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System and method for cross platform persistent gaming sessions using a mobile device

  • US 9,672,688 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 06/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for enabling a cross platform gaming session in a system that includes a gaming machine that presents a game on a gaming machine display, and a computing device distinct from the gaming machine, both in communication with one another, the method comprising:

  • associating the computing device with the gaming machine, wherein the computing device has one or more displays;

    receiving, by the computing device, reformatted graphical data from the gaming machine;

    providing a stream redirector module that streams a gaming session to the gaming machine;

    presenting the game on the one or more displays of the computing device using the reformatted graphical data by receiving two or more video streams of graphical data at the stream redirector module, modifying the two or more video streams of graphical data to suit the computing device using the stream redirector module, assembling two or more video streams of graphical data into a single video stream of graphical data, and sending the single video stream of graphical data to the computing device,wherein when the player touches a point on a display on the computing device, the coordinates of the touch point are remapped by the stream redirector module back to original screen parameters of the gaming machine display, and passed back as touchscreen input.

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