US 10,373,421 B2 · Electronic gaming machine with stress relieving feature

Abstract

A method of operating a gaming machine includes receiving a deposit of wagering credits from a player, determining a threshold stress level for the player, initiating a gaming session, wherein the gaming session includes a plurality of plays of a primary game on the gaming machine, and wherein in at least one of the plurality of plays of the primary game, the gaming machine receives a wager by the player from the deposited wagering credits, monitoring a performance of the player in the gaming session, generating a player stress metric in response to the performance of the player in the gaming session, wherein the player stress metric is indicative of a stress level of the player, comparing the player stress metric to the threshold stress level, and in response to the player stress metric exceeding the threshold stress level, activating a stress relieving feature of the gaming machine.

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Dependent claims

A method of operating a gaming machine, comprising:

receiving a deposit of wagering credits from a player;
determining a threshold stress level for the player;
initiating a gaming session, wherein the gaming session comprises a plurality of plays of a primary game on the gaming machine, wherein in at least one of the plurality of plays of the primary game, the gaming machine receives a wager by the player from the wagering credits;
measuring, by a biometric sensor, a physiological condition of the player;
monitoring a performance of the player in the gaming session;
generating a player stress metric in response to the physiological condition of the player and the performance of the player in the gaming session, wherein the player stress metric is indicative of a stress level of the player;
comparing the player stress metric to the threshold stress level;
and
in response to the player stress metric exceeding the threshold stress level, activating a stress relief feature of the gaming machine to allow the player to relieve stress.

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A gaming machine comprising:

a processor;
a display device;
an input device;
a biometric sensor to measure a physiological condition of the player;
and
a memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device and the input device, for a play of a wagering game, to:
receive a deposit of wagering credits from a player;
determine a threshold stress level for the player;
initiate a gaming session, wherein the gaming session comprises a plurality of plays of a primary game on the gaming machine, wherein in at least one of the plurality of plays of the primary game, the gaming machine receives a wager by the player from the deposited wagering credits;
determine a physiological condition of the player measured by the biometric sensor;
monitor a performance of the player in the gaming session;
generate a player stress metric in response to the physiological condition of the player and the performance of the player in the gaming session, wherein the player stress metric is indicative of a stress level of the player;
compare the player stress metric to the threshold stress level;
and
in response to the player stress metric exceeding the threshold stress level, activate a secondary game of the gaming machine.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electronic gaming machine with stress relieving feature

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Electronic gaming machine with stress relieving feature

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