function call during a game session. The at least one first node may be configured for load
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`balancing with another one ofthe at least one first node. The negotiating of service messages on
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`the communication bus may includeat least one of, for example, naming, discovery, message
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`routing, publishing eventing, subscribing eventing, message transformations, workflows, and
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`communication recovery from nodes powering-off then on again.
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`[0015]
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`According to another embodiment
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`thereof,
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`the present
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`invention is
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`a
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`distributed gaming system that may include a communication bus; a first gaming machine
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`coupled to the communication bus; the first gaming machine being configured to selectively
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`publish, execute and provide at least one high-level function, and a second gaming machine
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`coupled to the communication bus, the second gaming machine being configured to selectively
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`subscribe to or consumethe at least one high-level function published or provided bythefirst
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`gaming machine, and selectively request that the first gaming machine execute the at least one
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`high-level function.
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`[0016]
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`The first gaming machine may be further configured to perform a call back
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`upon receiving a request to consumeor execute the at least one high-level function, and return a
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`reply and wherein the second gaming machine is further configured to accept
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`the reply
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`subsequent to receiving the call-back from the first gaming machine. The distributed gaming
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`system may further include a service-oriented device coupled to the communication bus, the
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`service oriented device including at least one of a paymentverification unit, a specialized device,
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`an IP enabled peripheral, a server, a server farm, a computer device, and an automatic teller
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`machine, for example. The service oriented device may be configured to selectively publish,
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`subscribe, provide, execute and request that either the first or the second gaming machine
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`execute the at least one high level function.
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`[0017]
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`According to another embodiment thereof, the present invention is a method
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`for distributed gaming over a communication bus. The method may include steps of, for
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`example, providing a first gaming machine and coupling the first gaming machine to the
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`communication bus; publishing, by the first gaming machine, a first high-level function over the
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`communication bus; providing a node coupled to the communication bus; receiving, from the
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`node, a request to subscribe to the published first high-level function; accepting the subscription
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`request; initiating a gaming session on the first gaming machine, and responsive to updates
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`occurring during the gaming session, providing call backs, by the first gaming machine,the call
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`backs returning a result of the execution of the first high-level function to the node over the
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`communication bus.
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`[0018]
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`The receiving step may be carried out with the node including a second gaming
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`machine. The receiving step may be carried out with the node including at least one of an
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`entertainment machine, a paymentverification unit, a specialized device, an IP enabled device, a
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`server, a server farm, a computer device, and/or an automatic teller machine, for example. The
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`high-level function may include at
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`least one of a business function, an audit function, an
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`authentication function, a biometric identification function, a graphics rendering computation
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`function and/or an outcome determination function. The method may further include a step of
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`receiving, from the node, a request that the first gaming machine executes the high-level
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`function. A step may be carried out of the first gaming machine performing a call back upon
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`receiving the request to consume or execute the high-level function. The second providing step
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`may be further carried out with the node being configured to selectively publish, subscribe,
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`provide, execute and request that the first gaming machine execute the high level function.
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`[0019]
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`According to yet another embodiment
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`thereof,
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`the present
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`invention is a
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`method for distributed gaming over a communication bus. The method may include providing a
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`first node and coupling the first node to the communication bus; publishing, by the first node, a
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`high-level function over the communication bus; providing a first gaming machine coupled to
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`the communication bus; receiving, from the first gaming machine, a request to subscribe to the
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`published high-level function; accepting the subscription request; initiating a gaming session on
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`the first gaming machine, and responsive to updates occurring during the gaming session,
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`providing call backs, by the first node, the call backs returning a result of the execution of the
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`high-level function to the first gaming machine over the communication bus.
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`[0020]
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`The receiving step may be carried out with the first node including a second
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`gaming machine. The receiving step may be carried out with the node including an entertainment
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`machine, a payment verification unit, a specialized device, an IP enabled device, a server, a
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`server farm, a computer device and/or an automatic teller machine, for example. The high-level
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`function may include a business function, an audit function, an authentication function, a
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`biometric identification function, a graphics rendering computation function and/or an outcome
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`determination function, for example. The method may further include a step of receiving, from
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`the first gaming machine, a request that the node execute the first high-level function. A step
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`maybe carried out of the node performing a call back upon receiving the request to consumeor
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`execute the high-level function. The second providing step may be further carried out with the
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`first gaming machine being configured to selectively publish, subscribe, provide, execute and
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`request that the node execute the high level function.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`[0021]
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`Figure 1 is a diagram of a gaming system in accordance with an embodiment
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`of the present invention.
