Patents by Inventor Brian Bunin

Brian Bunin has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Software updating of a server supporting electronic gaming machines
    Patent number: 8510545
    Abstract: An illustrative method imports configuration data used by a server that supports electronic gaming machines (EGMs). Configuration data is used by operational software of the server that supports EGMs in a server-client relationship and is stored in accord with a first data structure template that defines records having fields that contain information of the configuration of each EGM. Configuration data stored in fields of records in accord with the first data structure template is automatically transferred to corresponding fields of records in accord with a second data structure template used by new operational software of the server by migration software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Bunin
  • SOFTWARE UPDATING OF A SERVER SUPPORTING ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES
    Publication number: 20100088497
    Abstract: An illustrative method imports configuration data used by a server that supports electronic gaming machines (EGMs). Configuration data is used by operational software of the server that supports EGMs in a server-client relationship and is stored in accord with a first data structure template that defines records having fields that contain information of the configuration of each EGM. Configuration data stored in fields of records in accord with the first data structure template is automatically transferred to corresponding fields of records in accord with a second data structure template used by new operational software of the server by migration software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Bunin