Mobile secondary betting user interface
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wagering game system, the wagering game system including a primary content controller and a secondary content controller, the secondary content controller being independent from and coupled to the primary content controller, the primary content controller configured to present primary wagering game content on a display of a wagering game machine, the method comprising:
- establishing, by one or more processors, a wireless link between a mobile device and the secondary content controller; and
in response to the primary wagering game content being in a state that permits a secondary wager thereon, authorizing, by one or more processors, the mobile device to place the secondary wager on the primary wagering game content.
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Abstract
A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include detecting a request to pair a mobile device with a secondary content controller that is communicatively coupled to a wagering game machine. In some examples the secondary content controller is independent of a primary content controller for the wagering game machine. The operations can further include determining, by the secondary content controller, that primary wagering game content of the wagering game machine is in a state that would permit secondary wagering on the primary wagering game content. Further, the operations can include pairing the mobile device with the secondary content controller after determining that the primary wagering game content is in the state that would permit the secondary wagering.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wagering game system, the wagering game system including a primary content controller and a secondary content controller, the secondary content controller being independent from and coupled to the primary content controller, the primary content controller configured to present primary wagering game content on a display of a wagering game machine, the method comprising:
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establishing, by one or more processors, a wireless link between a mobile device and the secondary content controller; and in response to the primary wagering game content being in a state that permits a secondary wager thereon, authorizing, by one or more processors, the mobile device to place the secondary wager on the primary wagering game content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A wagering game system comprising:
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a primary content controller configured to present primary wagering game content on a display of a wagering game machine; a secondary content controller independent from and coupled to the primary content controller; and one or more processors configured to; establish a wireless link between a mobile device and the secondary content controller; and in response to the primary wagering game content being in a state that permits a secondary wager thereon, authorize the mobile device to place the secondary wager on the primary wagering game content. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A secondary content controller of a wagering game system, the secondary content controller being independent from and coupled to a primary content controller of the wagering game system configured to present primary wagering game content, the secondary content controller configured to:
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establish a wireless link with a mobile device; and in response to the primary wagering game content being in a state that permits a secondary wager thereon, authorize the mobile device to place the secondary wager on the primary wagering game content. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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