GAMING WHEEL

• US 20140187306A1
• Filed: 12/20/2013
• Published: 07/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tangiamo Touch Technology AB
• Original Assignee: Tangiamo AB
• Inventors: Nordahl, Mats, Eiterjord, Jimmy
• Granted Patent: US 9,446,300 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/17
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2457 Display screens, e.g. monitors, video displays
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2009/2458 LCD's
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 5/00 Roulette games aspects of games using an electronically generated display having two or more dimensions showing representations related to the game A63F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 5/007 Details about the compartments or sectors, e.g. sectors having different sizes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means

Abstract

The present invention relates to a gaming wheel (100) adapted to be used in a gaming device for playing a game, wherein the gaming wheel (100) comprises a first section (112) having a predetermined number of slots (110) for receiving a gaming element (102) and a second section (106) arranged to provide gaming information for the predetermined number of slots (110) of the first section (112). The second section (106) is arranged such that computer generated gaming information is controllably provided for the predetermined number of slots (110) of the first section (112).

Claims

1. A gaming wheel adapted to be used in a gaming device for playing a game, wherein the gaming wheel is adapted to rotate during a gaming operation of the gaming device, and wherein the gaming wheel comprises:

a first section having a predetermined number of slots for receiving a gaming element;

a second section arranged to provide gaming information for the predetermined number of slots of the first section, wherein the second section being arranged such that computer generated gaming information is controllably provided for the predetermined number of slots of the first section (112), and comprising at least one display element configured to display the computer, generated gaming information,

wherein the computer generated gaming information provided at the at least one display element of the second section is continuously updated during at least a portion of the gaming operation.

16. The gaming wheel according to claim 1, wherein the computer generated gaming information is updated based on a status of the gaming operation.

17. The gaming wheel according to claim 1, wherein the computer generated gaming information is updated based on the rotation of the gaming wheel.

18. The gaming wheel according to claim 1, wherein the gaming wheel is a roulette wheel and the computer generated gaming information is updated based on the position of a roulette ball.

19. The gaming wheel according to claim 1, wherein the gaming wheel is connected to a control unit of a gaming system and the control unit is configured to provide the gaming wheel with the computer generated gaming information.

20. The gaming wheel according to claim 19, wherein the gaming wheel is a roulette wheel.

21. The gaming wheel according to claim 1, wherein the computer generated gaming information is provided to a portion of the second section corresponding to a slot of the first section.

22. The gaming wheel according to claim 1, wherein the second section comprises an equal predetermined number of portions as the predetermined number of slots of the first section.

23. The gaming wheel according to claim 1, wherein the computer generated gaming information comprises at least one symbol, the at least one symbol being provided adjacently to at least one slot of the first section.

24. A gaming system comprising:

a gaming table having a gaming layout arranged to receive bets executed by at least one player, and

a gaming wheel according to claim 1.

25. The gaming system according to claim 24, wherein the gaming layout comprises an electronic multi-player touch screen.

26. The gaming system according to claim 24, further comprising a camera arranged to visually acquire at least gaming information from the gaming wheel.

27. The gaming system according to claim 24, further comprising at least one remote gaming device configured to allow interaction of a remote user.

28. The gaming system according to claim 24, further comprising a control unit arranged to control the bets executed on the multi-player touch screen, and wherein the control unit is further arranged to provide computer generated gaming information for the predetermined number of slots of the first section of the gaming wheel.

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