Convertible single-turn to multi-turn gaming steering wheel
First Claim
1. A multi-turn gaming wheel system comprising:
- a steering wheel rotatable from a centered position in a counter-clockwise direction for over 180° and
in a clockwise direction for over 180°
to provide more than 360°
rotation lock-to-lock; and
a single-turn stop configurable between a single-turn mode position for a single-turn mode and a multi-turn mode position for a multi-turn mode, the single-turn stop being configured to limit the steering wheel to rotation from the centered position of at most 180°
in the counter-clockwise direction and at most 180°
in the clockwise direction to provide at most 360°
rotation lock-to-lock for the single-turn mode, the single-turn stop being configured not to limit the steering wheel in rotation for the multi-turn mode.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems and methods for operating a gaming wheel system including a steering wheel which may be a single-turn wheel (at most 360° lock-to-lock) or a multi-turn wheel (more than 360° lock-to-lock) to play a game which may be designed for a single-turn wheel (a legacy game) or a multi-turn wheel (a native game, irrespective of whether it takes advantage of the multi-turn capability or not). The system is configured to operate the gaming wheel system in one of four states. The first state is the single-turn, legacy mode state for operating either a single-turn wheel or a multi-turn wheel in the single-turn mode to play a legacy game. The second state is the multi-turn, legacy mode state for operating a multi-turn wheel in the multi-turn mode to play a legacy game. The third state is the single-turn, native mode state for operating either a single-turn wheel or a multi-turn wheel in the single-turn mode to play a native game. The fourth state is the multi-turn, native mode state for operating a multi-turn wheel in the multi-turn mode to play a native game.
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32 Claims
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1. A multi-turn gaming wheel system comprising:
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a steering wheel rotatable from a centered position in a counter-clockwise direction for over 180° and
in a clockwise direction for over 180°
to provide more than 360°
rotation lock-to-lock; anda single-turn stop configurable between a single-turn mode position for a single-turn mode and a multi-turn mode position for a multi-turn mode, the single-turn stop being configured to limit the steering wheel to rotation from the centered position of at most 180°
in the counter-clockwise direction and at most 180°
in the clockwise direction to provide at most 360°
rotation lock-to-lock for the single-turn mode, the single-turn stop being configured not to limit the steering wheel in rotation for the multi-turn mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for playing a game using a gaming wheel, the system comprising:
a gaming wheel including; a steering wheel rotatable from a centered position in a counter-clockwise direction and in a clockwise direction to provide a rotational range lock-to-lock; and a memory comprising a wheel identifier in a first memory location identifying the steering wheel as a single-turn wheel or a multiple turn wheel, the steering wheel as a single-turn wheel being rotatable from the centered position of at most 180°
in the counter-clockwise direction and at most 180°
in the clockwise direction to provide at most 360°
rotation lock-to-lock, the steering wheel as a multi-turn wheel being rotatable from the centered position in a counter-clockwise direction for over 180° and
in a clockwise direction for over 180°
to provide more than 360°
rotation lock-to-lock, wherein the gaming wheel is configured to transfer the wheel identifier to a host system and the gaming wheel is configured to receive a communication from the host system to operate as the single-turn wheel or the multi-turn wheel.- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of operating a gaming steering wheel, the method comprising:
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rotating a steering wheel in a counter-clockwise direction or a clockwise direction;
wherein the steering wheel is rotatable from a centered position in a counter-clockwise direction and in a clockwise direction to provide a rotational range lock-to-lock; andcounting a number of revolutions of the steering wheel; for each revolution, determining a passing of a center until the steering wheel hits a stop or until the number of centers matches a preset maximum number; if the steering wheel hits the stop before the number of centers matches the preset maximum number, then rotating the steering wheel in an opposite direction;
thereafter;counting a number of revolutions of the steering wheel until the steering wheel hits a stop or until the number of centers counted matches the preset maximum number; a microprocessor determining that the steering wheel is a single-turn wheel if the number of centers counted in the second counting step is one or that the steering wheel is a multi-turn wheel if the number of centers counted in the second counting step is greater than one; and if the steering wheel does not hit the stop before the number of centers matches the preset maximum number, then a microprocessor determining that the steering wheel is a multi-turn wheel. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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