# US 2021/0241564 A1 · Methods and Systems for Controlling a Graphical User Interface in a Live-Casino Environment > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0241564 A1 - Document ID: US20210241564A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/165,543 - Filed: 2021-02-02 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-04 - Assignees: Evolution Malta Limited - Applicants: Evolution Malta Limited - Inventors: Madina Dashinicha; Nikita Romanovskii - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241564A1 ## CPC - G07F 17/3204: {Player-machine interfaces} - G07F 17/322: {Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means} - A63F 3/00157: {Casino or betting games (horse races A63F3/00082)} - G07F 17/3211: {Display means} - G07F 17/3216: {Construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing, seats, ergonomic aspects} - G07F 17/3218: {wherein at least part of the system is portable} - G07F 17/3232: {wherein the operator is informed} - G07F 17/3239: {Tracking of individual players} - G07F 17/3244: {Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes} - G07F 17/3269: {Timing aspects of game play, e.g. blocking/halting the operation of a gaming machine} - G07F 17/3276: {wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament} - G07F 17/3293: {Card games, e.g. poker, canasta, black jack} - H04N 7/152: {Multipoint control units therefor} - A63F 2003/00164: {Casino tables} - 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 - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Methods and systems for controlling a graphical user interface in a live-casino environment are provided. The method comprises, at a plurality of remote electronic devices, each having a display apparatus and at least one user input device: displaying a graphical representation comprising a live video stream of a physical table game surface upon which a turn-based live casino game involving betting is played. The game surface has a plurality of player areas. The graphical representation further comprises a plurality of graphical player elements for each player area. The method includes determining which of the player areas is associated with each remote electronic device, and for each launch of a game cycle of the live casino game, updating the graphical representation on each display apparatus. And digitally zooming in on one predefined area of the game surface based on the determined associated player area for the individual remote electronic device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: at a plurality of remote electronic devices, each having a display apparatus and at least one user input device: displaying, via the display apparatuses, a graphical user interface comprising: a graphical representation comprising: a live video stream of a physical table game surface upon which a turn-based live casino game involving betting is played, wherein the physical table game surface has a plurality of player areas distributed across the table game surface, wherein each remote electronic device is associated with at least one player area; a plurality of graphical player elements for each player area, each plurality of graphical player elements being provided on a corresponding player area; determining which of the plurality of player areas is associated with each remote electronic device; for each launch of a game cycle of the live casino game, updating the graphical representation on each display apparatus by: for each individual remote electronic device, digitally zooming in on one predefined area of a plurality of predefined areas of the physical table game surface based on the determined associated player area for the individual remote electronic device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining an user decision event from the at least one user input device of one remote electronic device; determining an occurrence of a time to act in the turn-based live casino game for each remaining remote electronic device during each game cycle; after the obtained user decision event, updating the graphical representation on the display apparatus of the one remote electronic device by: digitally zooming in on one predefined area of the plurality of predefined areas based on the determined time to act for each remote electronic device so to emphasize the player area associated with each remaining remote electronic device according to their time to act. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, further comprising: while the graphical user interface is displayed, detecting a gesture, via the at least one input device, of the one remote electronic device, directed to the graphical user interface; in response to detecting the gesture, at least temporarily stopping the digital zooming that is based on the predetermined time to act, and: in accordance with a determination that the gesture is in a first direction, updating the graphical representation on the display apparatus of the one remote electronic device by digitally zooming in on a first predefined area of the plurality of predefined areas; in accordance with a determination that the gesture is in a second direction, updating the graphical representation on the display apparatus of the one remote electronic device by digitally zooming in on a second predefined area different from the first predefined area. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: at a first remote electronic device of the plurality of remote electronic devices: displaying, via the display apparatus of the first electronic device, the graphical user interface comprising the graphical representation further comprising: a plurality of graphical interaction elements with which a user of the first electronic device can interact, the plurality of graphical interaction elements including a first graphical interaction element, while displaying the graphical user interface, detecting, via the at least one user input device, an input directed to the first graphical interaction element: in response to detecting the input: updating the graphical user interface on the display apparatus of the first remote electronic device removing at least one graphical element from the player areas not associated with the first remote electronic device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining the live video stream of the table game surface upon which the turn-based live casino game involving betting is played. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a processing system, the one or more programs comprising instructions for performing the method according to claim 1. ### Claim 7 A system comprising control circuitry configured to: at a plurality of remote electronic devices, each having a display apparatus and at least one user input device: display, via the display apparatuses, a graphical user interface comprising: a graphical representation comprising: a live video stream of a physical table game surface upon which a turn-based live casino game involving betting is played, wherein the physical table game surface has a plurality of player areas distributed across the table game surface, wherein each remote electronic device is associated with at least one player area; a plurality of graphical player elements for each player area, each plurality of graphical player elements being provided on a corresponding player area; determine which of the plurality of player areas is associated with each remote electronic device; for each launch of a game cycle of the live casino game, update the graphical representation on each display apparatus by: for each individual remote electronic device, digitally zooming in on one predefined area of a plurality of predefined areas of the physical table game surface based on the determined associated player area for the individual remote electronic device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system according to claim 7, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: obtaining an user decision event from the at least one user input device of a one remote electronic device; determining an occurrence of a time to act in the turn-based live casino game for each remaining remote electronic device during each game cycle; after the obtained user decision event, update the graphical representation on the display apparatus of the one remote electronic device by: digitally zooming in on one predefined area of the plurality of predefined areas based on the determined time to act for each remote electronic device so to emphasize the player area associated with each remaining remote electronic device according to their time to act. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system according to claim 8, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: while the graphical user interface is displayed, detect a gesture, via the at least one input device, of the one remote electronic device, directed to the graphical user interface; in response to detecting the gesture, at least temporarily stop the digital zooming that is based on the predetermined time to act, and: in accordance with a determination that the gesture is in a first direction, update the graphical representation on the display apparatus of the one remote electronic device by digitally zooming in on a first predefined area of the plurality of predefined areas; in accordance with a determination that the gesture is in a second direction, update the graphical representation on the display apparatus of the one remote electronic device by digitally zooming in on a second predefined area different from the first predefined area. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The system according to claim 7, wherein the control circuitry is further configured to: at a first remote electronic device of the plurality of remote electronic devices: display, via the display apparatus of the first electronic device, the graphical user interface further comprising: a plurality of graphical interaction elements with which a user of the first electronic device can interact, the plurality of graphical interaction elements including a first graphical interaction element, while displaying the graphical user interface, detect, via the at least one user input device, an input directed to the first graphical interaction element: in response to detecting the input: update the graphical user interface on the display apparatus of the first remote electronic device removing at least one graphical element from the player areas not associated with the first remote electronic device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A system, comprising: a physical table game surface upon which a turn-based live casino game involving betting is played, wherein the physical table game surface has a plurality of player areas distributed across the table game surface; a camera configured to record a live video stream of the physical table game surface; a server configured to obtain the live video stream and provide the video stream to a plurality of remote electronic devices; one remote electronic device comprising one or more processors, at least one memory, a communication interface, a display apparatus, and at least one user input device; and wherein the one or more processors of the one remote electronic device is configured to operate instructions stored in the memory for displaying the video stream and detecting user input events from the at least one user input device, and further configured to operate the method according to claim 1. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) An electronic device, comprising: a display apparatus; one or more processors; at least one user input device; memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for performing the method according to claim 1.