Patents Assigned to Atwater Ventures Limited
  • System and method for connecting gaming devices to a network for remote play
    Patent number: 8397305
    Abstract: A system and method for connecting remote player devices to regulated host gaming devices in a network to provide remote game play. A host gaming device is configured to provide game information to a plurality of remote player devices to allow remote play of the host game device. Whether each remote player device is permitted to receive gaming data is based upon, at least in part, the geographic location of the remote player device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Atwater Ventures Limited
    Inventors: Michael W. Saunders, Rolf E. Carlson, William D. Miller
  • Cryptography and certificate authorities in gaming machines
    Patent number: 8023657
    Abstract: The casino gaming system includes gaming machines and a gaming server having keys. A network bus interconnects the gaming machines and the gaming server. The network bus provides a communication link to transmit information between the gaming machine and the gaming server. The gaming server transmits keys over the network bus to the gaming machines. The gaming machines use the keys to encrypt information, and the gaming machines transmit the encrypted information over the network bus and/or an outside network connected to the gaming server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Atwater Ventures Limited
    Inventor: Rolf E Carlson