Protecting a gaming machine from rogue code
AssigneeWMS Gaming Inc.
InventorCraig Sylla
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide a gaming machine that is protected from the introduction of rogue code. One aspect of the systems and methods includes disabling a user access feature, such as a login or network access feature of an operating system executing on the gaming machine. A further aspect of the systems and methods includes removing debuggers and debugging information from an operating system or application executing on the gaming machine.
Claims75
A method for protecting gaming machine software operating on a gaming machine controller, the method comprising:
- providing an operating system for use on the gaming machine controller;
- and
- disabling a user access feature of the operating system.
A method for protecting gaming machine software operating on a gaming machine controller, the method comprising:
- receiving software for execution on the gaming machine controller;
- and
- configuring the software such that debugging information is not present in the software.
A gaming machine having a software operating environment comprising:
- an operating system for use on the gaming machine;
- and
- a user access component of the operating system, wherein the user access component is provided in a disabled mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.