Method and arrangement for improved client extension management
AssigneeOngame Services AB
InventorHenrik Lagercrantz
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Abstract
A poker gaming server configured to support a plurality of connected poker clients and a plurality of connected operator servers, each said poker client being associated with at least one of said plurality of operator servers, said poker gaming server comprising a gaming data feed unit configured for providing a gaming data feed relating to each connected poker client to its respective associated operator servers, a notification unit configured for receiving and forwarding client notifications to a connected poker client from its associated operator server, and an authentication unit configured for authenticating at least one of a plurality of operator specific extension units upon request from a connected poker client.
Claims8
A poker gaming server configured to support a plurality of connected poker clients and a plurality of connected operator servers, each said poker client being associated with at least one of said plurality of operator servers, said poker gaming server comprising:
- a gaming data feed unit configured for providing a gaming data feed relating to each connected poker client to its respective associated operator servers;
- a notification unit configured for receiving and forwarding client notifications to a connected poker client from its associated operator server;
- an authentication unit configured for authenticating at least one of a plurality of operator specific extension units upon request from a connected poker client.
A poker client configured to be associated with at least one of a plurality of operator servers, and to be connected to at least one poker gaming server supporting said plurality of operator servers, characterized by
- an extension unit configured for managing and authenticating operator specific extensions;
- a notification unit configured for receiving client notifications from an associated operator server via a poker gaming server;
- a communicating unit configured for communicating directly and exchanging operator specific extension information with said associated operator server in response to said received client notification.
An operator server configured to be connected to a poker gaming server, and to be associated with at least one poker client connect to said poker gaming server, said operator server being characterized by
- a gaming data feed unit configured for receiving a gaming data feed from a poker gaming server, said feed relating to an associated poker client,
- a client notification unit configured for providing a client notification to an associated poker client in response to said received gaming data feed,
- an extension information unit configured for exchanging operator specific extension information directly with said notified associated poker client.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.