WEARABLE CASINO GAMING DISPLAY AND TRACKING SYSTEM

• US 20120184367A1
• Filed: 01/14/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Parrott, Gregory H., Le, Sue
• Application Number:
  US13/007,484
• Publication Number:
  US 20120184367A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/31
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3218 wherein at least part of the system is portable

Abstract

A wearable display device including a wearable display device controller configured to communicate with a gaming machine or a casino gaming system. The wearable display device may be configured to display visual content in response to a communication from the casino gaming system or the gaming machine. The wearable display device may be integrated with a fashion accessory or garment.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a first wearable display device controller configured to communicate with a gaming machine; and

a first wearable display device configured to communicate with the first wearable display device controller, wherein the first wearable display device is configured to display first content in response to a communication from the gaming machine, wherein the first content comprises a still image, animation, or text, and wherein the first wearable display device is integrated with a fashion accessory or garment.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first wearable display device comprises a flexible display.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the display of the first content is in coordination with a display of second content by the gaming machine.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the coordination comprises displaying the first content in synchronicity with displaying the second content.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the coordination comprises displaying an animation including the first content and the second content, wherein the animation spans between the first wearable display device and a display device of the gaming machine.

6. The system of claim 3, wherein the coordination comprises the first content and the second content sharing one or more common content elements or common content themes.

7. The system of claim 1, the first wearable display device controller further configured to cause the first wearable display device to indicate a team of a first player wearing the first wearable display device.

8. The system of claim 7, the first wearable display device controller further configured to cause the first wearable display device to indicate that a second player affiliated with the team has experienced a gaming event.

9. The system of claim 7, the first content comprising winning event content if the team or a team member experiences a winning event.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a player tracking device configured to cause the first wearable display device to display a first light-based signature; and

one or more detection devices configured to detect a first detected light-based signature and to communicate detection of the first detected light-based signature to a player tracking system or the player tracking device.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the player tracking device or the player tracking system is further configured to determine if the first detected light-based signature corresponds with the first light-based signature.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more detection devices are further configured to detect the first detected light-based signature only within a defined zone.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the player tracking device is further configured to:

detect a second detected light-based signature outside of the defined zone; and

determine if the second detected light-based signature corresponds with the first detected light-based signature.

14. The system of claim 12, the player tracking device associated with the gaming machine and the defined zone encompassing an area where a player playing the gaming machine would necessarily be located.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the one or more detection devices are configured to detect infrared or ultraviolet light and the first wearable display device is configured to emit infrared or ultraviolet light.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the first light-based signature is defined by the player tracking device.

17. The system of claim 10, the player tracking device further configured to cause second through N^th wearable display devices to display corresponding second through N^th light-based signatures.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the first through the N^th light-based signatures are different from each other.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the player tracking device is configured to:

cause each of the first through N^th light-based signatures to each be displayed by the corresponding wearable display device of the first through N^th wearable display devices at a different time.

20. A method of displaying gaming content comprising:

establishing a communications link between a wearable display system and a gaming system, wherein the wearable display system is integrated with a garment or fashion accessory;

communicating first content to the wearable display system; and

displaying the first content on the wearable display system, wherein the first content comprises a still image, animation, or text.

21. A method, the method comprising:

configuring a first wearable display device for communication with a gaming machine, wherein the first wearable display device is integrated with a fashion accessory or garment;

communicating first instructions to the first wearable display device from the gaming machine;

causing first content to be displayed on the first wearable display device responsive to the instructions, the first content including a first light-based signature;

detecting a first detected light-based signature; and

comparing the first detected light-based signature against the first light-based signature.