UDP broadcast for a user interface in a download and configuration gaming method

1. A method for sending a notification message using a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture, the method comprising:

determining that a server wants to send a notification message, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine;

querying, via a UDP broadcast processor, a database for a list of clients that have registered for one or more types of notification;

receiving a reply with the list of clients that have registered for the one or more types of notification; and

sending a notification to the clients on the list.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the control panel applications are installed on control stations.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the control stations are utilized in a casino gaming environment.

4. 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.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCM engine communicates with a database containing UDP multicast notification system data.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the DCM engine includes DCM engine services, business libraries, and a data access layer.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the DCM engine services include user interface notification processor and a UDP broadcast processor.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the client-server architecture that otherwise allows only client initiated messages.

9. A system for sending a notification message using a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture, the system comprising:

a plurality of clients configured in a client-server architecture; and

a server including one or more hardware processors executing software instructions that perform the steps of:

determining that the server wants to send a notification message, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine;

querying, via a UDP broadcast processor, a database for a list of clients that have registered for one or more types of notification;

receiving a reply with the list of clients that have registered for the one or more types of notification; and sending a notification to the clients on the list.

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 user interface notification processor and a UDP broadcast processor.

17. A system for sending a notification message using a modified form of User Datagram Protocol (UDP) multicast notification system in a client-server architecture, the system comprising:

one or more clients configured in a client-server architecture; and

a memory programmed to execute instructions, via one or more hardware processors, and configured to:

determine that a server wants to send a notification message, wherein the server is a Download and Configuration Management (DCM) engine;

query, via a UDP broadcast processor, a database for a list of clients that have registered for one or more types of notification;

receive a reply with the list of clients that have registered for the one or more types of notification; and send a notification to the clients on the list.