Handheld Gesture Controller for Casino Gaming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current gaming systems lack the ability to efficiently integrate motion detection and gesture recognition in portable devices for controlling wager-based games, limiting the flexibility and user interaction in mobile gaming environments.
Innovation Solution
A handheld device equipped with motion detection components such as accelerometers, cameras, and rangefinders, which can detect and interpret gestures to control games, allowing players to interact with gaming systems through motion inputs and transmit this information for game state management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional gaming systems are used without motion detection capabilities, then device complexity is reduced, but user interaction flexibility and control options are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The handheld device integrates multiple input methods (physical buttons, touchscreen, and motion detection) into a single universal controller that can adapt to different gaming scenarios. The motion detection component uses accelerometers and gyroscopes to capture device orientation and movement, providing versatile control options for various game types without requiring separate specialized devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical input mechanisms (physical buttons and switches) with motion-based detection using accelerometers and gyroscopes. This substitution allows for more intuitive and flexible user interaction through device movement and orientation changes, while reducing mechanical wear and increasing control dimensions available to the user.
2Measurement precision
If motion detection components are added to handheld devices, then gesture recognition capability is improved, but device power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The motion detection system operates periodically rather than continuously, activating the accelerometer and gyroscope only when gaming applications are detected or when specific gestures are anticipated. This periodic operation significantly reduces power consumption compared to continuous monitoring, while maintaining accurate gesture detection capability when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects and responds to device movement patterns without requiring continuous active sensing. The motion detection components leverage the device's natural handling and movement by the user, converting passive motion into actionable input data only when relevant to gaming control, thereby minimizing energy expenditure while maintaining detection accuracy.
3Speed
If gesture interpretation is implemented in real-time, then response speed is improved, but processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-defines and stores gesture patterns and their corresponding commands in memory before runtime. During gaming, the motion detection system compares real-time accelerometer and gyroscope data against these pre-programmed gesture templates, enabling rapid recognition and response without complex real-time analysis. This preliminary preparation significantly reduces processing complexity while maintaining fast response speeds.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables seamless and intuitive control of wager-based games using motion inputs, enhancing user interaction and flexibility in both fixed and mobile gaming environments by automatically detecting and interpreting gestures for game-specific actions.
Implementation Method 1
the motion component may include at least one accelerometer
Implementation Method 2
cameras, and rangefinders, which can detect and interpret gestures
Data Source
AI summary
Various techniques are disclosed for controlling a wager-based game played at a gaming system. In one embodiment the gaming system may include a handheld device operable to communicate with a gaming controller. In one embodiment, the handheld device may include a gesture input interface device operable to detect movements gestures associated with one or more persons. The gaming system may further include a gesture interpretation component operable to identify selected movements or gestures detected by the gesture input interface device, and operable to generate gesture interpretation information relating to interpretation of the selected movements or gestures. In at least one embodiment, the gaming system may be operable to control a wager-based game played at the gaming system; automatically detect a gesture by a player participating in a game session at the gaming system; interpret the gesture with respect to a set of criteria; identify at least one action to be initiated in response to the gesture interpretation; and initiate the at least one action. In at least one embodiment, information relating to the gesture and/or information relating to the gesture interpretation may be recorded as part of the game history associated with the game session.