EXTENSION COMPONENT FOR AUTHENTICATING GAME DATA

摘要

Disclosed are methods, apparatus and systems, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for authenticating data for playing a game of chance on a gaming machine. A motherboard is provided in the gaming machine. A peripheral component is in communication with the motherboard over a bus. The peripheral component has access to authentication code in a memory. An authentication instruction message is received over the bus. Responsive to receiving the authentication instruction message, the authentication code is executed on a processor to perform an authentication process on the data. A signal is output, indicating whether the authentication process is successful in authenticating the data. In one implementation, the signal enables play of the game of chance on the gaming machine when the authentication process is successful, and disables play of the game of chance when the authentication process is unsuccessful

主权项

1. A machine comprising:
a video display device; an input device; a motherboard having a basic input-output system (BIOS); a storage device in communication with the motherboard, the storage device including first data stored therein for providing a display by the video display device; a peripheral component in communication with the motherboard over a bus, and the peripheral component removably coupled with the bus, wherein: (i) the peripheral component is a passive device; (ii) the peripheral component includes a processor; and (iii) the peripheral component contains memory having an authentication code stored therein; and a decoder situated between the bus and the peripheral component, the decoder configured to decode information passed between the peripheral component and the bus; the peripheral component containing instructions stored in the memory of the peripheral component, which when executed by the processor of the peripheral component, causes the processor of the peripheral component to: (a) receive second data related to the display; (b) receive an authentication instruction from the BIOS over the bus; (c) execute the authentication code; and (d) verify the authenticity of the received second data related to the display.