UDP broadcast for user interface in a download and configuration gaming method
View Patent ↗A method is disclosed for implementing a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture that otherwise allows only client initiated messages. The method including: sending a registration message to a server from a client with a client IP address in the registration message, wherein the registration message includes types of notifications desired to be received by the client; adding the client IP address to a list in a registration message database; requesting a port number from the server by the client; and responding with the port number on which the client should listen by the server.
1. A method comprising:
implementing a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture that otherwise allows only client-initiated messages;
receiving a registration message from a client that includes a client identifier and types of notifications desired to be received by the client, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine;
adding the client identifier to a registration message database;
receiving a request for a port number by the client; and
responding with the port number to the client.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the clients are control panel applications.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the control panel applications are installed on control stations.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the control stations are utilized in a casino gaming environment.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the control stations are utilized for downloading and configuration of games and/or game operating systems of connected gaming devices.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCM engine communicates with a database containing UDP multicast notification system data.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCM engine includes DCM engine services, business libraries, and a data access layer.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the DCM engine services include a user interface notification processor and a UDP broadcast processor.