Controlling wagering game system browser areas

• US 9,672,691 B2
• Filed: 04/19/2016
• Issued: 06/06/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LNW Gaming Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bally Gaming Incorporated (Scientific Games Corporation)
• Inventors: Gura, Damon E., Kloes, Robertus A. I., Garvey, Jesse L., Antkowiak, Ryan D., Gazdic, Daniel J., Himawan, Budyanto, Ho, Audrey F. Y., Leverenz, Jeffrey M.
• Primary Examiner(s): CUFF, MICHAEL A
• Application Number:
  US15/133,031
• Publication Number:
  US 20160232745A1
• Time in Patent Office: 413 Days
• Field of Search: 463 42, 463 29, 463 13
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 13/573 using trajectories of game objects, e.g. of a golf ball according to the point of impact
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3211 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3225 Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3244 Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes

Abstract

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can those for moving an object across a plurality of browsers on a display device of a wagering game machine. The method can include presenting a first browser area and a second browser area on the display device, and presenting the object in the first browser area, wherein the object is owned by a first player account. The method can include detecting, by the wagering game machine, player input directing movement of the object toward the second browser, and moving the object from the first browser area to the second browser on the display device, in response to the player input. The method can also include transferring ownership of the object from the first player account to a second player account, in response to moving the object to the second browser.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for moving an object across a plurality of browsers on a display device of a wagering game machine, the method comprising:

presenting a first browser area and a second browser area on the display device;

presenting the object in the first browser area, wherein the object is owned by a first player account;

detecting, by the wagering game machine, player input directing movement of the object toward the second browser;

moving the object from the first browser area to the second browser area on the display device, in response to the player input; and

transferring ownership of the object from the first player account to a second player account, in response to moving the object to the second browser area.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the player input includes a tactile gesture entered via touch sensors of the display device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the player input indicates a trajectory of the object without continuous dragging of the object to the second browser area.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the player input includes a tactile gesture contained inside the first browser area.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the moving the object comprises:

assigning, based on the player input, a force vector to the object indicating a speed and direction for moving the object to the second browser area.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the moving the object comprises:

deflecting the object inside the second browser area.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the first and second browser areas are respectively associated with first and second browsers.

8. One or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums including program code which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for moving an object across a plurality of browsers on a display device of a wagering game machine, the program code comprising:

program code to present a first browser area and a second browser area on the display device;

program code to present the object in the first browser area, wherein the object is owned by a first player account;

program code to detect, by the wagering game machine, player input directing movement of the object toward the second browser area;

program code to move the object from the first browser area to the second browser area on the display device, in response to the player input; and

program code to transfer ownership of the object from the first player account to a second player account, in response to movement of the object to the second browser area.

9. The computer-readable mediums of claim 8, wherein the player input includes a tactile gesture entered via touch sensors of the display device.

10. The computer-readable mediums of claim 8, wherein the player input indicates a trajectory of the object without continuous dragging of the object to the second browser area.

11. The computer-readable mediums of claim 8, wherein the player input includes a tactile gesture contained inside the first browser area.

12. The computer-readable mediums of claim 8, wherein the program code to move the object comprises:

program code to assign, based on the player input, a force vector to the object indicating a speed and direction for moving the object to the second browser area.

13. The computer-readable mediums of claim 8, wherein the program code to move the object comprises:

program code to deflect the object inside the second browser area.

14. The computer-readable mediums of claim 8, wherein the first and second browser areas are respectively associated with first and second browsers.

15. An apparatus comprising:

one or more processors;

a display device connected to the one or more processors;

one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums including program code which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations for moving an object across a plurality of browsers on the display device of a wagering game machine, the program code comprising;

program code to present a first browser area and a second browser area on the display device;

program code to present the object in the first browser area, wherein the object is owned by a first player account;

program code to detect, by the wagering game machine, player input directing movement of the object toward the second browser area;

program code to move the object from the first browser area to the second browser area on the display device, in response to the player input; and

program code to transfer ownership of the object from the first player account to a second player account, in response to movement of the object to the second browser area.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the player input includes a tactile gesture entered via touch sensors of the display device.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the player input indicates a trajectory of the object without continuous dragging of the object to the second browser area.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the player input includes a tactile gesture contained inside the first browser area.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the program code to move the object comprises:

program code to assign, based on the player input, a force vector to the object indicating a speed and direction for moving the object to the second browser area.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the program code to move the object comprises:

program code to deflect the object inside the second browser area.