Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Background downloading of gaming content to a gaming machine prior to a scheduled shutdown
- Patent Title (中): 在计划关机之前将游戏内容背景下载到游戏机
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Application No.: US11275082Application Date: 2005-12-08
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Publication No.: US08721446B2Publication Date: 2014-05-13
- Inventor: Steven Lee , Craig J. Sylla , James E. Sutton , Faith LeBrun , Jerome Carpenter
- Applicant: Steven Lee , Craig J. Sylla , James E. Sutton , Faith LeBrun , Jerome Carpenter
- Applicant Address: US IL Waukegan
- Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
- Current Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Waukegan
- Agency: Nixon Peabody LLP
- Main IPC: A63F9/24
- IPC: A63F9/24 ; A63F13/00 ; G06F17/00 ; G06F19/00

Abstract:
Software is download to a gaming device as a background operation while the gaming application runs in the foreground. An authorization operation may be completed before the download operation to prevent unauthorized installation of software. New games, software updates, and advertising content can be downloaded to the gaming machine in a background operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060160622A1 DOWNLOADING IN THE BACKGROUND Public/Granted day:2006-07-20
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