Apparatus and Method for Gaming System and Game Controller Maintenance
OwnerUrban Bergantinventor
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Abstract
A gaming system service apparatus comprising: a memory for storing update data for at least one gaming system, wherein the update data includes one or more game programs or sets of game rules; a data communication interface; a programmer adapted to update a game controller connected to the apparatus via the data communication interface using the update data; and a service controller adapted control the programmer's updating of game data in accordance with service rules and service instructions.
Claims30
A gaming system service apparatus comprising:
- a memory for storing update data for at least one gaming system, wherein the update data includes one or more game programs or sets of game rules;
- a data communication interface;
- a programmer adapted to update a game controller connected to the apparatus via the data communication interface using the update data;
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- a service controller adapted control the programmer's updating of game data in accordance with service rules and service instructions.
A method of programming a game controller comprising:
- providing a gaming system service apparatus having a data communication interface, a memory storing update data and a programmer;
- connecting the gaming system service apparatus to a game controller via the data communication interface;
- programming the connected game controller using the stored update data;
- monitoring each service activity performed;
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- recording service activity data in a service log.
A gaming system service system comprising:
- at least one gaming system service apparatus having a data communication interface, a memory, and a programmer for updating data of a game controller connected to the apparatus via the data communication interface;
- a network connectable update data server for storing update data;
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- a program adapted to mediate downloading of update data from the update data server to a network connected computer executing the program and transfer the update data to a gaming system service apparatus connected to the computer via the communication interface.
A program for a game system service system comprising a set instructions which when executed by a processor of a network connected computer cause the computer to mediate downloading of update data from an update data server to the computer and transfer the update data to a gaming system service apparatus connected to the computer via a data communication interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.