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Electronic casino gaming system with improved play capacity, authentication and security

a technology of electronic casino and gaming system, applied in indoor games, sports apparatus, instruments, etc., can solve the problems of inability to physically verify severe limitations in the scope of game play available with such systems, and inability to achieve physical verification of such a large number of physical devices, so as to improve the authentication of games and expand the capacity , the effect of great flexibility in changing the play of casino games

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-10-31
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[0012]The invention comprises an electronic casino gaming system which greatly expands casino game play capability and enhances security and authentication capabilities. More particularly, the invention comprises an electronic casino gaming system and method having greatly expanded mass storage capability for storing a multiplicity of high resolution, high sound quality casino type games, and provides enhanced authentication of the stored game program information with a high security factor.
[0023]Electronic casino game systems incorporating the invention provide a vastly expanded capacity for more sophisticated and attractive casino-style games, while at the same time improving the authentication of the games without compromising security. In addition, casino game systems incorporating the invention provide great flexibility in changing casino game play, since the casino game data sets representing the various games can be stored in alterable media rather than read only memory units as with present casino game systems.

Problems solved by technology

While such electronic casino gaming systems have been found to be useful in promoting casino game play, the restriction requiring that the casino game program be stored in unalterable ROM memory, leads to a number of disadvantageous limitations.
First, due to the limited capacity of the ROM storage media traditionally used to hold the program, the scope of game play available with such systems is severely limited.
However, physical verification of such a large quantity of physical devices is not practical, and has thus far been an impediment to creating sophisticated games with more player appeal.
Second, the authentication check is only conducted on a limited basis (usually after a jackpot) or other significant winning game outcome, and the authentication procedure requires that game play be halted until the ROM contents have been found to be authentic.

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[0032]Turning now to the drawings, FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic casino gaming system incorporating the invention. As seen in this figure, the system consists of several system components under software control. These system components include a microprocessor 12, which may comprise any general purpose microprocessor, such as a Pentium-based microprocessor from Intel Corporation. A main memory unit 13 is provided, which is typically a random access memory having a capacity of between 32 and 64 megabytes for storing the majority of programs and graphics elements during game play. A system boot ROM 14 provides the initialization software required when power is first applied to the system. ROM 14 contains additional programs in read only form, including the operating system, related drivers and the authentication software described in detail below. A non-volatile RAM 17 is a battery backed static RAM capable of maintaining its contents through power cycling. NV RAM 17 stor...

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The electronic casino gaming system consists of several system components, including a microprocessor (12), a main memory unit (13) that is typically a random access memory, and a system boot ROM (14). Also included in the electronic casino gaming system are a non-volatile RAM (17), a mass storage unit (18), a disk subsystem (19), and a PCI bus (20). The disk subsystem (19) preferably supports SCSI-2 with options of fast and wide. A video subsystem (22) is also included in the electronic casino gaming system and is coupled to the PCI bus (20) to provide full color still images and MPEG movies.

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[0001]This application is the national stage of International Application No. PCT / US96 / 10463, filed on Jun. 17, 1996, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08 / 497,662, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,643,086, filed on Jun. 29, 1995.[0002]Notice: More than one reissue application has been filed for the reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 6,106,396. The reissue applications are Reissue application Ser. No. 10 / 225,096 filed Aug. 21, 2002, Reissue application Ser. No. 10 / 224,680 filed Aug. 21, 2002, Reissue application Ser. No. 10 / 225,116 filed Aug. 21, 2002, Reissue application Ser. No. 10 / 225,097 filed Aug. 21, 2002 (the present application) and Reissue application Ser. No. 10 / 224,699 filed Aug. 21, 2002, all of which are divisional reissues of U.S. Pat. No. 6,106,396, which issued from U.S. Ser. No. 08 / 981,882 which is the U.S. national phase of International Application No. PCT / US96 / 10463 filed Jun. 17, 1996, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Ser. No. 08 / 497,662 filed Jun. 29,...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63F13/00G06F5/00G06F1/00G06F19/00G06F21/00G06Q50/34G07F17/32H04L9/32
CPCG06F21/51G06F21/57G06F21/64G06F2211/007G06F2221/2109G06Q50/34G07F17/32G07F17/3288H04L9/0643H04L9/3236H04L9/3247H04L2209/60G06F21/00
Inventor ALCORN, ALLAN E.BARNETT, MICHAELGIACALONE, JR., LOUIS D.LEVINTHAL, ADAM E.
Owner IGT
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