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`[0022]
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`Figure 2 is a diagram of an exemplary cash gaming machine in accordance
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`with an embodimentof the present invention.
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`[0023]
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`Figure 3 is a diagram of an exemplary cash-less gaming machine in accordance
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`with an embodimentof the present invention.
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`[0024]
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`Figure 4 is a diagram of an exemplary entertainment machine in accordance
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`with an embodimentof the present invention.
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`[0025]
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`Figure 5 is a diagram an exemplary PVU (Payment Verification Unit) in
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`accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
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`[0026]
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`Figure 6 is a diagram of an exemplary compact PVU in accordance with an
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`embodimentof the present invention.
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`[0027]
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`Figure 7 is a diagram depicting an exemplary Automatic PVU (APVU) or
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`“Smart Cashier” in accordance with an embodimentofthe present invention.
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`[0028]
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`Figure 8 is a diagram depicting a tightly coupled configuration of a gaming
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`machine in accordance with an embodimentof the present invention.
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`[0029]
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`Figure 9 is a diagram depicting a modular software architecture of a gaming
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`machine in accordance with an embodimentof the present invention.
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`[0030]
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`Figure 10 is a diagram depicting a loosely coupled software configuration of a
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`gaming machine in accordance with an embodimentofthe present invention.
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`[0031]
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`Figure 11 is a diagram depicting a virtual configuration of the software
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`architecture of a gaming machine in accordance with an embodimentof the present invention.
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`[0032]
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`Figure 12 is a diagram depicting an extended virtual configuration of the
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`software architecture of a gaming machine in accordance with an embodimentof the present
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`invention.
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`[0033]
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`Figure 13 is a diagram depicting a number of Internet-ready, specialized
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`devices coupled to an APVU,according to an embodimentofthe present invention.
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`[0034]
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`Figure 14 is a diagram depicting partial processing by central server(s) 112 in
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`accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
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`[0035]
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`Figure 15 is a diagram depicting a central server system, according to an
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`embodimentof the present invention.
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`[0036]
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`Figure 16 is a diagram depicting processing of gaming machine functions by
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`PCs within a central server system, in accordance with an embodimentof the present invention.
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`[0037]
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`Figure 17 is a diagram depicting each remote gaming machine connected to an
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`individual PC or computer server located within a central server system 112, in accordance with
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`an embodimentof the present invention.
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`[0038]
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`Figure 18 is a diagram depicting a central server system that includes a server
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`farm for performing operating system and applications boot to the individual PCs of a central
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`server from a central storage facility, in accordance with an embodimentofthe present invention.
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`[0039]
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`Figure 19 is a diagram depicting a simplified Plug and Play protocol,
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`in
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`accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
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`[0040]
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`Figure 20 is a diagram depicting asynchronous notification of events,
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`in
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`accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
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`[0041]
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`Figure 21 illustrates a view of the service based gaming system according to an
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`embodimentof the present invention, including a plurality of nodes arranged suchas to offer one
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`service publisher and multiple service subscribers.
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`[0042]
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`Figure 22 illustrates a view of the service based gaming system according to an
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`embodiment of the present invention, including a plurality of nodes arranged such as to offer
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`multiple service publishers and one service subscriber.
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`Figure 23 illustrates a view ofthe service based gaming system according to an
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`embodiment of the present invention, including a plurality of nodes arranged such as to offer
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`multiple service publishers and multiple service subscribers.
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`[0044]
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`Figure 24illustrates a view ofthe service based gaming system according to an
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`embodiment of the present invention,
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`including a plurality of nodes, wherein each nodeis
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`arranged such as to offer a one service publisher, multiple service publishers, one service
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`subscriber and/or multiple service subscribers.
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`[0045]
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`Figure 25 illustrates a view of the service based gaming system according to an
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`embodiment of the present invention,
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`including a plurality of nodes, wherein each nodeis
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`arranged such as to offer one service publisher, multiple service publishers, one service
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`subscriber and/or multiple serv