SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTED REALITY GAMING

• US 20140302915A1
• Filed: 04/18/2014
• Published: 10/09/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Lyons, Martin S., Martin, Sean C.
• Granted Patent: US 9,865,125 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/25
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/69 Involving elements of the real world in the game world, e.g. measurement in live races, real video
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/10 Terrestrial scenes scenes under surveillance with static cameras G06V20/52; scenes perceived from the exterior of a vehicle G06V20/56; scenes perceived from the interior of a vehicle G06V20/59
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 in augmented reality scenes
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3245 of image modifying data, e.g. handwritten addenda, highlights or augmented reality information

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for enabling a mobile augmented reality (AR) table betting system to facilitate game play with a table game and one or more players each using a mobile device. The method includes: enabling a player to register at an available betting spot on the table game using the player'"'"'s mobile device; providing a dealer display that presents information to a dealer as game events occur on the player'"'"'s associated mobile device; enabling a player to access funds from an electronic wallet associated with the player to place an initial bet at the table game; commencing game play at the table game; enabling a player to place an subsequent bet or game decision at the table game using the player'"'"'s mobile device; in response to a winning table game outcome, transferring funds to the player; and in response to a losing table game outcome, transferring funds from the player.

Claims

1. A method of enabling a mobile augmented reality (AR) table betting system to facilitate game play with a table game and one or more players each using a mobile device, the method comprising:

controlling a camera on the mobile device using the mobile AR table betting system;

enabling a player to capture a live camera image of a table hosting a table game via the camera;

identifying betting spots on the table game in the live camera image;

enabling a player to register at an available betting spot on the table game using the player'"'"'s mobile device and the mobile AR table betting system;

providing a dealer display that presents information to a dealer as events occur on the player'"'"'s associated mobile device;

enabling a player to access funds from an electronic wallet associated with the player to place an initial bet at the table game using the player'"'"'s mobile device and the mobile AR table betting system;

commencing game play at the table game;

enabling a player to place a subsequent bet or game decision at the table game using the player'"'"'s mobile device and the mobile AR table betting system;

in response to a winning table game outcome, transferring funds to the player according to the player'"'"'s wager and the winning table game outcome; and

in response to a losing table game outcome, transferring funds from the player according to the player'"'"'s wager and the winning table game outcome.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the table game uses physical chips that are viewable using the camera of the player'"'"'s mobile device and the mobile AR table betting system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the table game uses virtual chips that are only viewable using the camera of the player'"'"'s mobile device and the mobile AR table betting system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a subsequent bet includes back betting, back betting with dynamically calculated odds based on a player'"'"'s dealt hand, and combination/parlay bets.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile AR table betting system enables one or more players to engage in game play without being seated at the table game.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile AR table betting system enables one or more players to engage in game play while seated at the table game concurrently with other players that are engaged in game play without being seated at the table game.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the game decision at the table game includes the decision to hit or stand in a Black Jack game.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the game decision to hit is executed by sliding virtual chips across the screen into a bet area using the player'"'"'s mobile device and the mobile AR table betting system

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the game decision to hit is executed by tapping a screen on the player'"'"'s mobile device.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the game decision to hit is executed by tapping the player'"'"'s mobile device against the table that is hosting the table game, wherein the player'"'"'s mobile device includes accelerometers to register the movement of the player'"'"'s mobile device.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the game decision to stand is executed by waving the player'"'"'s mobile device back and forth, wherein the player'"'"'s mobile device includes accelerometers to register the movement of the player'"'"'s mobile device.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the betting spots on the table game are associated with QR codes that identify the betting spot, table, and gaming establishment.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the table games include Black Jack, Baccarat, and Roulette.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the number of players at the table hosting the table game is not limited by a number of physical seats at the table.

15. A method of enabling a mobile augmented reality (AR) table betting system to facilitate game play with a table game and one or more players each using a mobile device, the method comprising:

enabling a player to capture a live view of a table hosting a table game via a camera on the mobile device;

enabling a player to register at an available betting spot on the table game using the player'"'"'s mobile device;

providing a dealer display that presents information to a dealer as game events occur on the player'"'"'s associated mobile device;

enabling a player to access funds from an electronic wallet associated with the player to place an initial bet at the table game;

commencing game play at the table game;

enabling a player to place a subsequent bet or game decision at the table game using the player'"'"'s mobile device;

in response to a winning table game outcome, transferring funds to the player according to the player'"'"'s wager and the winning table game outcome; and

in response to a losing table game outcome, transferring funds from the player according to the player'"'"'s wager and the winning table game outcome.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the table game uses physical chips that are viewable using the camera of the player'"'"'s mobile device and the mobile AR table betting system.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the table game uses virtual chips that are only viewable using the camera of the player'"'"'s mobile device and the mobile AR table betting system.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein a subsequent bet includes back betting, back betting with dynamically calculated odds based on a player'"'"'s dealt hand, and combination/parlay bets.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the mobile AR table betting system enables one or more players to engage in game play without being seated at the table game.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the mobile AR table betting system enables one or more players to engage in game play while seated at the table game concurrently with other players that are engaged in game play without being seated at the table game.

21. The method of claim 15, wherein the game decision at the table game includes the decision to hit or stand in a Black Jack game.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the game decision to hit is executed by sliding virtual chips across the screen into a bet area using the player'"'"'s mobile device and the mobile AR table betting system

23. The method of claim 21, wherein the game decision to hit is executed by tapping a screen on the player'"'"'s mobile device.

24. The method of claim 21, wherein the game decision to hit is executed by tapping the player'"'"'s mobile device against the table that is hosting the table game, wherein the player'"'"'s mobile device includes accelerometers to register the movement of the player'"'"'s mobile device.

25. The method of claim 21, wherein the game decision to stand is executed by waving the player'"'"'s mobile device back and forth, wherein the player'"'"'s mobile device includes accelerometers to register the movement of the player'"'"'s mobile device.

26. The method of claim 15, wherein the betting spots on the table game are associated with QR codes that identify the betting spot, table, and gaming establishment.

27. The method of claim 15, wherein the table games include Black Jack, Baccarat, and Roulette.

28. The method of claim 15, wherein the number of players at the table hosting the table game is not limited by a number of physical seats at the table.