Gesture Enhanced Input Device for Casino Table Games
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current table games in casinos face challenges in accurately monitoring player wagers, detecting fraud, providing engaging experiences, and training players on new games, due to limitations in existing physical and virtual interfaces, which affect player engagement and operational efficiency.
Innovation Solution
The development of a touch display interface that configures virtual buttons with sensory feedback, allowing for adjustable button sizes and locations, combining functions, and providing haptic and sound feedback, enabling a hybrid experience that integrates physical and virtual elements, such as virtual and physical cards and chips, to enhance player interaction and casino operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional physical interfaces are used for table games, then players can physically interact with cards and chips, but wager recognition accuracy is poor and monitoring efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical physical interfaces (physical cards, chips, and manual tracking) with an electronic system comprising a processor, display device, and input device. The processor electronically identifies wager amounts and monitors game play, eliminating the need for manual physical tracking and significantly improving both wager recognition accuracy and monitoring efficiency.
2Adaptability or versatility
If complex virtual interfaces are introduced to enhance player engagement, then player engagement improves, but the learning curve for new games increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic input device that can detect various gesture types (tapping, hovering, dragging) and adapt its functionality based on the detected gesture. The display device dynamically presents game information and controls, allowing players to interact with virtual elements using natural hand movements. This dynamic adaptation maintains high player engagement while keeping the interface intuitive and easy to learn.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate functions are provided for different game operations, then functional completeness is high, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal input device that can perform multiple functions through gesture detection. The same input device handles card selection, chip selection, wager placement, and game control by detecting different gesture types (tapping, hovering, dragging). This multi-functional approach provides complete game operation capabilities while maintaining a single, simple device interface.
4Ease of operation
If physical components are used for cards and chips, then tactile feedback is provided, but space requirements and device portability are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates visual copies of physical cards and chips on the display device. These virtual representations maintain the essential visual characteristics and functionality of physical components, allowing players to interact with them as if they were physical objects. This copying approach eliminates the need for substantial physical space while preserving the operational experience.
Data Source
AI summary
Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a virtual player interface such as button deck for a gaming device. The interface includes a touch screen display which displays one or more button icons. The size, shape and location of the button icons may be reconfigured based upon player interaction or selection. Button functions or selections may be combined into a single button. The button reconfiguration may be saved to a player account to be applied when the player uses the gaming device or other applicable device. Haptic or audible feedback may be applied to the button icon based upon the location of the player's touch relative to a target position on the icon.