Wagering game with multi-point gesture sensing device
First Claim
1. A gaming machine comprising:
- an input device for receiving a signal representing a wager associated with a wagering game;
a video display for displaying the wagering game and a randomly selected outcome thereof;
a multipoint sensing device positioned adjacent to the video display and having an output for outputting multipoint input data indicative of a multipoint input relative to the video display such that the multipoint input corresponds to at least two distinct contact points sensed simultaneously by the multipoint sensing device, wherein the multipoint input includes a gesture made by at least one of the contact points; and
a controller coupled to the multipoint sensing device and the video display, the controller being programmed to;
determine a distance between the at least two distinct contact points;
cause the video display to display a graphic that appears to move at a velocity related to the distance and in a direction related to the positions of the at least two distinct contact points, wherein the graphic has more than one degree of freedom of movement; and
execute a predetermined wagering-game function that causes an award to be revealed on the video display in a manner that appears to have been influenced by the graphic, the award being determined by the randomly selected outcome.
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Abstract
A gaming machine having a multipoint sensing device capable of sensing a multipoint gesture, which includes at least two simultaneously touched points. One or both of the points can serve as an initial starting point for a gesture, which represents a continuous movement across the multipoint sensing device. The multipoint sensing device produces data representing a multipoint gesture, which data is analyzed to determine a wagering-game function to be executed. For example, the wagering-game function may be selecting a payline by touching two distinct points in a slot-type wagering game. Another function may be increasing a bonus award by dragging two fingers in opposite directions. Yet another function may be selecting a bonus award amount by holding one finger while dragging another finger to aim at a target representing multiple bonus award amounts, one of those amounts being revealed to the player upon release of the other finger.
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38 Claims
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1. A gaming machine comprising:
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an input device for receiving a signal representing a wager associated with a wagering game; a video display for displaying the wagering game and a randomly selected outcome thereof; a multipoint sensing device positioned adjacent to the video display and having an output for outputting multipoint input data indicative of a multipoint input relative to the video display such that the multipoint input corresponds to at least two distinct contact points sensed simultaneously by the multipoint sensing device, wherein the multipoint input includes a gesture made by at least one of the contact points; and a controller coupled to the multipoint sensing device and the video display, the controller being programmed to; determine a distance between the at least two distinct contact points; cause the video display to display a graphic that appears to move at a velocity related to the distance and in a direction related to the positions of the at least two distinct contact points, wherein the graphic has more than one degree of freedom of movement; and execute a predetermined wagering-game function that causes an award to be revealed on the video display in a manner that appears to have been influenced by the graphic, the award being determined by the randomly selected outcome. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal representing a wager associated with a wagering game; responsive to the receiving, causing a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game to be determined; identifying at least one multipoint gesture based on data received from a multipoint sensing device, the multipoint gesture being formed from at least one of at least two distinct contact points sensed simultaneously by the multipoint sensing device; determining a distance between the at least two distinct contact points; displaying on a video display of the gaming machine a graphic that appears to move at a velocity as a function of the distance and in a direction as a function of the relative positions of the at least two distinct contact points wherein the graphic has more than one degree of freedom of movement; and causing an award to be revealed on the video display in a manner that appears to have been influenced by the graphic, the award being determined by the randomly selected outcome. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming machine, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal indicative of a wager input for a wagering game; determining a randomly selected outcome of the wagering game having an associated award; responsive to determining the randomly selected outcome, receiving data from a multipoint sensing device indicative of at least one multipoint gesture, the multipoint gesture including at least two points simultaneously touched relative to the multipoint sensing device; determining a distance between the at least two points; displaying on a video display of the gaming machine a graphic; responsive to detecting that at least one of the two at least points is no longer being touched relative to the multipoint sensing device, causing the graphic to appear to move at a velocity and a direction, the velocity being related to the distance and the direction being related to the positions of the at least two points, wherein the graphic has more than one degree of freedom of movement, the graphic causing the award to be revealed on the video display, wherein the gesture has no influence on the randomly selected outcome that produced the award. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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