Convertible in-revenue and out-of-revenue gaming system and method with a real-time streaming video feed and display
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1. A method of operating a convertible gaming system, the method including:
- providing a set of networked gaming machines in an in-revenue operating mode for individual play;
automatically converting the set of networked gaming machines from the in-revenue operating mode for individual play to a competition operating mode for group play using a tournament controller;
during the competition operating mode, simultaneously displaying a leader board and a video feed of a player, including displaying a group play position indicator adjacent to the video feed, the group play position indicator indicating the position of the player relative to other players in the group play.
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Abstract
A convertible in-revenue and out-of-revenue gaming system is disclosed that includes a server connected to automatically convert operating modes and control in-revenue and out-of-revenue operation of one or more banks of gaming machines. Additionally disclosed are gaming machines with video cameras connected to provide live video feed to one or more displays, such as during tournament play when live video feed of the players and the player tournament positions may be driven in real-time to an overhead display by the server operating in a tournament controller mode.
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1. A method of operating a convertible gaming system, the method including:
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providing a set of networked gaming machines in an in-revenue operating mode for individual play; automatically converting the set of networked gaming machines from the in-revenue operating mode for individual play to a competition operating mode for group play using a tournament controller; during the competition operating mode, simultaneously displaying a leader board and a video feed of a player, including displaying a group play position indicator adjacent to the video feed, the group play position indicator indicating the position of the player relative to other players in the group play. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating a tournament game, the method including:
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following one or more plays of one or more primary games at each respective gaming machine of a set of gaming machines, converting the primary games to a tournament game according to programming executed by a tournament controller; initiating play of the tournament game on the set of gaming machines; during tournament play; capturing video images of the respective player at each respective gaming machine; accumulating player scores for each of the players; determining player rankings based on the player scores; displaying a leader board with player rankings for the tournament game and the video images of one or more of the players substantially in real-time; and displaying a group play position indicator adjacent to the displayed video images of the respective player, the group play position indicator indicating the position of the respective player shown in the video images being displayed.
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15. A tournament gaming system including:
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a number of gaming machines, each gaming machine including one or more display areas and a video camera configured to generate a player video feed for a player at the respective gaming machine; and a tournament controller configured to selectively instruct one or more of the gaming machines to display substantially real-time leader board information and at least one of the player video feeds together with a group play position indicator adjacent to the at least one player video feed, the group play position indicator indicating the position of the player shown in the at least one player video feed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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