Electronic gaming system
First Claim
1. A gaming system for providing a random number, comprising:
- a touch screen; and
a control unit connected to the touch screen,wherein the control unit is configured to;
identify a user movement on the touch screen corresponding to an activation signal for generating a random number;
provide the activation signal to a random number generator;
receive a random number from the random number generator; and
display the random number on the touch screen,wherein the random number generator is an externally arranged hardware random number generator configured to receive a gambling device for generating the random number.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a gaming system for providing a random number, comprising a touch screen, and a control unit connected to the touch screen, wherein the control unit is configured to identify a user movement on the touch screen corresponding to an activation signal for generating a random number, provide the activation signal to a random number generator, receive a random number from the random number generator, and display the random number on the touch screen, wherein the random number generator is an externally arranged hardware random number generator configured to receive a gambling device for generating the random number.
Advantages with the invention include for example increased security in relation to manual operation of a dice game.
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18 Claims
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1. A gaming system for providing a random number, comprising:
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a touch screen; and a control unit connected to the touch screen, wherein the control unit is configured to; identify a user movement on the touch screen corresponding to an activation signal for generating a random number; provide the activation signal to a random number generator; receive a random number from the random number generator; and display the random number on the touch screen, wherein the random number generator is an externally arranged hardware random number generator configured to receive a gambling device for generating the random number. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
wherein the control unit is further configured to; recognize a symbol of the gambling device; and providing a result relating to the recognized symbol for display on the touch screen as the random number.
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11. Gaming system according to claim 10, further comprising the externally arranged hardware random number generator.
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12. Gaming system according to claim 10, wherein the image capturing device is at least one of a CMOS and a CCD camera.
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13. Gaming system according to claim 1, further comprising a multi-user gaming interface.
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14. Gaming system according to claim 13, wherein the multi-user gaming interface comprises a common touch sensitive surface for a plurality of users.
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15. Gaming system according to claim 13, wherein the multi-user gaming interface further comprises means for individual identification of the plurality of users.
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16. Gaming system according to claim 10, wherein the control unit is further configured to detect a first and a second user, and wherein identifying the user movement corresponding to the activation signal comprises detecting a transition of a control token from the first user to the second user, the control token provided for allowing generation of the activation signal.
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17. A method for providing a random number using a gaming system comprising a touch screen, the method comprising:
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identifying a user movement on the touch screen corresponding to an activation signal for generating a random number; providing the activation signal to a random number generator; receiving a random number from the random number generator; and displaying the random number on the touch screen, wherein the random number generator is an externally arranged hardware random number generator configured to receive a gambling device for generating the random number. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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