Patents by Inventor Christopher R. Arbogast

Christopher R. Arbogast 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).

  • Download progress management gaming system
    Patent number: 8135793
    Abstract: A modified form of the UDP multicast protocol is disclosed to implement a one-way download progress notification system between a server and one or more clients. The UDP multicast download progress notification system enables UDP messages to be sent only to registered clients, not broadcasted to all clients. This architecture minimizes network traffic and enhances system security, since only registered clients receive the UDP message. The configuration of the UDP multicast download progress notification system does not require the configuration of network devices in order to support a UDP multicast. Furthermore, any number of the clients may be on a different network domain than the DCM engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Ruppert, Geethanand Vellore, Christopher R. Arbogast
  • Download progress management gaming method
    Patent number: 7937464
    Abstract: A modified form of the UDP multicast protocol is disclosed to implement a one-way download progress notification method between a server and one or more clients. The UDP multicast download progress notification method enables UDP messages to be sent only to registered clients, not broadcasted to all clients. This architecture minimizes network traffi c and enhances system security, since only registered clients receive the UDP message. The configuration of the UDP multicast download progress notification method does not require the configuration of network devices in order to support a UDP multicast. Furthermore, any number of the clients may be on a different network domain than the DCM engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Ruppert, Geethanand Vellore, Christopher R. Arbogast