Accident data recorder for electronic gaming machines
AssigneeIgt
InventorYan Meunier
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Abstract
A method of generating crash reports by an electronic gaming machine includes detecting an error condition during operation of a wagering game on the EGM, wherein the error condition affects operation of a wagering game executed on the EGM. In response to detecting the error condition, the EGM (a) generates a crash data file comprising data related to the error condition; (b) generates a screenshot of a screen displayed on the display screen at or near a time the error condition was detected; and (c) transmits the crash data file and the screenshot to a central server using a secure communications network to which the EGM and the central server are connected.
Claims20
A method of generating crash reports in an electronic gaming machine (EGM) including a display screen, the method comprising:
- detecting an error condition during operation of a wagering game on the EGM, wherein the error condition affects operation of a wagering game executed on the EGM;
- generating an accident data file comprising log data related to the error condition;
- transmitting a notification to a central server indicating that the accident data file was generated;
- inserting a screenshot of a screen displayed on the display screen at or near a time the error condition was detected into the accident data file;
- receiving a command from the central server to transmit the accident data file;
- and
- transmitting the accident data file including the screenshot to a central server using a secure communications network to which the EGM and the central server are connected.
An electronic gaming machine (EGM), comprising:
- a processor circuit;
- a memory operably coupled to the processor circuit;
- a display screen coupled to the processor circuit;
- and
- computer program instructions stored in the memory which, when executed, cause the electronic game to perform operations comprising:
- detecting an error condition during operation of a wagering game on the EGM, wherein the error condition affects operation of a wagering game executed on the EGM;
- generating an accident data file comprising log data related to the error condition;
- transmitting a notification to a central server indicating that the accident data file was generated;
- inserting a screenshot of a screen displayed on the display screen at or near a time the error condition was detected into the accident data file;
- receiving a command from the central server to transmit the accident data file;
- and
- transmitting the accident data file including the screenshot to a central server using a secure communications network to which the EGM and the central server are connected.
A method of generating crash reports in an electronic gaming machine (EGM) including a display screen, the method comprising:
- detecting an error condition during operation of a wagering game on the EGM, wherein the error condition affects operation of a wagering game executed on the EGM;
- generating an accident data file comprising log data related to the error condition;
- triggering a G2S_DLE301 Module Added event in response to generating the accident data file and transmitting the G2S_DLE301 Module Added event to a central server using a game-to-system communication protocol message structure over a secure communications network to which the EGM and the central server are connected;
- generating a screenshot of a screen displayed on the display screen at or near a time the error condition was detected;
- triggering a G2S_ADE201 Screenshot Capture Created event after generating the screenshot and transmitting the G2S_ADE201 Screenshot Capture Created event to the central server;
- inserting the screenshot into the accident data file;
- receiving a command from the central server to transmit the accident data file;
- and
- transmitting the accident data file including the screenshot to the central server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.