UDP broadcast for a user interface in a download and configuration gaming method
View Patent ↗A system and method are 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 includes: receiving a registration message at 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, and wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine; adding the client IP address to a registration message database; receiving a request for a port number from the DCM engine; and responding to the request for the port number.
1. A method 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 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 at 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, and wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine for wagering games in a networked gaming system;
adding the client IP address to a registration message database;
receiving a request for a port number from the DCM engine; and
responding to the request for the port number.
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.
9. A system 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 system comprising:
a plurality of clients configured in a client-server architecture; and
a server including one or more processors executing software instructions that perform the steps of:
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 with a client IP address in the registration message, wherein the registration message includes types of notifications desired to be received by the client, and wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine for wagering games in a networked gaming system;
adding the client IP address to a registration message database;
receiving a request for a port number from the DCM engine; and
responding to the request for the port number.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the clients are control panel applications.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the control panel applications are installed on control stations.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control stations are utilized in a casino gaming environment.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control stations are utilized for downloading and configuration of games and/or game operating systems of connected gaming devices.
14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the DCM engine communicates with a database containing UDP multicast notification system data.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the DCM engine includes DCM engine services, business libraries, and a data access layer.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the DCM engine services include a user interface notification processor and a UDP broadcast processor.
17. A system 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 system comprising:
means 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;
means for receiving a registration message at 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, and wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine for wagering games in a networked gaming system;
means for adding the client IP address to a registration message database;
means for receiving a request for a port number from the DCM engine; and
means for responding to the request for the port number.