Customization of game play through personal gaming device
First Claim
1. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- at least one display device;
a plurality of input devices including a payment acceptor;
at least one processor; and
at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;
responsive to a physical item being received via the payment acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, wherein said physical item is selected from the group consisting of;
a ticket associated with the monetary value and a unit of currency,responsive to a designated mobile device application being installed on a mobile device, and data associated with a customization setting comprising a custom media file being wirelessly received from the mobile device in association with the designated mobile device application;
customize an interface of the electronic gaming machine by substituting default media content associated with a default interface of a default setting of the electronic gaming machine with custom media content of the custom media file of the customization setting associated with the data wirelessly received from the mobile device, andupon a placement of a wager amount which causes a decrease of an amount of the credit balance, cause the at least one display device to display a first play of a wagering game which utilizes the customized interface to present the custom media content,responsive to no data associated with the customization setting being received from the mobile device and upon the placement of the wager amount which causes the decrease of the amount of the credit balance, cause the at least one display device to display a second, different play of the wagering game, which utilizes the default interface to present the default media content which is different than the custom media content, andresponsive to a cashout input being received, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance.
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Abstract
Gaming systems and methods for customizing game play on a gaming machine with custom media are described herein. The gaming machine includes a cabinet, a display, a user input mechanism, an interface configured to wirelessly communicate with a portable electronic device controlled by a player, and a game controller. The game controller is configured to provide a default game play session of a wager-based game, facilitate a data connection between the gaming machine and the portable electronic device through the interface, and receive custom game media and customization settings. The game controller is further configured to store the custom game media and customization settings and to provide a customized game play session of the wager-based game according to the customization settings and the custom game media.
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21 Claims
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1. An electronic gaming machine comprising:
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at least one display device; a plurality of input devices including a payment acceptor; at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; responsive to a physical item being received via the payment acceptor, establish a credit balance based, at least in part, on a monetary value associated with the received physical item, wherein said physical item is selected from the group consisting of;
a ticket associated with the monetary value and a unit of currency,responsive to a designated mobile device application being installed on a mobile device, and data associated with a customization setting comprising a custom media file being wirelessly received from the mobile device in association with the designated mobile device application; customize an interface of the electronic gaming machine by substituting default media content associated with a default interface of a default setting of the electronic gaming machine with custom media content of the custom media file of the customization setting associated with the data wirelessly received from the mobile device, and upon a placement of a wager amount which causes a decrease of an amount of the credit balance, cause the at least one display device to display a first play of a wagering game which utilizes the customized interface to present the custom media content, responsive to no data associated with the customization setting being received from the mobile device and upon the placement of the wager amount which causes the decrease of the amount of the credit balance, cause the at least one display device to display a second, different play of the wagering game, which utilizes the default interface to present the default media content which is different than the custom media content, and responsive to a cashout input being received, cause an initiation of any payout associated with the credit balance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to; responsive to a designated mobile device application being installed on a mobile device, and data associated with a customization setting comprising a custom media file being wirelessly received from the mobile device in association with the designated mobile device application; customize an interface by substituting default media content associated with a default interface of a default setting with custom media content of the custom media file of the customization setting associated with the data wirelessly received from the mobile device, and cause a display, by a display device, of the customized interface presenting the custom media content, and responsive to no data associated with the customization setting being received from the mobile device, cause a display, by the display device, of the default interface presenting the default media content which is different than the custom media content. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating an electronic gaming machine, said method comprising:
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responsive to a designated mobile device application being installed on a mobile device, and data associated with a customization setting comprising a custom media file being wirelessly received from the mobile device in association with the designated mobile device application; customizing, by a processor, an interface of the electronic gaming machine by substituting default media content associated with a default interface of a default setting of the electronic gaming machine with custom media content of the custom media file of the customization setting associated with the data wirelessly received from the mobile device, and upon a placement of a wager amount which causes a decrease of an amount of the credit balance, displaying, by a display device, a first play of a wagering game which utilizes the customized interface to present the custom media content, wherein the credit balance is increasable via an acceptor of a physical item associated with a monetary value, and the credit balance is decreasable via a cashout device, and responsive to no data associated with the customization setting being received from the mobile device, upon the placement of the wager amount which causes the decrease of the amount of the credit balance, displaying, by the display device, a second, different play of the wagering game which utilizes the default interface to present the default media content which is different than the custom media content. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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