PRESENTING LIVE CASINO MEDIA FOR ONLINE GAMING

• US 20130281188A1
• Filed: 03/12/2013
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: WMS Gaming Incorporated (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Inventors: Guinn, Andrew C., Nelson, Travis N., Robbins, Richard B., Schwartz, Richard T., Wright, Tracey L.
• Application Number:
  US13/797,551
• Publication Number:
  US 20130281188A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Abstract

Some embodiments include a method for enabling online wagering game players to receive, while playing online wagering games, live media feeds of activities in a casino. The method can include presenting a graphical user interface including an online gaming interface and a live casino interface, wherein the online gaming interface includes lifelike computer-generated images of a wagering game machine having a display device, and computer-generated images of game elements for an online wagering game, where the game elements appear on the wagering game machine'"'"'s display device. The method can also include receiving a first media feed including audio and video content portraying activities in a live casino, and presenting the media feed in the live casino interface.

Claims

1. A method for enabling online wagering game players to receive, while playing online wagering games, live media feeds of activities in a casino, the method comprising:

presenting a graphical user interface including an online gaming interface and a live casino interface, wherein the online gaming interface includes

lifelike computer-generated images of a wagering game machine having a display device;

computer-generated images of game elements for an online wagering game, where the game elements appear on the wagering game machine'"'"'s display device;

receiving a first media feed including video content portraying activities in a live casino; and

presenting the first media feed in the live casino interface.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a second media feed including video content portraying additional activities in the live casino;

presenting the second media feed with the first media feed in the live casino interface.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving input requesting changes to perspectives of the audio and video content of the first media feed; and

receiving a second media feed including audio and video captured according to the perspectives indicated in the input.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving input indicating selection of the first media feed from a list of available media feeds, wherein the media feeds all include video portraying live activities in real-life casinos.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving input indicating selection of the first media feed from a list of available media feeds, wherein each of the media feeds includes audio and video portraying different live activities in a real-life casino.

6. An online wagering game server configured to present online wagering games and live media streams portraying activities in real-life casinos, the online wagering game server comprising:

a media processor configured to receive live media feeds including audio and video content portraying activities in a real-life casino;

a wagering game processor configured to process inputs associated with online wagering games and to determine results for the online wagering games; and

a graphical user interface processor configured to present a graphical user interface including an online gaming interface and a live casino interface, wherein the live casino interface shows the live media feeds including audio and video content portraying activities in a real-life casino, and wherein the online gaming interface shows graphical representations of the online wagering games.

7. The online wagering game server of claim 6, wherein the online gaming interface includes a lifelike graphical representation of a wagering game machine including a display device, and wherein the graphical representations of the online wagering games appear as being presented on the display device.

8. The online wagering game server of claim 7, wherein the live casino interface appears as a background to the online gaming interface.

9. The online wagering game server of claim 6, wherein the activities in the real-life casino include players playing live table games.

10. The online wagering game server of claim 6, wherein the online wagering games are table-type video games, and wherein the activities in the real-life casino include players playing live table games.

11. A method for using, in an online wagering game, input arising from a live person in a real-life casino, the method comprising:

determining a first result affecting game elements of an online wagering game;

transmitting the first result to a client device;

receiving input from a wagering game machine in a casino, wherein the input indicates selection of one or more of the game elements of the online wagering game, wherein the input arises from a live person entering the input into the wagering game machine;

determining, based on the input from the wagering game machine in the live casino, a second result for the online wagering game; and

transmitting the second result to the client device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the game elements are slots reels, and wherein the first result determines a non-final position of the slots reels, and wherein the second result determines a final position of the slots reels.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

capturing a live media feed of the wagering game machine in the casino; and

publishing the media feed for presentation on the client device.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

detecting, at the wagering game machine, the input; and

transmitting the input for use in the online wagering game.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the second result awards money to a player.

16. A machine-readable storage device including instructions for enabling online wagering game players to receive, while playing online wagering games, live media feeds of activities in a casino, wherein when the instructions are executed by a machine, the instructions perform operations comprising:

presenting a graphical user interface including an online gaming interface and a live casino interface, wherein the online gaming interface includes

lifelike computer-generated images of a wagering game machine having a display device;

computer-generated images of game elements for an online wagering game, where the game elements appear on the wagering game machine'"'"'s display device;

receiving a first media feed including video content portraying activities in a live casino; and

presenting the first media feed in the live casino interface.

17. The machine-readable storage device of claim 16 further comprising:

receiving a second media feed including audio and video content portraying additional activities in the live casino;

presenting the second media feed with the first media feed in the live casino interface.

18. The machine-readable storage device of claim 16 further comprising:

receiving input requesting changes to perspectives of the video content of the first media feed; and

receiving another media feed including audio and video captured according to the perspectives indicated in the input.

19. The machine-readable storage device of claim 16 further comprising:

receiving input indicating selection of the first media feed from a list of available media feeds, wherein the media feeds all include video portraying live activities in real-life casinos.

20. The machine-readable storage device of claim 16 further comprising:

receiving input indicating selection of the first media feed from a list of available media feeds, wherein each of the available media feeds includes video portraying different live activities in a real-life casino.

21. A machine-readable storage device including instructions for using, in an online wagering game conducted on a wagering game server, input arising from a live person in a real-life casino, wherein when the instructions are executed on a machine, the instructions cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

determining, at the online wagering game server, a first group of results affecting game elements of online wagering games, wherein the online wagering games are of different types;

transmitting, from the online wagering game server, the first group of results to client devices for presentation;

receiving input from a wagering game machine in a casino, wherein the input indicates a selection corresponding to one or more game elements of the online wagering games, wherein the input arises from a live person providing the input to the wagering game machine;

determining, based on the input from the wagering game machine in the live casino, a second group of results for the online wagering games; and

transmitting the second group of results to the client devices.

22. The machine-readable storage device of claim 21, wherein the game elements include slots reels, and wherein the second group of results includes multipliers that increase monetary awards.

23. The machine-readable storage device of claim 21, the operations further comprising:

capturing a live media feed of the wagering game machine in the casino; and

publishing the media feed for presentation on the client device.

24. The machine-readable storage device of claim 21, the operations further comprising:

detecting the input at a touchscreen of the wagering game machine; and

transmitting the input for use in the online wagering game.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the second result awards a player money.