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20090110195 | ENCRYPTED DATA INSTALLATION - A base encryption method may be applied to plain data to form base encrypted data. An installation encryption method may be applied to the base encryption data to provide encrypted installation data. During installation, the encrypted installation data are encrypted to form encrypted storage data for storage on a storage medium such as a hard drive. Preferably, the data are not fully decrypted at any stage of the installation process. The host CPU may be minimally involved (or not involved) in the encryption/decryption process. Some embodiments provide a logic seal (a/k/a a “tell-tale circuit”) that monitors access to a machine. In some such implementations, an encryption/decryption key may be stored in the logic seal. When the logic seal is broken, countermeasures may be taken, e.g., at least some data may be deleted. For example, one or more cryptographic keys may be erased. | 04-30-2009 |
20140256416 | Computer Implemented Frameworks and Methodologies for Virtualization of Linked Gaming - In overview, the technology is primarily directed to the implementation of linked gaming in respect of a plurality of gaming machines. In particular, a controller device is disclosed, this controller device being adapted to enable the management of a plurality of linked games via a single piece of hardware. This is achieved in part by virtualization of jackpot controllers within the controller device. More specifically, a user is enabled to configure a plurality of virtual jackpot controllers by way of interaction with a graphical user interface, and select compatible electronic gaming machines to participate in a linked game provided by a given one of the virtual jackpot controllers. | 09-11-2014 |
20150261628 | DEVICES AND METHODOLOGIES FOR IMPLEMENTING REDUNDANT BACKUPS IN NVRAM RELIANT ENVIRONMENTS - Technology described herein includes an arrangement whereby a hardware-based solution is implemented to enable mirroring of NVRAM data in a master server directly to NVRAM in a sleeper server. Both the master server and sleeper server implement a like motherboard unit, which is configured to implement the mirroring technology. That is, the roles of master and sleeper may be reversed. The master server includes a hardware module that monitors (but does not affect) NVRAM operations at the master server, and replicates those operations via a high speed communications link, such as a fiber optic link, to the sleeper server. The term “high speed communications link” refers to a link with at least 2.5 gigabit speed, and preferably at least 5 gigabit speed. The sleeper server is configured to, when in sleeper mode, suspend control of its own NVRAM module. Instead, the NVRAM module is controlled by a module that is configured to receive NVRAM operations via the fiber optic link, and apply those operations. In this manner, there is a direct mirroring of all master NVRAM content affected in the master's NVRAM to the sleeper's NVRAM. Using technology described herein, this is affected at an “atomic” (e.g. NVRAM bus cycle) level. | 09-17-2015 |
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20150294410 | SYSTEM FOR COORDINATING RIGHTS TO BORROW TRANSACTIONS - A system includes an order engine that receives a plurality of right to borrow orders. Each of the right to borrow orders includes an asset, an indication of whether a right is sought to either borrow or lend the asset, a quantity of the asset to be borrowed or lended, a rental rate, a start date, and an end date. The system also includes a matching engine that determines that a first of the plurality of right to borrow orders matches with a second of the plurality of right to borrow orders. The system also includes a transaction engine that initiates a transaction associated with the determined first and second right to borrow orders. | 10-15-2015 |
20150294411 | MATCHING ENGINE FOR RIGHTS TO BORROW TRANSACTIONS - A system includes a memory that stores a plurality of right to borrow sell orders. The system also includes an order engine that receive a right to borrow buy order. The system also includes a matching engine that determines that the right to borrow buy order matches with one of the plurality of right to borrow sell orders. Determining a match includes determining that an asset desired for borrowing by the right to borrow buy order matches an asset offered for lending by the determined right to borrow sell order. Determining a match also includes determining that a rental rate offered by the right to borrow buy order is greater than or equal to a rental rate requested by the determined right to borrow sell order. Determining a match also includes determining that a start date associated with a time when the asset is first desired to be borrowed by the right to borrow buy order is between a start date associated with a time when the asset is first offered for lending and an end date associated with a time when the asset is no longer desired to be borrowed by the determined right to borrow sell order. | 10-15-2015 |
20150294412 | MATCHING ENGINE FOR POLYMORPHIC RIGHTS TO BORROW TRANSACTIONS - According to yet another embodiment, a system includes an order engine that receives, from a first party, a polymorphic right to borrow sell order. The polymorphic right to borrow sell order includes a first quantity of an asset that is offered for lending, a start date associated with a time when the asset is first offered for lending, an end date associated with a time when the asset is no longer offered for lending, one or more first terms, and one or more second terms different from the one or more first terms. The order engine also receives, from a different party, a right to borrow buy order that indicates a quantity of the asset that is desired for borrowing. The system also includes a matching engine that matches, based upon the one or more first terms and the one or more second terms, the one or more first terms of the polymorphic right to borrow sell order with the right to borrow buy order. The system also includes a transaction engine that determines a transaction associated with the one or more first terms of the polymorphic right to borrow sell order and the right to borrow buy order and initiates the transaction. | 10-15-2015 |