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US 2023/0081276 A1Published application
An automated gaming arrangement
AssigneeTangiamo Touch Technology AB
InventorsLinh THAI, Harald BÖRSHOLM, Anton BENGTSSON
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to an automated gaming arrangement, specifically provided with means for reducing the need of continuous human surveillance. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding method for operating such a gaming arrangement and a thereto related computer program product.
Claims17
An automated gaming arrangement, comprising:
- an automated mechanical gaming machine adapted to generate a gaming outcome, the automated mechanical gaming machine comprising an actuator and driver circuitry connected to the actuator,
- an image sensor arranged in a vicinity of the automated mechanical gaming machine and adapted to acquire an image indicative of the gaming outcome,
- a first user interface,
- a first output interface adapted to present a representation of the gaming outcome to a first user of the automated gaming arrangement,
- a control unit arranged in communication with the automated mechanical gaming machine, the image sensor, the first user interface and the first output interface, and
- a housing, wherein the automated mechanical gaming machine, the image sensor, the first user interface and the first output interface are at least partly arranged within the housing,
- wherein the control unit is adapted to:
- receive, from the first user interface, an indication of that the first user wants to play a game at the automated gaming arrangement,
- operate the driver circuitry of the automated mechanical gaming machine to control the actuator to generate the gaming outcome,
- operate the image sensor to acquire a first image indicative of the gaming outcome,
- determine a present gaming outcome based on the first image,
- if the present gaming outcome corresponds to a previous gaming outcome:
- acquire a stored second image being indicative of a previous gaming outcome,
- determine a level of similarity between the first and the second image,
- compare the level of similarity with a first threshold, and
- present, at the first output interface, a representation of the present gaming outcome only if the present gaming outcome is different from the previous gaming outcome or the level of similarity is below the first threshold.
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A method for operating an automated gaming arrangement, the automated gaming arrangement comprising:
- an automated mechanical gaming machine adapted to generate a gaming outcome, the automated mechanical gaming machine comprising an actuator and driver circuitry connected to the actuator,
- an image sensor arranged in a vicinity of the automated mechanical gaming machine and adapted to acquire an image indicative of the gaming outcome,
- a first user interface,
- a first output interface adapted to present a representation of the gaming outcome to a first user of the automated gaming arrangement,
- a control unit arranged in communication with the automated mechanical gaming machine, the image sensor, the first user interface and the first output interface, and
- a housing, wherein the automated mechanical gaming machine, the image sensor, the first user interface and the first output interface are at least partly arranged within the housing,
- wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- receiving, at the control unit and from the first user interface, an indication of that the first user wants to play a game at the automated gaming arrangement,
- operating, using the control unit, the driver circuitry of the automated mechanical gaming machine to control the actuator to generate the gaming outcome,
- operating, using the control unit, the image sensor to acquire a first image indicative of the gaming outcome,
- determining a present gaming outcome based on the first image,
- if the present gaming outcome corresponds to a previous gaming outcome:
- acquiring, using the control unit, a stored second image being indicative of a previous gaming outcome,
- determining, using the control unit, a level of similarity between the first and the second image,
- comparing, using the control unit, the level of similarity with a first threshold, and
- presenting, using the control unit and the first output interface, a representation of the present gaming outcome only if the present gaming outcome is different from the previous gaming outcome or the level of similarity is below the first threshold.
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A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer program means operating an automated gaming arrangement, the automated gaming arrangement comprising:
- an automated mechanical gaming machine adapted to generate a gaming outcome, the automated mechanical gaming machine comprising an actuator and driver circuitry connected to the actuator,
- an image sensor arranged in a vicinity of the automated mechanical gaming machine and adapted to acquire an image indicative of the gaming outcome,
- a first user interface,
- a first output interface adapted to present a representation of the gaming outcome to a first user of the automated gaming arrangement,
- a control unit arranged in communication with the automated mechanical gaming machine, the image sensor, the first user interface and the first output interface, and
- a housing, wherein the automated mechanical gaming machine, the image sensor, the first user interface and the first output interface are at least partly arranged within the housing,
- wherein the computer program product comprises:
- code for receiving, at the control unit and from the first user interface, an indication of that the first user wants to play a game at the automated gaming arrangement,
- code for operating, using the control unit, the driver circuitry of the automated mechanical gaming machine to control the actuator to generate the gaming outcome,
- code for operating, using the control unit, the image sensor to acquire a first image indicative of the gaming outcome,
- code for determining a present gaming outcome based on the first image,
- code for acquiring, using the control unit, a stored second image being indicative of a previous gaming outcome, wherein the stored second image is only acquired if the if the present gaming outcome corresponds to a previous gaming outcome,
- code for determining, using the control unit, a level of similarity between the first and the second image,
- code for comparing, using the control unit, the level of similarity with a first threshold, and
- code for presenting, using the control unit and the first output interface, a representation of the present gaming outcome only if the present gaming outcome is different from the previous gaming outcome or the level of similarity is below the first threshold.
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