Gaming apparatus with player tracking capabilities
US6729956B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3227
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gaming apparatus may comprise a display apparatus capable of generating video images, a value input device capable of allowing the player to deposit a medium of value, and a controller operatively coupled to the display apparatus and value input device. The controller includes a processor and a memory operatively coupled to the processor, where the controller is programmed to monitor actions by a player during use of the gaming apparatus, determine a potential game parameter based on monitored actions, and operate the gaming apparatus and display images on the display apparatus responsive to the determined potential game parameter. The potential game parameters may include likely current wager values for the player, player game selection preferences, and selection of pay tables for the player. Further, the gaming apparatus monitors a plurality of sets of monitored actions by a player, and determine a plurality of potential game parameters, each game parameter based on one of the plurality of sets of monitored actions, where the controller operates the gaming apparatus and displays images on the display apparatus responsive to the determined plurality of potential game parameters.
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