Wagering Game With Auto-Triggered Player Device
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1. A gaming system comprising:
- an input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game;
a display for displaying a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game; and
a touch-screen input device in association with the display;
wherein, in response to a predetermined criterion, a pop-up window is displayed on the display and partially overlaying the wagering game to allow the player to enter alpha-numeric data into a field on the display.
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Abstract
A gaming system including an input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game. The gaming system also includes a display for displaying a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game and a touch-screen input device in association with the display. In response to a predetermined criterion, a pop-up window is displayed on the display that allows the player to enter data into a field on the display. The pop-up window preferably includes keys to enter the data, such as an image of a standard keyboard for entering alpha-numeric data.
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21 Claims
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1. A gaming system comprising:
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an input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game; a display for displaying a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game; and a touch-screen input device in association with the display; wherein, in response to a predetermined criterion, a pop-up window is displayed on the display and partially overlaying the wagering game to allow the player to enter alpha-numeric data into a field on the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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10. A method of conducting a wagering game, comprising:
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conducting the wagering game; displaying a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game; in response to a predetermined criterion, receiving alpha-numeric data from a player via a pop-up window displayed on a video display partially overlaying the wagering game; and in response to the alpha-numeric data being received, displaying the alpha-numeric data in a field on the video display. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A gaming system comprising:
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an input device for receiving a wager to play a wagering game; a display device for displaying the wagering game; and a controller coupled to the input device and the display device, the controller operative (i) to cause the display device to display a pop-up window partially overlaying the wagering game for receiving alpha-numeric data from a player in response to a predetermined criterion and (ii) to cause the display to display information corresponding to the alpha-numeric data in a field. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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