Operating System Independent Gaming Framework
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming terminal software systems are monolithic, making it complex to accommodate varying jurisdictional rules and requiring significant rewrites when new operating systems are introduced, as they are often proprietary and not modular, limiting flexibility and efficiency in a multi-operating system environment.
Innovation Solution
A gaming machine and server framework that provides an operating system-independent environment using a set of framework components with a common interface, plug-in services, and an emulator to allow applications to run across different operating systems, enabling modular components and efficient management and delivery over networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If gaming software is provided as a single monolithic system, then the system structure is simple, but it becomes complex to accommodate varying jurisdictional rules and requires significant rewrites when new operating systems are introduced
Solution Approach 1:
The gaming software is divided into multiple independent modules including a core gaming module, a jurisdictional rules module, and an operating system interface module. Each module can be independently developed, modified, and maintained, allowing the system to adapt to different jurisdictions and operating systems without requiring complete rewrites of the monolithic system.
Solution Approach 2:
The software architecture implements a universal interface layer that can interact with multiple different operating systems through standardized protocols. The core gaming logic remains operating-system-agnostic, while adapter layers handle OS-specific implementations, enabling the same gaming software to universally run across Windows, Linux, and other operating systems.
2Ease of manufacture
If proprietary monolithic software is used, then implementation is straightforward, but flexibility and efficiency in multi-operating system environments are limited
Solution Approach 1:
An intermediary abstraction layer is introduced between the proprietary gaming software and the operating system. This mediator layer handles all OS-specific interactions, allowing the core gaming logic to remain unchanged while supporting multiple operating systems. The intermediary translates generic gaming commands into OS-specific operations.
3Reliability
If software is rewritten for each new operating system, then compatibility with each OS is optimized, but development time and resources increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The software architecture pre-configures standardized interface layers and adapter patterns during initial development. These preliminary structural decisions establish a framework that automatically adapts to new operating systems through configuration rather than code rewriting, saving significant development time when supporting new OS versions or platforms.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods provide a gaming machine and server framework environment that is operating system independent. One aspect of the systems and methods includes providing a set of framework components that present a common interface regardless of the underlying operating system used on the gaming machine or server. A further aspect of the systems and methods include various plug-in services (320) that use the framework (302) to communicate and interact with one another. A still further aspect includes providing an emulator providing the ability for a gaming application or service designed for one operating system to be run on different operating system.