UDP broadcast for user interface in a download and configuration gaming method
View Patent ↗A method for sending a notification message using 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 includes: identifying information at a server that has potential for inclusion in a notification message; querying a database for a list of clients that have registered for a particular type of notification by a UDP broadcast processor; receiving a reply with a list of clients that have registered for a particular type of notification from the database; and sending notification to all clients on the list using an assigned port number from the UDP broadcast processor.
1. A method comprising:
identifying information at a server that has potential for inclusion in a notification message, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine;
querying a database for one or more clients that are potentially interested in a particular type of notification by a UDP broadcast processor;
receiving a reply including identification of the one or more clients that are potentially interested in the particular type of notification; and
sending notification to the one or more clients using a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture that otherwise allows only client initiated messages.
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 user interface notification processor and a UDP broadcast processor.