DOWNLOADING UPON THE OCCURRENCE OF PREDETERMINED EVENTS

摘要

Some aspects of the present invention provide for the downloading of code, including but not limited to peripheral device code, upon the occurrence of predetermined events, sometimes referred to herein as "triggers." For example, exceeding a predetermined number of errors within a predetermined time may comprise a trigger. Some implementations provide new peripheral device code each time a gaming machine initializes. Some embodiments provide peripheral devices with relatively small (or no) non-volatile memory. A smaller non-volatile memory (as compared to prior art peripheral devices of the same type) may be possible because it is not necessary-and may not be desirable--to retain peripheral device code in non-volatile memory.