Trusted initialization for wagering game machines
View Patent ↗Systems and methods for trusted initialization of wagering game machines are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, from a wagering game machine, a request for an operating system image that includes a first component for booting the wagering game machine. The method can also include transmitting the operating system image to the wagering game machine, wherein the operating system image also includes a second component for procuring software that authenticates content on the wagering game machine. Additionally, the method can include receiving a request for the software that authenticates content on the wagering game machine and transmitting the software that authenticates content on the wagering game machine.
1. A method for initializing a wagering game machine comprising:
receiving, in the wagering game machine from a remote trusted server over a secure network connection, an operating system image and a verification controller configured to authenticate content stored on the wagering game machine;
booting the wagering game machine using a portion of the operating system image;
authenticating, via the verification controller, content stored on the wagering game machine; and
presenting, using the content, wagering games on the wagering game machine.
2. The method of claim 1 further comprising: loading a basic input output system from a read only memory, wherein the loading occurs before the receiving.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein before performing the operations of the method of claim 1 , the wagering game machine includes the content, and does not include a boot record for booting the wagering game machine.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the content includes software for preparing components of the wagering game machine for booting.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wagering game machine cannot boot-up before receiving the operating system image.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the authenticating includes,
determining authentication credentials associated with components of the wagering game machine; and
transmitting the authentication credentials over the secure network connection for comparison with trusted credentials.
7. A system comprising:
a wagering game machine including
one or more processors;
one or more non-transitory machine readable memory devices including program code that when executed by at least one of the processors causes the at least one of the processors to perform operations
including
procuring an operating system image via a network and to boot-up the wagering game machine using the operating system image; and
presenting wagering games after boot-up; and
an initialization server including
one or more processors; and
one or more non-transitory machine readable memory devices including program code that when executed by at least one of the processors causes the at least one of the processors to perform operations including
transmitting the operating system image over the network, wherein the operating system image is configured to request, via the network, a verification controller configured to verify authenticity of content stored on the wagering game machine.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the initialization server further includes program code configured to perform operations including transmitting the verification controller to the wagering game machine.
9. The system of claim 7 , further comprising:
a gaming center including
one or more processors; and
one or more non-transitory machine readable memory devices including program code that when executed by at least one of the processors causes the at least one of the processors to perform operations including connecting the wagering game machine to the network.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations of the gaming center further including charging a battery in the wagering game machine.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations of the gaming center further include
storing the wagering game machine; and
releasing the wagering game machine as part of a check-out process.
12. The system of claim 7 , wherein the wagering game machine is a mobile model.
13. A wagering game machine comprising:
one or more processors;
one or more non-transitory machine readable memory devices including program code that when executed by at least one of the processors causes the at least one of the processors to perform operations for initializing a wagering game machine, the operations comprising
receiving, in the wagering game machine from a remote trusted server over a secure network connection, an operating system image and a verification controller configured to authenticate content stored on the wagering game machine;
booting the wagering game machine using a portion of the operating system image;
authenticating, via the verification controller, content stored on the wagering game machine; and
presenting, using the content, wagering games on the wagering game machine.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise: loading a basic input output system from a read only memory, wherein the loading occurs before the receiving.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein before performing the operations, the wagering game machine includes the content, and does not include a boot record for booting the wagering game machine.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the content includes software for preparing components of the wagering game machine for booting.
17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the wagering game machine cannot boot-up before receiving the operating system image.