GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF GAMING
First Claim
1. A gaming system comprising:
- a touch screen display;
a display controller arranged to control the touch screen display to display at least one player moveable object to a player of a game; and
a contact monitor arranged to monitor an output of the touch screen display to determine that a contact has been detected by the touch screen display at a first position corresponding to the current location of a moveable object and that the contact has been maintained with the touch screen display while moving to a second position,the display controller further configured to control the display to display the moveable object at a new location derived from the second position.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments provide a gaming system including a touch screen display and a display controller arranged to control the touch screen display to display at least one player moveable object to a player of a game. The gaming system also includes a contact monitor arranged to monitor an output of the touch screen display to determine that a contact has been detected by the touch screen display at a first position corresponding to the current location of a moveable object and that the contact has been maintained with the touch screen display while moving to a second position. The display controller is further configured to control the display to display the moveable object at a new location derived from the second position.
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32 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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a touch screen display; a display controller arranged to control the touch screen display to display at least one player moveable object to a player of a game; and a contact monitor arranged to monitor an output of the touch screen display to determine that a contact has been detected by the touch screen display at a first position corresponding to the current location of a moveable object and that the contact has been maintained with the touch screen display while moving to a second position, the display controller further configured to control the display to display the moveable object at a new location derived from the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of gaming comprising:
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displaying at least one moveable object on a touch screen display; monitoring an output of the touch screen display to determine that a contact has been detected by the touch screen display at a first position corresponding to the current location of the moveable object and that the contact is maintained with the touch screen display while moving to a second position; and displaying the moveable object at a new location derived from the second position. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of moving a moveable object in a gaming system:
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contacting a touch screen display at a first position corresponding to the current location of the moveable object; and maintaining contact to a second position corresponding to a desired new location of the moveable object.
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32. Computer program code which when executed causes a computer to carry out the steps of:
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displaying at least one moveable object on a touch screen display; monitoring an output of the touch screen display to determine that a contact has been detected by the touch screen display at a first position corresponding to the current location of the moveable object and that the contact is maintained with the touch screen display while moving to a second position; and displaying the moveable object at a new location derived from the second position.
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Specification