Methods and regulated gaming machines including game gadgets configured for player interaction using service oriented subscribers and providers
First Claim
1. A method for enabling player interaction with a gaming machine in a regulated gaming system, the regulated gaming system including a plurality of distributed computer nodes communicating over a network, the method comprising:
- displaying on a touch-screen display of the regulated gaming machine a plurality of game gadgets, each of the game gadgets being an icon on the touch-screen display corresponding to a game that is selectable and playable on the regulated gaming machine;
associating each game gadget of the plurality of game gadgets with a corresponding service oriented provider, each service oriented provider being configured to control its associated game gadget and to provide a service related to the game to a service oriented subscriber, the service oriented subscriber controlling what is displayed on the touch-screen display and being configured to receive the service from the service oriented provider to thereby provide information related to the game on the touch-screen display;
detecting a selection on the touch-screen display of one of the displayed game gadgets;
responsive to detecting the selection, providing, via the service oriented provider, services for carrying out a selected interaction related to the game corresponding to the selected game gadget;
executing, via the service oriented subscriber, the services provided by the service oriented provider on the regulated gaming machine to allow information related to the game corresponding to the selected game gadget to be displayed on the regulated gaming machine and allow the game to be played by a player; and
displaying a promotional video during the executing, the promotional video occupying another interactive zone on the touch-screen display and capable of receiving an input, the other interactive zone associated with a video service oriented provider that provides video services to a video service oriented subscriber configured to consume the video services and present the promotional video on the touch-screen display.
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Abstract
A regulated gaming machine including a touch-screen display is provided in a gaming system that includes a plurality of distributed computer nodes communicating over a network using a service oriented communication protocol. A plurality of game gadgets are provided, each enabling player interaction via respective predetermined interaction zones of the touch-screen display, and at least one of which is associated with a game that is selectable and playable on the gaming machine. A service oriented subscriber executes in a predetermined one of the plurality of computer nodes and a service oriented provider is associated with each of the plurality of game gadgets, each being configured to control its associated game gadget. Each of the provided game gadgets is configured to allow interaction between the player and the service oriented subscriber. At least some of the game gadgets are displayed on the touch-screen display, and a player selection of one of the game gadgets is detected on the touch-screen. Responsive to detecting the player selection, a selected interaction is carried out between the player and the service oriented subscriber with respect to the selected game gadget.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for enabling player interaction with a gaming machine in a regulated gaming system, the regulated gaming system including a plurality of distributed computer nodes communicating over a network, the method comprising:
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displaying on a touch-screen display of the regulated gaming machine a plurality of game gadgets, each of the game gadgets being an icon on the touch-screen display corresponding to a game that is selectable and playable on the regulated gaming machine; associating each game gadget of the plurality of game gadgets with a corresponding service oriented provider, each service oriented provider being configured to control its associated game gadget and to provide a service related to the game to a service oriented subscriber, the service oriented subscriber controlling what is displayed on the touch-screen display and being configured to receive the service from the service oriented provider to thereby provide information related to the game on the touch-screen display; detecting a selection on the touch-screen display of one of the displayed game gadgets; responsive to detecting the selection, providing, via the service oriented provider, services for carrying out a selected interaction related to the game corresponding to the selected game gadget; executing, via the service oriented subscriber, the services provided by the service oriented provider on the regulated gaming machine to allow information related to the game corresponding to the selected game gadget to be displayed on the regulated gaming machine and allow the game to be played by a player; and displaying a promotional video during the executing, the promotional video occupying another interactive zone on the touch-screen display and capable of receiving an input, the other interactive zone associated with a video service oriented provider that provides video services to a video service oriented subscriber configured to consume the video services and present the promotional video on the touch-screen display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for enabling player interaction with a regulated gaming machine in a gaming system that includes a plurality of distributed computer nodes communicating over a network, the regulated gaming machine including a touch-screen display, the method comprising:
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displaying on the touch-screen display of the regulated gaming machine a plurality of game gadgets, each of the game gadgets being an icon on the touch-screen display corresponding to a game that is selectable and playable on the regulated gaming machine; associating each game gadget of the plurality of game gadgets with a corresponding service oriented provider, each service oriented provider being configured to control its associated game gadget and to provide a service related to the game to a service oriented subscriber, the service oriented subscriber controlling what is displayed on the touch-screen display and being configured to receive the service from the service oriented provider to thereby provide information related to the game on the touch-screen display; detecting a selection on the touch-screen display of one of the displayed game gadgets; responsive to detecting the selection of the one of the displayed game gadgets, providing, via the service oriented provider, services for carrying out a selected interaction related to the game corresponding to the selected game gadget; executing, via the service oriented subscriber, the services provided by the service oriented provider on the gaming machine to allow the information related to the game corresponding to the selected game gadget to be displayed on the regulated gaming machine and allow the game to be played by the player; providing a plurality of video service oriented subscribers coupled to the network and each executing in a corresponding one of the plurality of computer nodes; detecting an interaction, by the player, within the interaction zone associated with one of a plurality of video gadgets, each video gadget enabling interaction between an input at the regulated gaming machine and one of a plurality of video service oriented subscribers over the network via a respective associated interaction zone on the touchscreen display; responsive to detecting the interaction and during the executing of allowing the information related to the game corresponding to the selected game gadget to be displayed on the regulated gaming machine and allowing the game to be played by the player, a video service oriented provider executing in the gaming machine and coupled to the network associated with the video gadget requesting and obtaining a video streaming service from a selected one of the plurality of video service subscribers over the network and providing the obtained video streaming service to the touch-screen display to thereby enable the touch-screen display to render video content obtained from the selected video service oriented subscriber, the video service oriented provider being one of a plurality of video service oriented providers each associated with a different one of the plurality of video gadgets. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method of enabling player interaction with a regulated gaming device of a regulated gaming system including a plurality of regulated gaming devices communicatively coupled to each other through a network, the method comprising:
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displaying a plurality of game icons on a touch screen display of the regulated gaming device, each game icon occupying a portion of an interactive zone of the touch screen display and each game icon associated with a corresponding game service oriented provider; displaying video content on the touch screen display, during the displaying of the plurality of game icons, the video content occupying another portion of the interactive zone of the touch screen display and associated with a video service oriented provider; receiving an input at one of the plurality of game icons; and in response to the received input, providing, via the corresponding game service oriented provider, a service associated with a game corresponding to one of the plurality of game icons to the service oriented subscriber, and executing at the regulated gaming device, via the service oriented subscriber, the game on the touch screen display, while continuing to display the video content.
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