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US 2014/0370980 A1Published application
Electronic gaming displays, gaming tables including electronic gaming displays and related assemblies, systems and methods
AssigneeBally Gaming, Inc.
InventorsZbigniew Czyzewski, Todd M. Haushalter
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Abstract
Gaming assemblies comprise a playing surface including at least one screen display. A system projects visual light on the screen display. A radiation source illuminates objects placed over the screen display. A radiation sensor senses at least a portion of the objects placed over the screen display. A control circuit utilizes data from the radiation sensor. Methods of operating gaming tables and wagering game systems may include such gaming assemblies.
Claims24
A method of operating a gaming table, the method comprising:
- projecting with a system an image onto a rear side of a screen display positioned proximate a playing surface of a gaming table to enable viewing of the image on a front side of the screen display;
- illuminating the rear side of the screen display with radiation from a radiation source located at the rear side of the screen display, wherein the screen display is at least partially translucent to the radiation to enable at least a portion of the radiation to reflect from an object placed proximate the front side of the screen display;
- receiving the at least a portion of reflected radiation at a radiation sensor;
- generating digital data corresponding to the portion of reflected radiation received at the radiation sensor;
- and
- determining that the object is present on the top side of the screen with a control circuit configured to receive the digital data.
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A gaming assembly, comprising:
- a playing surface comprising at least one screen display;
- an image projection system positioned on a rear side of the at least one screen display configured to project an image onto the at least one screen display;
- a radiation source positioned on the rear side of the at least one screen display, the radiation source configured to illuminate at least one object on the at least one screen display with radiation;
- a radiation sensor configured to capture at least a portion of the radiation that reflects off at least one object on a front side of the at least one screen display, and generate digital data corresponding to the portion of the radiation that reflects off the at least one;
- object;
- and
- a control circuit operably coupled to the radiation sensor and configured to utilize the digital data to determine the presence of the at least one object.
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A wagering game system, comprising:
- a gaming table including:
- a playing surface comprising at least one screen display;
- an image projection system behind the playing surface, the image projection system configured to project a first player interface corresponding to a first wagering game onto the at least one screen display;
- a radiation source behind the playing surface configured to direct radiation toward the at least one screen display;
- a radiation sensor behind the playing surface configured to generate a digital image from reflected radiation that reflects off of at least one object placed on the screen display;
- and
- a control circuit operably coupled to the radiation sensor and configured to:
- receive digital data corresponding to the digital image from the radiation sensor;
- and
- detect the presence of the at least one object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.