Augmented reality for table games

• US 10,046,232 B2
• Filed: 02/15/2017
• Issued: 08/14/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LNW Gaming Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Aoki, Dion K., Gagner, Mark B., Kelly, Sean P., Shin, Nickey C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah, Milap
• Assistant Examiner(s): PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL
• Application Number:
  US15/433,345
• Publication Number:
  US 20170157507A1
• Time in Patent Office: 545 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/213 comprising photodetecting means, e.g. cameras, photodiodes or infrared cells A63F13/219, A63F13/655 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/92 Video game devices specially adapted to be hand-held while playing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/20221 Image fusion; Image merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2207/30244 Camera pose
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/70 Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras camera calibration G06T7/80
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 7/74 involving reference images or patches
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/131 Protocols for games, networked simulations or virtual reality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264

Abstract

A method includes acquiring media content of a wagering game table at a wagering game establishment with a camera of a mobile device. A location of the mobile device is determined when the media content is acquired. A direction that a lens of the camera is facing when the media content is acquired is determined. The wagering game table is identified based on the location and the direction. Overlay imagery derived from wagering game activity of the wagering game table is downloaded into the mobile device from a server. The overlay imagery is composited onto the media content to create a composited media content. The composited media content is displayed on a display of the mobile device.

Claims

1. A computerized method for presenting, by a mobile device, augmented reality content associated with a casino table game, the method comprising:

capturing, by a camera of the mobile device, media content of the casino table game occurring on a wagering game table;

determining, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device when the media content is captured;

determining, via a compass of the mobile device, a direction that a lens of the camera is facing when the media content is captured;

identifying, by the mobile device, the wagering game table based on the location and direction;

determining, by the mobile device, information associated with the casino wagering game occurring on the wagering game table;

determining, by the mobile device, a control for transmitting, to a dealer at the wagering game table, a wager to be placed on the wagering game table;

determining, by the mobile device, overlay imagery indicating at least the control;

compositing, by the mobile phone, the overlay imagery onto the media content to create a composited media content; and

displaying the composited media content on a display of the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

determining a wager opportunity that enables a user to place a bet on the casino wagering game via the mobile device, wherein the wager opportunity is not available on the casino game table.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the overlay imagery further indicates past results for the casino wagering game.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information includes statistical likelihood of certain results of the casino wagering game, and the overlay imagery further indicates the statistical likelihood of certain results of the casino wagering game.

5. A computerized method to present augmented reality content associated with a casino table game, the method comprising:

capturing, by a camera of a mobile device, media content of the casino table game occurring on a wagering game table;

identifying, by the mobile device, the wagering game table in the media content;

determining, via the wagering game server, a wagering opportunity associated with the casino table game that is not available on the wagering game table;

determining, by the mobile device, overlay imagery indicating the wagering opportunity;

compositing, by the mobile phone, the overlay imagery onto the media content to create a composited media content; and

displaying, on a display of the mobile device, the composited media content including the wagering opportunity.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the identifying the wagering game table includes:

determining, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device when the media content is captured; and

determining, via a compass of the mobile device, a direction that a lens of the camera is facing when the media content is captured.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the wagering opportunity enables a user of the mobile device to wager on the casino table game.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the casino table game is a dice game or a card game.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein a player at the wagering game table has control over game elements of the casino table game, and wherein the wagering opportunity enables a user of the mobile device to wager on the game elements.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein the wagering opportunity enables the user of the mobile device to wager based on a progressive pay table associated with the casino table game.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein the wager based on the progressive pay table requires use of the mobile device.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed via one or more processors, perform operations to presenting augmented reality content associated with a casino table game, the instructions comprising:

instructions to capture, by a camera of the mobile device, media content of the casino table game occurring on a wagering game table;

instructions to determine, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device when the media content is captured;

instructions to determine, via a compass of the mobile device, a direction that a lens of the camera is facing when the media content is captured;

instructions to identify, by the mobile device, the wagering game table based on the location and direction;

instructions to determine, by the mobile device, information associated with the casino wagering game occurring on the wagering game table;

instructions to determine, by the mobile device, a wager opportunity available on the mobile phone based on the information associated with the casino wagering game;

instructions to determine, by the mobile device, overlay imagery indicating at least the wager opportunity;

instructions to composite, by the mobile phone, the overlay imagery onto the media content to create a composited media content; and

a instructions to display the composited media content on a display of the mobile device.

13. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the wager opportunity is not available on the casino game table.

14. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the overlay imagery further indicates past results for the casino wagering game.

15. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the information includes statistical likelihood of certain results of the casino wagering game, and the overlay imagery further indicates the statistical likelihood of certain results of the casino wagering game.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

instructions to determine, by the mobile device, a control for transmitting, to a dealer, a bet to be placed on the wagering game table, wherein the overlay imagery further includes the control.