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US 12,436,604 B2Granted
Game with hand motion control
AssigneeCfph, LLC
InventorsHoward W. Lutnick, Dean P. Alderucci, Geoffrey M. Gelman
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Abstract
In various embodiments, the motion of a wristband is used to control games.
Claims12
A method of managing a gaming system having light sources at known positions, comprising:
- emitting, by the light sources, light in a direction of a first sensor affixed to a limb of one or more of a plurality of players, wherein the light sources identify movements of the first sensor relative to the light sources;
- generating first signals corresponding to multi-dimensional movements of the first sensor which represent a plurality of gaming commands;
- receiving and transforming the first signals to control, and provide input to, a game of chance executing on a gaming device;
- and
- providing feedback to the first sensor to inform at least one of the plurality of players regarding an outcome of the game of chance.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a motion sensor;
- an electromagnetic transmitter/receiver;
- a haptics transducer for managing a gaming system having light sources at known positions;
- and
- at least one processor configured to control:
- emitting, by the light sources, light in a direction of a first sensor affixed to a limb of one or more of a plurality of players, wherein the light sources identify movements of the first sensor relative to the light sources;
- generating first signals corresponding to multi-dimensional movements of the first sensor which represent a plurality of gaming commands;
- receiving and transforming the first signals to control, and provide input to, a game of chance executing on a gaming device;
- and
- providing feedback to the first sensor to inform at least one of the plurality of players regarding an outcome of the game of chance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.