US 2014/0155162 A1 · CONTROL OF WAGER-BASED GAME USING GESTURE RECOGNITION

Abstract

Various techniques are described for controlling a wager-based game played at a gaming system. In one embodiment the gaming system may include a gesture input interface device operable to detect movements gestures associated with one or more persons, and a gesture interpretation component operable to identify selected movements or gestures detected by the gesture input interface device. In one embodiment, the gesture interpretation component may also be operable to generate gesture interpretation information relating to interpretation of the selected movements or gestures. In one embodiment, the gaming system may be operable to automatically detect a gesture by a player participating in a game session at the gaming system; interpret the gesture with respect to a set of criteria; generate gesture interpretation information relating to the interpretation of the gesture; and advance a state of the game session using at least a portion of the gesture interpretation information.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A mobile device comprising:

a housing;
a display device supported by the housing;
an input device supported by the housing;
a processor supported by the housing;
a motion detection component that detects motion of the housing;
and
a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to operate with the display device, the input device, and the motion detection component to:
(a) display a game;
(b) detect motion of the housing;
(c) analyze the detected motion of the housing and determine whether the detected motion corresponds to any of a plurality of different designated gestures;
and
(d) if the detected motion corresponds to one of the plurality of designated gestures:
(i) determine one of a plurality of different game inputs associated with said designated gesture;
determine at least one aspect of the game to modify based on the determined game input;
and
(iii) modify the determined at least one aspect of the game.

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A method of operating a mobile device, said method comprising:

(a) causing a processor to execute a plurality of instructions to operate with a display device to display a game;
(b) causing a motion detection component to detect motion of a housing of the mobile device;
(c) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to analyze the detected motion of the housing and determine whether the detected motion corresponds to any of a plurality of different designated gestures;
and
(d) if the detected motion corresponds to one of the plurality of designated gestures:
(i) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine one of a plurality of different game inputs associated with said designated gesture;
(ii) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to determine at least one aspect of the game to modify based on the determined game input;
and
(iii) causing the processor to execute the plurality of instructions to modify the determined at least one aspect of the game.

6 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/172,167Filed 4 Feb 2014

Priority

18 Jun 2004

Published

5 Jun 2014

Term ends

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Classification17 codes

G06F 3/017
Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer: gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a…
A63F 13/428
By mapping the input signals into game commands, e.g. mapping the displacement of a stylus on a touch screen to the steering angle of a virtual…:…
G06F 3/013
Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality: eye tracking input arrangements
G06F 3/0346
Pointing devices displaced or positioned by the user , e.g. mice, trackballs, pens or joysticks; Accessories therefor: with detection of the…

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