Audio Scaling for Gaming Display Picture-in-Picture
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Solution Overview
Problem
Legacy gaming machines face challenges in optimizing the display of system information, audio control, and video processing, leading to underutilization of secondary displays, security risks, and inconsistent user experiences across different manufacturers and configurations.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a Display Manager to control video displays and speakers, allowing for the sharing of touch displays between gaming controllers and player tracking units, enabling Picture-in-Picture applications, and optimizing audio directionality based on the primary video content, while maintaining separation between wagering game and system software to reduce costs and enhance user experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If multiple video sources are displayed simultaneously on a shared display, then information delivery capability is improved, but audio content management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The audio output is segmented into multiple independent audio channels, each corresponding to a specific video source or display region. The audio manager divides the audio stream so that each video source (e.g., gaming machine, player tracking unit) has its own dedicated audio channel that can be independently controlled in terms of volume, muting, and spatial positioning.
Solution Approach 2:
An audio manager component is introduced as an intermediary between the video sources and the speakers. This audio manager receives video source identification from the display manager and automatically routes and scales audio content to appropriate speakers, eliminating the need for complex manual audio configuration.
2Productivity
If secondary displays are used for system information, then display utilization is improved, but audio directionality control becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the display manager communicates display region information to the audio manager, which then adjusts audio directionality accordingly. The audio manager receives feedback about which video source is active in which display region and automatically configures audio output to match the visual presentation.
Solution Approach 2:
The audio system is designed to self-configure based on display content. When a video source is displayed in a specific region, the audio manager automatically directs audio to appropriate speakers without requiring manual intervention. The system monitors display content and autonomously adjusts audio directionality to match.
3Adaptability or versatility
If audio is delivered to speakers based on video content location, then user engagement is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The audio manager is designed as a universal component that can handle multiple video sources, display regions, and speaker configurations through a single integrated system. It provides multi-functional capabilities including audio routing, volume scaling, muting, and spatial positioning all through one component that adapts to different display configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The audio system is dynamically configured based on real-time display content. The audio manager continuously monitors which video sources are active and in which regions they are displayed, automatically adjusting audio directionality and volume in real-time to match the visual presentation, creating an adaptive user experience.
Data Source
AI summary
A method and device for scaling audio content associated with first and second sources at a user apparatus such as a gaming machine. When the gaming machine is in a first condition displaying only game content speakers are controlled to produce game related audio content. In a second condition where the display is controlled to share game content and other content from a remote source in a picture-in-picture arrangement, the method and device control the speaker volumes to associate the audio content with the associated video content to provide audio directionality and primacy.