Patents
US 8657678 B2: Intra-office regulatory compliance testing system
- Granted
- 2014-02-25
- Filed
- 2010-05-28 application 13320934
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A regulatory compliance testing system permits a gaming machine (30-44) at a first location (14-20) to be tested for regulatory compliance with casino system software (44a,46) located at a second location (12) in a different jurisdiction. A plurality of different casino systems (46) can be kept at the second location (12) and each is associated with one specific port (54b-54e) at the first location so that each different type or model of gaming machine (14-20) has its own home port (54a-54e). A secured VPN Layer 2 network (24a-24e) including multisystem isolation made possible by VLAN (26a-26e) tunnels connects both locations and permits seamless and secure connectivity as if the gaming machine (30-44) and its associated accounting software (46) were located at the same location. The system (10) permits three (3) basic modes of testing. First, the gaming machine (30-44) may be tested at the first location (14-20) by an engineer at the first location (14-20). Second, the gaming machine (30-44) may be tested by a person at the second location (12). Third, a plurality of gaming machines (30-44) of the same type my be plugged into the same numbered port (54a-54e) at more than one locations and simultaneously tested from one or more different locations (12-20).
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140225.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. 2 patents | US company or organization | Lakewood, NJ | GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Mackey | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David W. Arnold | Boulder City, NV | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ana Downing-Mason | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Peter Nikiper | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/32 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, LLC signed 2026-06-18 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. CHICAGO, IL | 75003/19 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2012-01-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ARNOLD, DAVID signed 2011-12-01 DOWNING-MASON, ANA signed 2011-12-01 MACKEY, DAVID signed 2011-12-01 NIKIPER, PETER signed 2011-12-02 | GAMING LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL LLC LAKEWOOD, NJ | 27565/588 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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