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US 11,600,132 B2Granted
System and method for providing player services using a projection surface gaming system
AssigneeKonami Gaming, Inc.
InventorsThomas E. Soukup, Sina Miri
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Abstract
A projection surface gaming system for projecting video images onto a physical gaming table is described herein. The projection surface gaming system includes a video projection device, an object sensing system, and a controller including a processor. The processor is programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of projecting a first image on a surface of the physical gaming table using the video projection device, detecting a player's interaction with an area of the physical gaming table displaying the first image using the object sensing system, and projecting a second image on the surface of the gaming table in response to detecting the player's interaction with the area of the first image.
Claims16
A projection surface gaming system for projecting video images onto a physical gaming table, comprising:
- a video projection device;
- an object sensing system;
- and
- a controller including a processor programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of:
- detecting a code image being displayed on an object being placed on a surface of the physical gaming table by a player using the object sensing system;
- processing the code image to obtain code information and sending the code information to a player tracking system;
- receiving player data associated with the code image from the player tracking system;
- initiating a first bonus game upon determining the player is eligible for a bonus award by:
- operating the video projection device to project the first bonus game including a video animation on the physical gaming table including a plurality of first bonus award images;
- detecting a location of a first player interaction with the plurality of first bonus award images using the object sensing system;
- identifying a corresponding first bonus award image being displayed at the detected location of the first player interaction;
- determining an award associated with the identified corresponding first bonus award image;
- and
- displaying a first award image sequence associated with the determined award on the physical gaming table;
- and
- wherein the processor executes the algorithm including the steps of:
- initiating a second bonus game upon identifying an un-carded anonymous player at the physical gaming table;
- generating an anonymous player tracking account associated with the un-carded anonymous player;
- operating the video projection device to project the second bonus game including a plurality of second bonus award images on the physical gaming table;
- detecting a location of a second player interaction associated with the plurality of second bonus award images using the object sensing system;
- identifying a corresponding second bonus award image being displayed at the detected location of the second player interaction;
- and
- displaying a second award image sequence including an un-carded player award image indicating an award associated with the identified second bonus award image and a carded player award image indicating an award available to a carded player.
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A projection surface gaming system for projecting video images onto a physical gaming table, comprising:
- a video projection device;
- an object sensing system;
- and
- a controller including a processor programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of:
- determining a player tracking account associated with a player at the physical gaming table;
- and
- initiating a bonus game upon determining the player is eligible for a bonus award by:
- operating the video projection device to project a first image including a video animation on the physical gaming table including a plurality of bonus award images, each bonus award image being associated with a predefined location on the physical gaming table;
- detecting a player's interaction with an area of the physical gaming table displaying the first image using the object sensing system;
- determining a location of the detected player's interaction;
- identifying a bonus award image being displayed at the determined location of the detected player's interaction;
- determining an award associated with the identified bonus award image;
- displaying a second image including an award image sequence associated with the determined award on the physical gaming table;
- and
- updating the player tracking account to include the determined award associated with the identified bonus award image;
- wherein the processor is further programmed to execute the algorithm including the steps of:
- initiating the bonus game upon identifying the player as an un-carded anonymous player;
- generating an anonymous player tracking account associated with the un-carded anonymous player;
- updating the anonymous player tracking account to include the determined award associated with the identified bonus award image;
- and
- displaying the award image sequence including an un-carded player award image indicating the determined award associated with the identified bonus award image and a carded player award image indicating an award available to a carded player.
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A method of operating a projection surface gaming system including a video projection device, an object sensing system, and a controller including a processor operably coupled to the video projection device and the object sensing system, the method including the processor performing an algorithm including the steps of:
- detecting a code image being displayed on an object being placed on a surface of a physical gaming table by a player using the object sensing system;
- processing the code image to obtain code information and sending the code information to a player tracking system;
- receiving player data associated with the code image from the player tracking system;
- initiating a first bonus game upon determining the player is eligible for a bonus award by:
- operating the video projection device to project the first bonus game including a video animation on the physical gaming table including a plurality of first bonus award images;
- detecting a location of a first player interaction with the plurality of first bonus award images using the object sensing system;
- identifying a corresponding first bonus award image being displayed at the detected location of the first player interaction;
- determining an award associated with the identified corresponding first bonus award image;
- and
- displaying a first award image sequence associated with the determined award on the physical gaming table;
- and
- wherein the processor performs the algorithm steps of:
- initiating a second bonus game upon identifying an un-carded anonymous player at the physical gaming table;
- generating an anonymous player tracking account associated with the un-carded anonymous player;
- operating the video projection device to project the second bonus game including a plurality of second bonus award images on the physical gaming table;
- detecting a location of a second player interaction associated with the plurality of second bonus award images using the object sensing system;
- identifying a corresponding second bonus award image being displayed at the detected location of the second player interaction;
- and
- displaying a second award image sequence including an un-carded player award image indicating an award associated with the identified second bonus award image and a carded player award image indicating an award available to a carded player.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, when executed by at least one processor the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to perform steps of an algorithm including:
- detecting a code image being displayed on an object being placed on a surface of a physical gaming table by a player using an object sensing system;
- sending the code image to a player tracking system;
- receiving player data associated with the code image from the player tracking system;
- initiating a first bonus game upon determining the player is eligible for a bonus award by:
- operating the video projection device to project the first bonus game including a video animation on the physical gaming table including a plurality of first bonus award images;
- detecting a location of a first player interaction with the plurality of first bonus award images using the object sensing system;
- identifying a corresponding first bonus award image being displayed at the detected location of the first player interaction;
- determining an award associated with the identified corresponding first bonus award image;
- and
- displaying a first award image sequence associated with the determined award on the physical gaming table;
- and
- wherein the processor performs the algorithm steps of:
- initiating a second bonus game upon identifying an un-carded anonymous player at the physical gaming table;
- generating an anonymous player tracking account associated with the un-carded anonymous player;
- operating the video projection device to project the second bonus game including a plurality of second bonus award images on the physical gaming table;
- detecting a location of a second player interaction associated with the plurality of second bonus award images using the object sensing system;
- identifying a corresponding second bonus award image being displayed at the detected location of the second player interaction;
- and
- displaying a second award image sequence including an un-carded player award image indicating an award associated with the identified second bonus award image and a carded player award image indicating an award available to a carded player.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.