# US 2017/0287262 A1 · Electronic interface, wagering systems and methods for wagering games > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0287262 A1 - Document ID: US20170287262A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/177,339 - Filed: 2016-06-08 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2015-06-08 - Inventors: Timothy Adams - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170287262A1 ## CPC - G07F 17/3213: {Details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members} - A63F 5/04: Disc roulettes; Dial roulettes; Teetotums; Dice-tops - G07F 17/3262: {Player actions which determine the course of the game, e.g. selecting a prize to be won, outcome to be achieved, game to be played} - A63F 2009/2454: {with LED} - 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}) - A63F: CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract Systems and methods for facilitating wagering in wagering games by presenting through a display device a user interface comprising a representation of a segmented ring, wherein each segment of the displayed segmented ring corresponds with a wagering option associated with a wagering game; receiving, through the user interface, input from a player relating to one or more desired wagers, wherein the input is received by detecting physical contact with the display device in the area of the segmented ring; and responsive to the input received, presenting, by the display device, a graphical representation of the one or more desired wagers, wherein the graphical representation comprises a form visible on the user interface, the form having a positional element relative to the displayed segmented ring indicating the outcome being wagered on and a dimensional element relative indicating the amount being wagered. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of facilitating wagering through an electronic player terminal operatively associated with a processor, a display device, memory and a program stored in the memory, the program being executable by the processor, the method comprising the steps of: presenting, by the display device, a user interface comprising a representation of a segmented ring, wherein each segment of the displayed segmented ring corresponds with a wagering option associated with a wagering game; receiving, through the user interface, input from a player relating to one or more desired wagers, wherein the input is received by detecting physical contact with the display device in the area of the segmented ring; and responsive to the input received, presenting, by the display device, a graphical representation of the one or more desired wagers, wherein the graphical representation comprises a form visible on the user interface, the form having a positional element relative to the displayed segmented ring indicating the outcome being wagered on and a dimensional element relative indicating the amount being wagered. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the segmented ring comprises a roulette wheel number ring. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the form is arcuate. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) A method as recited in claim 3, wherein the form is positioned concentrically relative to the segmented ring. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the form is in a radially inner position relative to the segmented ring. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) A method as recited in claim 4, wherein the form is in a radially outer position relative to the segmented ring. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the visual positional element is the displayed radial position of the form relative to a wagering option on the displayed segmented ring, wherein a position along the same radius indicates the wagering option being wagered on through the user interface. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the visual dimensional element is the displayed radial length of the form, wherein the radial length of the form is directly proportional to the monetary amount being wagered through the user interface. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the visual dimensional element is the displayed axial appearance of the form, wherein the extent of the axial appearance of the form is directly proportional to the monetary amount being wagered. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of placing the one or more wagers in the wagering game corresponding to the input received. ### Claim 11 A method of facilitating wagering through an electronic player terminal operatively associated with a processor, a display device, memory and a program stored in the memory, the program being executable by the processor, the method comprising the steps of: presenting, by the display device, a user interface comprising a representation of a roulette wheel number ring; receiving, through the user interface, input from a player relating to one or more desired wagers, wherein the input is received by detecting physical contact with the display device in the area of the roulette wheel number ring; and responsive to the input received, presenting, by the display device, a graphical representation of the one or more desired wagers, wherein the graphical representation comprises a form visible on the user interface, the form having a positional element relative to the displayed roulette wheel number ring indicating the outcome being wagered on and a dimensional element relative indicating the amount being wagered. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) A method as recited in claim 11, wherein the form is in a radially inner position relative to the displayed roulette wheel number ring. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) A method as recited in claim 11, wherein the visual positional element is the displayed radial position of the form relative to a number on the displayed roulette wheel number ring, wherein a position along the same radius indicates the roulette wheel number being wagered on through the user interface. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) A method as recited in claim 11, wherein the visual dimensional element is the displayed radial length of the form, wherein the radial length of the form is directly proportional to the monetary amount being wagered through the user interface. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) A method as recited in claim 11, wherein the visual dimensional element is the displayed axial appearance of the form, wherein the extent of the axial appearance of the form is directly proportional to the monetary amount being wagered. ### Claim 16 A system, comprising a) a display device configured to present a user interface comprising a representation of a segmented ring, wherein each segment of the displayed segmented ring corresponds with a wagering option associated with a wagering game; and b) a processor configured to: i) determine the one or more desired wagers to be placed in the wagering game based on the input received from a player, wherein the input is received by detecting physical contact with the display device in the area of the displayed segmented ring; ii) responsive to the input received, present on the display device, a graphical representation of the one or more desired wagers, wherein the graphical representation comprises a form visible on the user interface, the form having a positional element relative to the displayed segmented ring indicating the outcome being wagered on and a dimensional element relative indicating the amount being wagered; and iii) determine the potential award to be provided response to the one or more desired wagers being won in the wagering game. ### Claim 17 (depends on 17) A system as recited in claim 17, wherein the segmented ring comprises a roulette wheel number ring. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) A system as recited in claim 17, wherein the visual positional element is the displayed radial position of the form relative to a wagering option on the displayed segmented ring, wherein a position along the same radius indicates the wagering option being wagered on through the user interface. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) A system as recited in claim 17, wherein the visual dimensional element is the displayed radial length of the form, wherein the radial length of the form is directly proportional to the monetary amount being wagered through the user interface. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) A system as recited in claim 17, wherein the visual dimensional element is the displayed axial appearance of the form, wherein the extent of the axial appearance of the form is directly proportional to the monetary amount being wagered.