# US 8,784,215 B2 · Separable URL gaming system

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- Number: US 8,784,215 B2
- Document ID: US8784215B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/340,403
- Filed: 2011-12-29
- Published: 2012-04-19
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2004-09-30
- Assignees: Bally Gaming, Inc.
- Applicants: Carmen DiMichele; Russell Ristine; James W. Morrow
- Inventors: Carmen DiMichele; Russell Ristine; James W. Morrow
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8784215B2

## CPC

- A63F 13/12
- A63F 13/30: Interconnection arrangements between game servers and game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game devices; Interconnection arrangements between game servers
- A63F 13/33: using wide area network [WAN] connections
- A63F 13/335: using Internet
- A63F 13/35: Details of game servers
- A63F 13/352: involving special game server arrangements, e.g. regional servers connected to a national server or a plurality of servers managing partitions of the game world
- A63F 13/85: Providing additional services to players
- G07F 17/32: for games, toys, sports, or amusements
- G07F 17/3223: {Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication}
- H04L 67/02: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
- A63F 2300/407: Data transfer via internet
- A63F 2300/51: Server architecture
- H04L 67/131: Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
- A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)

## Abstract

A system and method for enabling one network to use the functionality of another network is provided. The system comprises a first network system having a first network functionality and a second network system having a second network functionality. A server connected to the second network system passes directions through the first network to enable a component connected to both the first network system and the second network system to perform a second network functionality.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system for providing Universal Resource Locator (URL) based operations to a non-URL enabled network, the system comprising:
a non-URL enabled network connecting a plurality of components, the components comprising:
a system server, and
one or more gaming machines connected to the system server;
an auxiliary network connected to the non-URL enabled network, wherein the auxiliary network is configured to send and receive URL data and web page data throughout the non-URL enabled network, and for sending requested web page data, the auxiliary network comprising:
auxiliary server;
data storage memory, wherein the data storage memory is configured to store data including URL data and web page data;
a domain name server for assigning URLs; and
a URL enabled component connected to each of the one or more gaming machines, wherein the URL enabled component receives embedded URL messages sent from the system server via the non-URL enabled network, uses the URL messages to request web pages from the auxiliary server through the auxiliary network, and receives the web pages sent by the auxiliary server through the auxiliary network for display by the URL enabled component.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more network bridges, wherein each of the network bridges connects the one or more gaming machines to the system server.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The system of claim 2, wherein each of the gaming machines comprises a game management unit connecting the gaming machine to one of the bridges.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The system of claim 3, wherein the URL capable component is a game management unit connected to the gaming machine.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the system server further comprises one or more additional system servers, and wherein each of the one or more additional servers provides gaming system functions.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the auxiliary server further comprises means for assigning an IP address to each component connected to the non-URL enabled network.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system of claim 6, wherein the domain name server assigns a URL to each IP address.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more gaming machine is a slot machine.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more gaming machine is a video gaming machine.

### Claim 10

A system for providing Universal Resource Locator (URL) based operations to a non-URL capable network, the system comprising:
a non-URL capable network connecting a plurality of components, the components comprising:
a system server; and
one or more processors connected to the system server;
an auxiliary network connected to the non-URL capable network, wherein the auxiliary network is configured to send and receive URL data and web page data throughout the non-URL capable network, the auxiliary network comprising:
auxiliary server;
data storage memory, wherein the data storage memory is configured to store data including the URL data and the web page data;
a domain name server for assigning URLs; and
a URL capable component connected to each of the one or more processors, wherein the URL capable component receives an embedded URL message sent from the system server via the non-URL enabled network, uses the embedded URL message to request a web page from the auxiliary server through the auxiliary network, and receives the web page sent by the auxiliary server through the auxiliary network for display by the URL capable component.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10 further comprising one or more network bridges, wherein each of the one or more network bridges connects the one or more processors to the system server.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the gaming system server further comprises one or more additional system servers, and wherein each of the one or more additional servers provides system functions.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the auxiliary server further comprises means for assigning an IP address to each component connected to the non-URL capable network.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the domain name server assigns a URL to each IP address.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the non-URL capable network is a gaming network.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The system of claim 10, wherein the non-URL capable network is a financial network used in the financial industry.

### Claim 17

A method for providing Universal Resource Locator (URL) based operations to a non-URL enabled gaming network, the method comprising:
providing a non-URL enabled gaming network, wherein the gaming network includes a system server connected to the network and one or more gaming machines connected via the network to the system server;
connecting a URL enabled component to each of the one or more gaming machines;
connecting an auxiliary network to the non-URL enabled network, wherein the auxiliary network includes an auxiliary server; data storage memory, wherein the data storage memory is configured to store data including URL data and web page data; and a domain name server for assigning URLs;
determining a need to send information to a gaming machine connected to the network, wherein the information is displayed as a web page on the gaming machine;
sending a request, from the system server to the auxiliary server, for a URL pointing to a web page having the needed information;
sending a URL pointing to the particular web page from the auxiliary server to the system server;
embedding the URL in a network protocol message and sending the message from the system server to the URL enabled component through the gaming network;
from the URL enabled component, using the URL to request a web page from the auxiliary server through the auxiliary network; and
sending web page data from the auxiliary server to the URL enabled component through the auxiliary network for display.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The method of claim 17, wherein before determining a need to send information, the system server receives data from a user interacting with a gaming machine connected to the gaming network.