Gaming machine peripheral control method

摘要

A request for authorization for use of one or more peripheral devices of a wager gaming machine may be transmitted to another device (e.g., a central server) via a network. The request may, for example, include a machine-specific identifier and a peripheral identifier. The request may be sent from the wager gaming machine or from another device. The request may be sent automatically in response to certain conditions, e.g., when a peripheral device has been replaced and/or when the wager gaming machine initializes. The central server may determine (inter alia) whether the peripheral is approved for use in the registered jurisdiction and then send the appropriate authorization (or denial). Software (e.g., driver software) may accompany an authorization.

主权项

1. A wager gaming machine, comprising:
a network interface; a plurality of interfaces for communication with peripheral devices of the wager gaming machine, the peripheral devices including:
(a) an acceptor of a first physical item associated with a first monetary value, and(b) a validator configured to identify the first physical item; a memory containing a database of peripheral data, the peripheral data comprising data identifying a plurality of peripherals and data indicating each peripheral in the plurality of peripherals approved for use within a given jurisdiction and with a given game; and at least one processor configured for communication with the plurality of interfaces, the network interface and the memory, the at least one processor configured to:
determine that a previously-installed peripheral device has been replaced with a replacement peripheral device, wherein the replacement peripheral device has been installed in or communicatively connected with the wager gaming machine;determine whether at least one game is approved for use with the replacement peripheral device installed in or communicatively connected with the wager gaming machine;send wager gaming machine identification data and peripheral device data for the wager gaming machine to a device via the network interface;receive a response from the device, wherein the response includes peripheral device code relating to the replacement peripheral device, the peripheral device code includes emulation code to facilitate the use of the replacement peripheral device with a legacy game offered for play on the wager gaming machine; anddetermine, based at least in part on the response or the determinations, whether to enable operation of the wager gaming machine.