Player head tracking for wagering game control

US8556714B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• WMS GAMING, INC. · US

Inventors

• Travis L. Bowers · Henderson, US
• Mark B. Gagner · West Chicago, US
• Timothy T. Gronkowski · Chicago, US
• Damon E. Gura · Chicago, US
• Joel R. Jaffe · Evanston, US
• John F. LaSalvia · Las Vegas, US
• James E. Motyl · Chicago, US
• Victor T. Shi · Morton Grove, US
• Jorge L. Shimabukuro · Las Vegas, US
• Mark K. Trego · Chicago, US
• Michael Ward · San Francisco, US
• Scott A. Massing · Lincolnwood, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 12, 2010
• Grant date: Oct 15, 2013
• Expiry date: May 12, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/3209
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include presenting a wagering game on a display device of a wagering game machine. The operations can also include detecting head movements and facial gestures of a player of the wagering game via a video capture device of the wagering game machine, and generating player input data based on the head movements and facial gestures of the player. The operations can further include modifying wagering game content based on the player input data associated with the head movements and facial gestures of the player, and presenting results of the wagering game on the display device of the wagering game machine.