Artificial skin on gaming devices

US11527126B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• IGT · US

Inventors

• Michael Russ · Graz, AT
• David Froy · Kentville, CA
• Sven Aurich · Schwanberg, AT

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 13, 2021
• Grant date: Dec 13, 2022
• Expiry date: Jul 13, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/3213
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to a gaming device or system that detects, at each input electrode location of a plurality of elastically deformable input electrode locations, an amount of pressure applied to an elastically deformable outer layer at a corresponding input electrode location in response to deformation of the elastically deformable outer layer by physical contact with a player of a gaming device; determines that the player has applied pressure to the plurality of elastically deformable input electrode locations continuously over at least a predetermined time interval; determines a pressure pattern corresponding to the plurality of elastically deformable input electrode locations; compares the pressure pattern to a plurality of different pressure patterns corresponding to a plurality of different player gestures to determine a player gesture corresponding to the pressure pattern; and determines, based on the determined player gesture and a comparison of the amount of applied pressure to a threshold magnitude, an operation of the gaming device.