COMMUNICATING WAGERING GAME INFORMATION USING MESH NETWORKS
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining a location and direction of movement of one or more mobile wagering game machines in relation to a wagering game boundary in a casino;
determining one or more player accounts associated with the one or more mobile wagering game machines that are configured to receive wagering game content available on an upcoming data broadcast on a casino mesh network;
determining, based on the location and direction of movement of the one or more mobile wagering game machines, that the one or more mobile wagering game machines will be within the wagering game boundary during the casino mesh network data broadcast; and
determining configurations for the wagering game content based on the location and direction of movement of the one or more mobile wagering game machines.
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Abstract
A mesh communications wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include tracking any number of wireless mesh network devices in relation to a wagering boundary so that the system can manage wagering games. In some embodiments, the operation can include incentivizing players to encourage other players to participate in a mesh network, thus increasing the efficiency of the mesh network. In some embodiments, the operations can include coordinating the presentation of wagering game content between mesh enabled devices.
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining a location and direction of movement of one or more mobile wagering game machines in relation to a wagering game boundary in a casino; determining one or more player accounts associated with the one or more mobile wagering game machines that are configured to receive wagering game content available on an upcoming data broadcast on a casino mesh network; determining, based on the location and direction of movement of the one or more mobile wagering game machines, that the one or more mobile wagering game machines will be within the wagering game boundary during the casino mesh network data broadcast; and determining configurations for the wagering game content based on the location and direction of movement of the one or more mobile wagering game machines. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more machine-readable media having instructions stored thereon, which when executed by a set of one or more processors causes the set of one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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determining a number of user accounts a wagering game player account has recruited to access a casino mesh network; providing one or more recruitment rewards to the wagering game player account based on the number of user accounts recruited; and presenting one or more indicators showing the effects on the casino mesh network caused by the number of user accounts that are recruited. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a mobile wagering game machine comprising a mesh network communications unit configured to determine location information for the mobile wagering game machine in relation to a wagering boundary within a casino, and communicate the location information via one or more peer mesh devices in a casino mesh network; and a wagering game server configured to provide wagering game content for a casino mesh network, the wagering game server including a mesh device tracking unit configured to receive the location information from the mobile wagering game via the casino mesh network, determine one or more player account preferences indicating a desire to receive wagering game content available in a mesh network data broadcast, and determine, based on the location information, that the mobile wagering game machine will be within the wagering game boundary during the casino mesh network data broadcast. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus, comprising:
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a content controller configured to receive wagering game content and coordination data from a wagering game server; a content store configured to store the wagering game content and the coordination data; a mesh network communication unit configured to determine that one or more wagering game machines, enabled for mesh network communications, are requesting the wagering game content, and transfer the wagering game content wirelessly to the one or more wagering game machines; and a presentation coordinator configured to synchronize the presentation of the wagering game content on the one or more wagering game machines according to the coordination data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for sending an invitation message from a wagering game player account to a social contact user account, the invitation message including an invitation to play a wagering game provided by a wagering game provider that hosts a casino mesh network; means for detecting access by the social contact user account to a device that is configured to access the casino mesh network; and means for crediting one or more recruitment rewards to the wagering game player account. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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