System and method for providing player services using a projection surface gaming system
AssigneeKonami Gaming, Inc.
InventorsThomas E. Soukup, Sina Miri
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Abstract
A projection surface gaming system for projecting video images onto a physical gaming table is described herein. The projection surface gaming system includes a video projection device, an object sensing system, and a controller including a processor. The processor is programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of projecting a first image on a surface of the physical gaming table using the video projection device, detecting a player's interaction with an area of the physical gaming table displaying the first image using the object sensing system, and projecting a second image on the surface of the gaming table in response to detecting the player's interaction with the area of the first image.
Claims20
A projection surface gaming system for projecting video images onto a physical gaming table, comprising:
- a facial recognition system;
- a video projection device;
- and
- a controller coupled to the facial recognition system and the video projection device, the controller including a processor programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of:
- receiving a face ID associated with a player from the facial recognition system;
- and
- initiating a bonus game upon identifying the player as a refused name player by:
- operating the video projection device to display an animated award image sequence on the physical gaming table including a refused name player award image indicating a first award available to an anonymous player and a carded player award image indicating a second award available to a carded player.
A method of operating a projection surface gaming system including a facial recognition system, a video projection device, and a controller including a processor operably coupled to the facial recognition system and the video projection device, the method including the processor performing an algorithm including the steps of:
- receiving a face ID associated with a player from the facial recognition system;
- and
- initiating a bonus game upon identifying the player as a refused name player by:
- operating the video projection device to display an animated award image sequence on the physical gaming table including a refused name player award image indicating a first award available to an anonymous player and a carded player award image indicating a second award available to a carded player.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon to operate a projection surface gaming system including a facial recognition system, a video projection device, and a controller including a processor operably coupled to the facial recognition system and the video projection device, when executed by the processor the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to perform an algorithm including the steps of:
- receiving a face ID associated with a player from the facial recognition system;
- and
- initiating a bonus game upon identifying the player as a refused name player by:
- operating the video projection device to display an animated award image sequence on the physical gaming table including a refused name player award image indicating a first award available to an anonymous player and a carded player award image indicating a second award available to a carded player.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.