Gesture-Enhanced Gaming System with Sensor Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current table games in casinos face challenges in accurately monitoring player wagers, detecting fraud, and providing engaging gameplay experiences, particularly in transitioning players to new games, due to limitations in existing electronic systems and the reliance on manual methods.
Innovation Solution
A gesture-enhanced gaming system that combines virtual and physical elements, using a display system, sensor system, and feedback system to detect touch gestures, allowing players to influence game parameters and receive feedback through visual, audio, and tactile responses, thereby enhancing gameplay and player interaction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If manual monitoring methods are used for player wagers, then system complexity is reduced, but measurement precision and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual monitoring methods with electronic sensor systems that use optical or other detection mechanisms to automatically recognize and monitor player wagers. This substitution of mechanical/manual systems with electronic detection systems resolves the contradiction by providing both automated precision measurement and reduced operational complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic monitoring system enables the gaming table to self-monitor wager amounts and player actions without requiring manual intervention. The system automatically detects, records, and processes wager information, eliminating the need for dealers or pit bosses to manually track wagers, thus improving measurement precision while maintaining simplicity.
2Device complexity
If manual fraud monitoring is used, then device complexity is reduced, but reliability and loss of time worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements electronic sensor systems that continuously monitor player actions, wager amounts, and game states, providing real-time feedback to the gaming system. This automated feedback mechanism enables immediate detection of suspicious patterns or fraud attempts, significantly improving reliability compared to manual monitoring while managing system complexity through integrated electronics.
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces manual fraud detection methods with electronic monitoring and analysis systems that can process and analyze player behavior data in real-time. This substitution enables more reliable fraud detection through automated pattern recognition and anomaly detection, reducing both time loss and improving reliability.
3Ease of manufacture
If traditional gaming tables are used, then ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability and ease of operation worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into the gaming table system, including various sensor types (optical, tactile, acoustic), multiple game modes, and configurable game parameters. This multi-functional design enables the same physical table to support different games and game variations, improving adaptability while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through modular electronic components.
Solution Approach 2:
The system incorporates dynamically configurable game parameters and rules that can be adjusted through software without physical modifications to the table. This dynamic adaptability allows the table to transition between different games and game modes easily, improving versatility while keeping the physical structure simple and easy to manufacture.
4Measurement precision
If electronic sensor systems are added to gaming tables, then measurement precision and productivity improve, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sensor types (optical sensors, tactile sensors, acoustic sensors) and processing functions into an integrated electronic system that is embedded within the gaming table structure. This merging of components reduces the overall system complexity compared to having separate standalone systems, while maintaining high measurement precision for wager detection and player action monitoring.
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a gesture enhanced game play system that includes a display system, a sensor system, a feedback system, and one or more computing systems. The sensor system is configured to detect at least one touch gesture when the touch gesture is at least proximate the virtual game layout. During play of the game, a player's touch gestures are evaluated as either a functional gameplay touch gesture or non-functional gameplay touch gestures. Each functional gameplay touch gesture relates directly to reaching an outcome of a current game. Each non-functional gameplay touch gesture may be associated with a feedback system that responds to the non-functional gameplay touch gestures by the player with visual, audio, tactile feedback or the altering of certain game parameters and displays, giving at least the impression that the non-functional gestures affect game outcomes.