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US 2022/0036695 A1Published application
System and methods for downloading production order specific software and firmware to an electronic gaming machine device
AssigneeIgt
InventorsDavid Bochsler, Xuedong Chen, Josh Scotto
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Abstract
A system and method for downloading production order specific software and/or firmware to an electronic gaming machine device is disclosed.
Claims20
A method of downloading electronic gaming machine program files to an electronic gaming machine device, said method comprising:
- accessing an order tasklist file corresponding to an active order associated with the electronic gaming machine device;
- determining a set of electronic gaming machine program files to be downloaded to the electronic gaming machine device based on the order tasklist file, the set of electronic gaming machine program files comprising one of software and firmware;
- determining that the set of electronic gaming machine program files adhere to jurisdictional requirements corresponding to a location in which the electronic gaming machine device is expected to operate;
- determining a file path of the set of electronic gaming machine program files;
- and
- physically inserting a network download client tool, separate from the electronic gaming machine device, into the electronic gaming machine device, to enable the electronic gaming machine device to:
- access the set of electronic gaming machine program files based on the determined file path;
- download the set of electronic gaming machine program files;
- and
- install the set of electronic gaming machine program files.
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A method of downloading electronic gaming machine program files to an electronic gaming machine device, said method comprising:
- physically receiving a network download client tool that is separate from the electronic gaming machine device and that is inserted into the electronic gaming machine device;
- using the network download client tool to access an order tasklist server to retrieve an order tasklist file corresponding to an active order associated with the electronic gaming machine device;
- determining a set of electronic gaming machine program files to be downloaded to the electronic gaming machine device based on the order tasklist file, the set of electronic gaming machine program files comprising one of software and firmware;
- determining that the set of electronic gaming machine program files adhere to jurisdictional requirements corresponding to a location in which the electronic gaming machine device is expected to operate;
- determining a file path of the set of electronic gaming machine program files;
- accessing the set of electronic gaming machine program files based on the determined file path;
- downloading the set of electronic gaming machine program files;
- and
- installing the set of electronic gaming machine program files.
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A network download client tool for and separate from an electronic gaming machine device, the network download client tool comprising:
- a housing configured to be physically inserted into and connected to the electronic gaming machine device;
- and
- a memory device supported by the housing and storing a set of the electronic gaming machine program files to be downloaded to the electronic gaming machine device based on an order tasklist file, the set of electronic gaming machine program files comprising one of software and firmware, the set of electronic gaming machine program files adhering to jurisdictional requirements corresponding to a location in which the electronic gaming machine device is expected to operate,
- wherein after the housing is physically inserted into and connected to the electronic gaming machine device, the electronic gaming machine device can access the set of electronic gaming machine program files based on a determined file path and download electronic gaming machine program files to the electronic gaming machine device.
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