(19)
(11) EP 1 826 697 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
19.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/51

(43) Date of publication:
29.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/35

(21) Application number: 06380035.3

(22) Date of filing: 24.02.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 21/00(2006.01)
 G06F 21/24(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(71) Applicant: Giga Game System, SL
08173 Sant Cugat Del Vallès (ES)

(72) Inventor:
  • Hernandez, Juan Lao
    08173 Sant Cugat Del Vallès (Barcelona) (ES)

(74) Representative: Gislon, Gabriele et al
Torner, Juncosa i Associats, S.L. c/ Bruc, 21
08010 Barcelona
08010 Barcelona (ES)

   


(54) Method for booting and using software for AWP and B type amusing gaming machines, and for C type casino machines


(57) It is applicable to machines with a dynamic kernel PC system and which use software relative to one main operating system, a games operating system (GOS) and some games programs, said method using:
- an external storage support that contains all the software,
-a reading unit suitable for reading the contents of the external storage support and supplying it to the PC system,
said method including accessing, by means of said reading unit, different layers of the software contained in the external storage support, grouped according to respective levels of security, said access causing a booting of the PC system, by downloading, into RAM, processing and subsequently running, the contents of each layer, until the complete software is downloaded into RAM, processed and run.