Systems, methods and devices for moving game components in gaming systems

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10650644-B2
Application number	US-201414291626-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2014
Priority date	May 30, 2014
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

A computer device and method for moving game components are provided. The computer device comprises: at least one data storage device to store game data for a game; a display device to display at least one three-dimensional game component of the game; at least one data capture device to collect player movement data, wherein the player movement data defines movement of a player of the game, wherein the data capture device includes a camera, a sensor or other data capture electronic hardware; and at least one processor configured to: 1) transform the player movement data into data defining game movement for the at least one game component; and 2) generating movement on the display device of the at least one game component using the data defining game movement; wherein the at least one data capture device is configured to collect player movement data associated with movement of the player's eyes.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A computer device for moving game components, the computer device comprising:
at least one data storage device to store game data for a game;
a display device to display via a user interface at least one three-dimensional game component of the game in accordance with a set of game rules using the game data, each of the at least one three-dimensional game components comprising at least one game component movement attribute;
at least one data capture device to collect player movement data corresponding to a player, wherein the player movement data comprises at least one movement attribute, and that the data capture device includes a camera, a sensor or other data capture electronic hardware; and
at least one processor configured to:
transform the player movement data into data defining game movement for the at least one three-dimensional game component by comparing the at least one game component movement attribute to the at least one movement attribute; and
generate movement on the display device of the at least one three-dimensional game component using the data defining game movement,
wherein the at least one data capture device is configured to collect player movement data associated with movement of the player's eyes,
wherein the game is a maze type game,
wherein the at least one three-dimensional game component comprises a virtual avatar that is navigated through the maze using the player movement data that is associated with the movement of the player's eyes and that represents a position of the player on the display device relative to other game components displayed on the display device,
wherein the virtual avatar comprises a horizontal game movement attribute, and
wherein the at least one movement attribute comprises horizontal movement of the player's eyes.

2. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one three-dimensional game component includes a first three-dimensional game component and a second three-dimensional game component, the first three-dimensional game component comprising a first game component movement attribute, the second three-dimensional game component comprising a second game component movement attribute, wherein the player movement data comprises a first movement attribute and a second movement attribute; and
wherein the at least one processor is configured to transform the player movement data into data defining game movement for the first and second three-dimensional game components by comparing the first and second game component movement attributes to the first and second movement attributes, and generate a movement on the display device of the first three-dimensional game component using the first movement attribute and generate a movement on the display device of the second three-dimensional game component using the second movement attribute.

3. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one display device is configured to update a display of a view of the game using the data defining game movement.

4. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one three-dimensional game component comprises: a virtual character, a gaming symbol, a stack of game components along an axis orthogonal to a plane of the display device, a multi-faceted game component, a reel, a grid, and a multi-faceted gaming surface.

5. The computer device of claim 1 , wherein, responsive to horizontal movement of the player's eyes, the virtual avatar moves left or right relative to displayed game components.

6. The computer device of claim 5 , wherein the virtual avatar moves left or right to avoid displayed game components.

7. The computer device of claim 5 , wherein the virtual avatar moves left or right to contact displayed game components.

8. A computer-implemented method for moving game components in a gaming system, the method comprising:
displaying on a display device via a user interface at least one three-dimensional game component of a game in accordance with a set of game rules for the game, each of the at least one three-dimensional game components comprising at least one game component movement attribute;
collecting player movement data using a camera or a sensor, wherein the player movement data comprises at least one movement attribute;
transforming, using a processor, the player movement data into data defining game movement for the at least one three-dimensional game component by comparing the at least one game component movement attribute to the at least one movement attribute; and
generating movement on the display device of the at least one three-dimensional game component using the data defining game movement,
wherein the game is a maze type game,
wherein the collected player movement data comprises data associated with movement of the player's eyes,
wherein the at least one three-dimensional game component comprises a virtual avatar that is navigated through the maze using the player movement data that is associated with the movement of the player's eyes and that represents a position of the player on the display device relative to other game components displayed on the display device,
wherein the virtual avatar comprises a horizontal game movement attribute, and wherein the at least one movement attribute comprises horizontal movement of the player's eyes.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein:
the at least one three-dimensional game component includes a first three-dimensional game component and a second three-dimensional game component,
one of the first three-dimensional game component and the second three-dimensional game component is selected using the player movement data,
the first three-dimensional game component comprises a first game component movement attribute, the second three-dimensional game component comprises a second game component movement attribute,
wherein the player movement data comprises a first movement attribute and a second movement attribute;
transforming the additional player movement data into data defining game movement for the first and second three-dimensional game components by comparing the first and second game component movement attributes to the first and second movement attributes; and
generating a movement on the display device of the first three-dimensional game component using the first movement attribute and generating a movement on the display device of the second three-dimensional game component using the second movement attribute.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein, responsive to movement of the player's eyes, hidden aspects of a selected one of the first three-dimensional game component and the second three-dimensional game component are displayed to the player.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:
updating a view of the game using the data defining game movement.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one three- dimensional game component comprises: a virtual character, a gaming symbol, a stack of game components along an axis orthogonal to a plane of the display device, a multi-faceted game component, a reel, a grid, and a multi-faceted gaming surface.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 8 ,
wherein, responsive to horizontal movement of the player's eyes, hidden aspects of a game surface are displayed to the player.

Assignees

• Igt Canada Solutions Ulc

Inventors

• Comeau Brian
• Leblanc Vicky

Classifications

• G07F17/3206

  Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics · CPC title

• G07F17/34 Primary

  depending on the stopping of moving members {in a mechanical slot machine}, e.g. "fruit" machines · CPC title

• G07F17/3211

  Display means · CPC title