# US 12,112,598 B2 · Gaming audio content output control features > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,112,598 B2 - Document ID: US12112598B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/931,581 - Filed: 2022-09-13 - Published: 2023-01-05 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2020-04-22 - Assignees: Igt - Applicants: Igt - Inventors: Allan C. Snippen; Matthew Tarbox; Daniel J. Kiely; Dwayne R. Nelson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12112598B2 ## CPC - G07F 17/3232: {wherein the operator is informed} - G07F 17/3209: {Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen} - G07F 17/3223: {Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication} - G07F 17/3251: {involving media of variable value, e.g. programmable cards, programmable tokens} - G07F 17/3288: {Betting, e.g. on live events, bookmaking} - H04R 5/04: Circuit arrangements, {e.g. for selective connection of amplifier inputs/outputs to loudspeakers, for loudspeaker detection, or for adaptation of settings to personal preferences or hearing impairments (combinations of amplifiers H03F3/68; stereophonic systems H04S)} - G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00}) - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) ## Abstract Gaming systems and methods that provide audio content control features for enhanced use in gaming establishments. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A gaming system comprising: a display device; an audio output device; a player audio device communication mechanism; a processor; and a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: during a first period, simultaneously cause: a display, by the display device, of sporting event visual content associated with a sporting event, and a display, by the display device, of wagering game visual content associated with a wagering game; responsive to detecting a sporting event related triggering event that comprises an occurrence of an event in the sporting event, during a second period: automatically cause a display, by the display device, of the sporting event visual content to be of a size that is greater than the wagering game visual content, and automatically communicate audio signals, via the player audio device communication mechanism, to a player audio device communicatively connected to the player audio device communication mechanism, to cause an output, by the player audio device, of sporting event audio content associated with the sporting event visual content; and responsive to detecting a wagering game related triggering event that comprises an occurrence of an event in a play of the wagering game, during a third period: automatically cause a display, by the display device, of the wagering game visual content to be of a size that is greater than the sporting event visual content, and automatically communicate audio signals, via the player audio device communication mechanism, to the player audio device communicatively connected to the player audio device communication mechanism, to cause an output, by the player audio device, of wagering game audio content associated with the wagering game visual content. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The gaming system of claim 1, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, during the first period, additionally cause the audio output device to output sporting event audio content related to the sporting event visual content. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The gaming system of claim 1, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, during the first period, additionally cause the audio output device to output wagering game audio content related to the wagering event visual content. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The gaming system of claim 1, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, during the first period, additionally communicate audio signals, via the player audio device communication mechanism, to the player audio device communicatively connected to the player audio device communication mechanism, to cause an output, by the player audio device, of sporting event audio content associated with the sporting event visual content. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The gaming system of claim 1, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, during the first period, additionally communicate audio signals, via the player audio device communication mechanism, to the player audio device communicatively connected to the player audio device communication mechanism, to cause an output, by the player audio device, of wagering game audio content associated with the wagering game visual content. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the sporting event related triggering event comprises an occurrence of a displayed event of the sporting event visual content. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the wagering game related triggering event comprises one of a determination of a displayed designated outcome of the wagering game visual content, and a determination of a displayed designated award of the wagering game visual content. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the player audio device communication mechanism comprises a jack and is configured to be communicatively connected to the player audio device by a wire removably connected to the jack. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The gaming system of claim 1, which comprises a gaming system change input button, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, responsive to activation of the gaming system change input button, communicate audio signals, via the player audio device communication mechanism, to the player audio device communicatively connected to the player audio device communication mechanism, to cause an output, by the player audio device, of sporting event audio content associated with the sporting event visual content. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The gaming system of claim 1, which comprises a gaming system change input button, and wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, responsive to activation of the gaming system change input button, communicate audio signals, via the player audio device communication mechanism, to the player audio device communicatively connected to the player audio device communication mechanism, to cause an output, by the player audio device, of wagering game audio content associated with the wagering game visual content. ### Claim 11 (depends on 2) The gaming system of claim 2, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, during the second period, cause the audio output device to stop outputting the sporting event audio content related to the sporting event visual content. ### Claim 12 (depends on 3) The gaming system of claim 3, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, during the third period, cause the audio output device to stop outputting the wagering game audio content associated with the wagering game visual content. ### Claim 13 A gaming system comprising: a display device; an audio output device; a player audio device communication mechanism; a processor; and a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: during a first period, cause: a display, by the display device, of sporting event visual content associated with a sporting event, and a display, by the display device, of wagering game visual content associated with a wagering game; responsive to detecting a sporting event related triggering event that comprises an occurrence of an event in the sporting event, during a second period: automatically cause a display, by the display device, of the sporting event visual content in a first changed manner, and automatically communicate audio signals, via a player audio device communication mechanism, to the player audio device communicatively connected to the player audio device communication mechanism, to cause an output, by the player audio device, of sporting event audio content associated with the sporting event visual content; and responsive to detecting a wagering game related triggering event that comprises an occurrence of an event in a play of the wagering game, during a third period: automatically cause a display, by the display device, of the wagering game visual content in a second changed manner, and automatically communicate audio signals, via the player audio device communication mechanism, to the player audio device communicatively connected to the player audio device communication mechanism, to cause an output, by the player audio device, of wagering game audio content associated with the wagering game visual content. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the first changed manner and the second changed manner are different. ### Claim 15 A gaming system comprising: a display device; an audio output device; a player audio device communication mechanism; an eye gaze data capture device; a processor; and a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: during a first period, cause: a display, by the display device, of sporting event visual content, a display, by the display device, of wagering game visual content, and cause the audio output device to output audio content related to at least one of the sporting event visual content and the wagering game visual content; responsive to receiving eye gaze data associated with the sporting event visual content, during a second period: automatically communicate audio signals, via the player audio device communication mechanism, to a player audio device communicatively connected to the player audio device communication mechanism, to cause an output, by the player audio device, of sporting event audio content associated with the sporting event visual content, and cause the audio output device to stop outputting the sporting event audio content associated with the sporting event visual content; and responsive to receiving eye gaze data associated with the wagering game visual content, during a third period: automatically communicate audio signals, via the player audio device communication mechanism, to the player audio device communicatively connected to the player audio device communication mechanism, to cause an output, by the player audio device, of wagering game audio content associated with the wagering game visual content, and cause the audio output device to stop outputting the wagering game audio content associated with the wagering game visual content. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The gaming system of claim 15, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, during the first period, additionally cause the audio output device to output audio content related to the sporting event visual content and audio content related to the wagering event visual content. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The gaming system of claim 15, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, during the first second period, additionally cause the audio output device to output audio content related to the wagering event visual content. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The gaming system of claim 15, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, during the first period, additionally communicate audio signals, via the player audio device communication mechanism, to the player audio device communicatively connected to the player audio device communication mechanism, to cause an output, by the player audio device, of one of sporting event audio content associated with the sporting event visual content and wagering game audio content associated with the wagering game visual content. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The gaming system of claim 15, the instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, during the first third period, additionally cause the audio output device to output sporting event audio content associated with the sporting event visual content. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The gaming system of claim 15, wherein the player audio device communication mechanism comprises a jack and is configured to be communicatively connected to the player audio device by a wire removably connected to the jack.