Gaze detection using secondary input
AssigneeIgt
InventorDwayne Nelson
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Abstract
Methods of operating an electronic gaming machine are provided. Methods include operating a wagering game on the electronic gaming machine by displaying a game window associated with the wagering game on an electronic display screen of the electronic gaming machine, receiving, using at least one data capture camera device, gaze direction data corresponding to a player, receiving a secondary input from the player, the secondary input being received, evaluating the gaze direction data of the player and the secondary input, performing, by the electronic gaming machine, at least one operation or modification responsive to evaluating gaze direction data and the secondary input.
Claims22
A method of operating an electronic gaming machine, comprising:
- operating a wagering game on the electronic gaming machine, wherein operating the wagering game on the electronic gaming machine comprises:
- displaying a game window associated with the wagering game on an electronic display screen of the electronic gaming machine;
- receiving, using at least one data capture camera device, gaze direction data corresponding to a player;
- receiving a secondary input from the player, the secondary input being received without the at least one data capture camera device;
- evaluating the gaze direction data of the player and the secondary input;
- and
- performing, by the electronic gaming machine, at least one operation or modification responsive to evaluating gaze direction data and the secondary input.
A method of operating an electronic gaming machine, comprising:
- operating a wagering game on the electronic gaming machine, wherein operating the wagering game on the electronic gaming machine comprises:
- displaying a game window associated with the wagering game on an electronic display screen of the electronic gaming machine;
- receiving, using at least one data capture camera device, gaze direction data corresponding to a player;
- receiving a secondary input from the player, the secondary input including biometric data corresponding to the player that is received via a biometric input device;
- evaluating the gaze direction data of the player and the secondary input;
- and
- performing, by the electronic gaming machine, at least one operation or modification responsive to evaluating gaze direction data and the secondary input.
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