Gaming system having a display/input device configured to interactively operate with external device

• US 8,979,654 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2013
• Issued: 03/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Original Assignee: IGT (International Game Technology)
• Inventors: Baerlocher, Anthony J., Campbell, Kimberly M., Champagne, Christiaan R., Davis, Dwayne A., Elias, Hans, Ennis, Damien C., Khamis, Michael P., Myers, David N., Palmer, David M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Suhol, Dmitry
• Assistant Examiner(s): LARSEN, CARL VICTOR
• Application Number:
  US13/872,415
• Publication Number:
  US 20130260852A1
• Time in Patent Office: 687 Days
• Field of Search: 463/37
• US Class Current: 463/37
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3202 Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/322 Casino tables, e.g. tables having integrated screens, chip detection means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3239 Tracking of individual players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3276 wherein the players compete, e.g. tournament
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/34 depending on the stopping of moving members in a mechanical slot machine, e.g. "fruit" machines

Abstract

A game table having a multiplayer interactive display/input device which enables multiple players to play primary or base wagering games and/or secondary or bonus games using the display/input device. The display/input device enables multiple players to simultaneously interact with the game table and the various games using the same display/input device. In various embodiments, the game table operates with one or more separate physical input devices, each having one or a plurality of the encoded patterns and each being sized and configured to be placed on top of the game table. The separate physical input devices enable the player to interact with the display/input device.

Claims

1. A gaming system comprising:

a game table having a multiplayer display/input device; and

at least one processor configured to operate with the multiplayer display/input device to;

(a) determine a position of a separate physical card dealing input device on the multiplayer display/input device from a plurality of different positions at which the separate physical card dealing input device can be positioned on the multiplayer display/input device, said separate physical card dealing input device having a housing, an actuator supported by the housing, and a passive encoded pattern positioned on a portion of the actuator, wherein the multiplayer display/input device is configured to identify the passive encoded pattern,

(b) determine at least one card display location of the multiplayer display/input device to display at least one of a plurality of cards for a play of a game, said at least one card display location spaced from the position of the separate physical card dealing input device on the multiplayer display/input device, and

(c) for at least one card, display said card moving from the position of the separate physical card dealing input device on the multiplayer display/input device to said determined at least one card display location of the multiplayer display/input device.

2. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the card game is a primary wagering game.

3. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the card game is a secondary game.

4. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the separate physical card dealing input device includes a plurality of passive encoded patterns, and the multiplayer display/input device is configured to identify each of the passive encoded patterns.

5. The gaming system of claim 4, wherein the multiplayer display/input device is configured to identify the passive encoded pattern to determine the position of the separate physical card dealing input device on the multiplayer display/input device.

6. The gaming system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to operate with the multiplayer display/input device to determine a plurality of card display locations of the multiplayer display/input device to display a plurality of cards for the play of the game, said card display locations being spaced from the position of the separate physical card dealing input device on the multiplayer display/input device, and for each card, display said card moving from the position of the separate physical card dealing input device on the multiplayer display/input device to said determined one card display location of the multiplayer display/input device for said card.

7. A gaming system comprising:

a game table having a multiplayer display/input device; and

at least one processor configured to operate with the multiplayer display/input device to;

(a) identify a passive encoded pattern positioned on a portion of an actuator supported by a housing of a separate physical card shoe on the multiplayer display/input device;

(b) enable a plurality of players to make inputs for a play of a card game using the multi player display/input device, and

(c) for the play of the card game, cause the multiplayer display/input device to display a plurality of randomly determined cards, wherein displaying the randomly determined cards for the play of the card game includes displaying the randomly determined cards moving from a position of the separate physical card shoe on the multiplayer display/input device to a plurality of designated player positions of the multiplayer display/input device.

8. The gaming system of claim 7, wherein the card game is a primary wagering game.

9. The gaming system of claim 7, wherein the card game is a secondary game.

10. The gaming system of claim 7, wherein the separate physical card shoe includes a plurality of different passive encoded patterns, and the multiplayer display/input device is configured to identify each of the passive encoded patterns.

11. The gaming system of claim 10, wherein the multiplayer display/input device is configured to identify the passive encoded patterns to determine the position of the separate physical card shoe on the multiplayer display/input device.

12. The gaming system of claim 7, wherein the multiplayer display/input device causes each card displayed by the multiplayer display/input device to appear to come from the position of the separate physical card shoe.

13. A gaming system comprising:

a game table having a multiplayer display/input device; and

at least one processor configured to operate with the multiplayer display/input device to;

(a) enable a plurality of players to make inputs for a play of a card game using the multi player display/input device, and

(b) for the play of the card game, cause the multiplayer display/input device to display a plurality of cards, wherein displaying the cards for the play of the card game includes displaying the cards moving from a position of a separate physical card shoe on the multiplayer display/input device to a plurality of designated player positions of the multiplayer display/input device, said separate physical card shoe having a housing, an actuator supported by the housing, wherein the multiplayer display/input device is configured to identify movement of the actuator by identifying a shadow cast by the actuator.

14. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the card game is a primary wagering game.

15. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the card game is a secondary game.

16. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the multi player display/input device is configured to identify a passive encoded pattern on the separate physical card shoe to determine the position of the separate physical card shoe on the multi player display/input device.

17. The gaming system of claim 13, wherein the multiplayer display/input device causes each card displayed by the multiplayer display/input device to appear to come from the position of the separate physical card shoe.