System and method for managing game specific meter information in a gaming system

Abstract

A method for managing game specific meters in a gaming system comprises receiving game meter information of a specific game instance from a gaming application. The game meter information is subsequently provided to a gaming manager application capable of interfacing with the gaming system.

1 . A method for managing game specific meters in a gaming system, comprising the steps of:
 receiving game meter information of a specific game instance from a gaming application; and   providing the game meter information to a gaming manager application capable of interfacing with the gaming system.   
   
   
       2 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , comprising the further step of, on receipt of the game specific information, initiating a database transaction to store the game specific meter information. 
   
   
       3 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , comprising the further step of, requesting predefined meter information from the gaming application, and writing the predefined information to the storage location. 
   
   
       4 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , comprising the further step of deeming the information as committed on the successful storage of the game specific meter information. 
   
   
       5 . A method in accordance with  claim 4 , comprising the further step of, on deeming the information as committed, returning a message to the gaming manager application reporting the successful storage of at least one of the game specific and meter information. 
   
   
       6 . A method in accordance with  claim 5 , comprising the further step of the gaming manager application reporting successful storage of the game specific meter information to the gaming application. 
   
   
       7 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , comprising the further step of utilising the game specific meter information to calculate a compensated win. 
   
   
       8 . A method in accordance with  claim 7 , comprising the further step of receiving a random number from a random number generator, and utilising the random number as part of the calculation for a compensated win. 
   
   
       9 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the storage location is a database. 
   
   
       10 . A method in accordance with  claim 1 , wherein the gaming application resides on a gaming machine. 
   
   
       11 . A system for managing game specific meters in a gaming system, comprising a game specific meter interface arranged to receive game meter information of a specific game instance from a gaming application and provide the game meter information to a gaming manager application capable of interfacing with the gaming system. 
   
   
       12 . A system in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the gaming manager application, on receipt of the game specific information, initiating a database transaction to store the game specific meter information. 
   
   
       13 . A system in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the gaming manager application requests predefined meter information from the gaming application, and writes the predefined information to the storage location. 
   
   
       14 . A system in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the information is deemed as committed on the successful storage of the game specific meter information. 
   
   
       15 . A system in accordance with  claim 14 , wherein, on deeming the information as committed, a message is returned to the gaming manager application reporting the successful storage of at least one of the game specific and meter information. 
   
   
       16 . A system in accordance with  claim 15 , wherein the gaming manager application reports successful storage of the game specific meter information to the gaming application. 
   
   
       17 . A system in accordance with  claim 11 , further comprising a compensated gaming controller arranged to utilise the game specific meter information to calculate a compensated win. 
   
   
       18 . A system in accordance with  claim 17 , further comprising a random number generator, wherein the random number generated by the random number generator is utilised, in part, to calculate a compensated win. 
   
   
       19 . A system in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the storage location is a database. 
   
   
       20 . A system in accordance with  claim 11 , wherein the gaming application resides on a gaming machine. 
   
   
       21 . A computer program arranged to, when executed on a computing system, carry out the method steps of  claim 1 . 
   
   
       22 . A computer readable medium incorporating a computer program in accordance with  claim 21 . 
   
   
       23 . A data signal comprising the computer program code according to  claim 21 . 
   
   
       24 . Transmitting the data signal according to  claim 23 .