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US 10,380,827 B2Granted
Systems and methods for gaming machines having interactive chairs
AssigneeNovomatic AG
InventorsRoman Czubak, Christoph Bichl
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Abstract
A gaming system may include a gaming machine, a touchscreen device in electronic communication with the gaming machine, and a gaming chair mechanically coupled to the touchscreen device. The position of the touchscreen device may be adjustable relative to the gaming chair. The gaming machine may perform an action in response to a signal from the touchscreen device. The touchscreen device may communicate with the gaming machine via a conduit plugged into a hardware port of the gaming machine, for example. The action performed by the gaming machine in response to the signal may include, for example, starting a game, cashing out, retrieving information, selecting pay lines, adjusting a bet, or requesting an attendant.
Claims17
A system, comprising:
- a gaming machine comprising:
- a monetary input device configured to receive a physical item associated with a monetary value;
- a wager input device configured to receive an input representative of a selected wager for a wagering game, the selected wager being selected from a list of approved wagers;
- and
- a processor coupled to the wager input device and a memory device;
- a gaming chair to which a touchscreen device is coupled, wherein the touchscreen device is in electronic communication with the gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine is configured to perform an action in response to a signal from the touchscreen device,
- wherein the touchscreen device comprises a housing rotatably coupled to a support via a first rotatable joint, wherein the support is rotatably coupled to the gaming chair via a second rotatable joint, wherein the touchscreen device is adjustable relative to the support, and the support is adjustable relative to the gaming chair, and
- wherein the touchscreen device is configured to display an interactive interface comprising:
- a selection frame fixed relative to a boundary of the interactive interface;
- a selection bar comprising a plurality of buttons rendered behind the selection frame, wherein a button from the plurality of buttons is positioned within the selection frame;
- and
- a selectable button associated with the action, wherein the selectable button is rendered in response to the button positioned within the selection frame;
- and
- a digital-to-analog converter, wherein the touchscreen device transmits the signal requesting the action to the gaming machine, wherein the signal is a digital signal, and wherein the digital-to-analog converter is configured to convert the digital signal from the touchscreen device to an analog signal to be received by the gaming machine.
11 more elements
A method of operating a gaming system, comprising:
- coupling a touchscreen device to a gaming chair of the gaming system, wherein the touchscreen device comprises a housing rotatably coupled to a support via a first rotatable joint, wherein the support is rotatably coupled to the gaming chair via a second rotatable joint, wherein the touchscreen device is adjustable relative to the support, and the support is adjustable relative to the gaming chair;
- detecting a touch at a location on an interactive interface of the touchscreen device;
- generating a request for an action in response to the location on the interactive interface corresponding to a selectable button associated with the action, wherein the request comprises a digital signal;
- transmitting the request for the action to a gaming machine in electronic communication with the touchscreen device;
- converting the digital signal via a digital-to-analog converter to an analog signal to be received by the gaming machine;
- and
- executing the action on the gaming machine in response to receiving the analog signal,
- wherein the touchscreen device is configured to display the interactive interface comprising:
- a selection frame fixed relative to a boundary of the interactive interface;
- a selection bar comprising a plurality of buttons rendered behind the selection frame, wherein a button from the plurality of buttons is positioned within the selection frame;
- and
- the selectable button associated with the action, wherein the selectable button is rendered in response to the button positioned within the selection frame.
9 more elements
A gaming system, comprising:
- a gaming machine;
- a touchscreen device in electronic communication with the gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine is configured to perform an action in response to a signal from the touchscreen device;
- a gaming chair to which the touchscreen device is coupled,
- wherein the touchscreen device is configured to display an interactive interface comprising:
- a selection frame fixed relative to a boundary of the interface;
- a selection bar comprising a plurality of buttons rendered behind the selection frame, wherein a button from the plurality of buttons is positioned within the selection frame;
- and
- a selectable button associated with the action, wherein the selectable button is rendered in response to the button positioned within the selection frame;
- and
- a digital-to-analog converter configured to convert a digital signal generated by the touchscreen device to an analog signal to be received by the gaming machine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.