Device-to-device transfer of wagering game objects

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11823529-B2
Application number	US-202117354683-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2021
Priority date	Jun 7, 2013
Publication date	Nov 21, 2023
Grant date	Nov 21, 2023

Abstract

A method and apparatus are described that detects, via an electronic processor, a first orientation of a mobile device relative to an orientation of a gaming device. The method and/or apparatus further provides, by the electronic processor via a user interface of the mobile device, at least one bet placement option for a game conducted by the gaming device, in response to detecting the first orientation. After detection of a selection of the at least one bet placement option, the method and/or apparatus detects, via the electronic processor, a change from the first orientation of the mobile device to a second orientation different from the first orientation. The method and/or apparatus further presents, by the electronic processor via the user interface, at least one game play option for the game in response to detecting the change from the first orientation to the second orientation.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
detecting, via an electronic processor, a first orientation of a mobile device relative to an orientation of a gaming device;
in response to detecting the first orientation, animating, by the electronic processor via a user interface of the mobile device, at least one bet placement option for a game conducted by the gaming device;
after detection, by the electronic processor, of a selection of the at least one bet placement option, detecting, via the electronic processor, a change from the first orientation of the mobile device to a second orientation different from the first orientation, wherein one or more of detecting the first orientation or detecting the change from the first orientation to the second orientation is in response to optical recognition of a coded identifier by an image capture device of the mobile device; and
in response to detecting the change from the first orientation to the second orientation, animating, by the electronic processor via the user interface, at least one game play option for the game, wherein one or more of animating the at least one bet placement option or animating the at least one game play option enables play of the game via the mobile device instead of via a physical interface available at the gaming device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first orientation is a vertical orientation in relation to a surface of the gaming device, and wherein the second orientation is a horizontal orientation in relation to the surface.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the first orientation a surface of a display device of the mobile device is in a plane parallel to that of a surface of the gaming device, and wherein in the second orientation the surface of the display device is in a plane normal to that of the surface of the gaming device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the first orientation of the mobile device relative to the orientation of the gaming device is in response to the mobile device being communicatively coupled, by the electronic processor, to the gaming device.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the presenting the at least one game play option comprises presenting, by the electronic processor, the at least one game play option instead of the at least one bet placement option.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the gaming device comprises a table, and said method further comprising:
presenting, via the user interface by the electronic processor, as the at least one game play option a back of playing cards while the mobile device is in the second orientation, wherein the second orientation is parallel to a surface of the table;
detecting, by the electronic processor, an additional change from the second orientation to a third orientation that is normal to that of the surface; and
presenting, by the electronic processor, as the at least one game play option a front of the playing cards in response to detecting the additional change from the second orientation to the third orientation.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the providing the at least one bet placement option comprises graphically presenting, by the electronic processor via the user interface of the mobile device, a selection menu comprising the at least one bet placement option.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising detecting, via a camera of the mobile device, the selection of the at least one bet placement option.

9. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
detecting, via a camera of the mobile device by the electronic processor, a gesture made by a player associated with the mobile device; and
selecting, in response to detecting the gesture, the at least one bet placement option.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein, in response to detecting the gesture, the selecting further comprises determining that the gesture signifies a side bet directed to an additional player of the game, and said method further comprising:
detecting, via the camera of the mobile device by the electronic processor, an additional gesture made by the additional player to whom the side bet is directed; and
one or more of accepting or modifying the side bet in response to detecting the additional gesture made by the additional player.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the gaming device comprises a table, and said method further comprising:
capturing, by the electronic processor via the camera of the mobile device, a live video feed of the gaming device; and
overlaying onto the live video feed, by the electronic processor, an image that indicates the selection of the at least one bet placement option.

12. An apparatus comprising:
a user interface device; and
an electronic processor configured to execute instructions from a computer memory, wherein execution of the instructions cause the apparatus to:
detect a first orientation of a mobile device relative to an orientation of a gaming device;
in response to detection of the first orientation, animate, via the user interface device, at least one bet placement option for a game conducted by the gaming device;
in response to detection of a selection of the at least one bet placement option, detect a change from the first orientation of the mobile device to a second orientation different from the first orientation, wherein one or more of detection of the first orientation or detection of the change from the first orientation to the second orientation is in response to optical recognition of a coded identifier by an image capture device of the mobile device; and
in response to detection of the change from the first orientation to the second orientation, animate, via the user interface device, at least one game play option for the game, wherein one or more of animation of the at least one bet placement option or animation of the at least one game play option enables play of the game via the mobile device instead of via a physical interface available at the gaming device.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the electronic processor is further configured to execute instructions that cause the apparatus to:
receive user input via the user interface device;
save a default value in response to reception of the user input and prior to the game being conducted by the gaming device,
in response to detection of a gesture via a camera of the mobile device, initiate transfer of an indication of the default value from the mobile device to the gaming device while the game is being conducted by the gaming device; and
select the at least one bet placement option using the default value in response to initiation of the transfer of the indication of the default value.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the electronic processor is configured to cause the apparatus to select the at least one bet placement option using the default value by execution of instructions that cause the apparatus to automatically place a default bet amount using the default value for the game via electronic access to monetary value from a player account associated with the mobile device.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the default value comprises one or more of a bet amount, a bet placement, a bet frequency, and a bet recurrence.

16. A method comprising:
receiving, by an electronic processor, user input via a user interface of a mobile device;
saving, by the electronic processor, a default value in response to receiving the user input and prior to a game being conducted by a gaming device;
detecting, by the electronic processor, a first orientation of the mobile device relative to an orientation

Assignees

• Lnw Gaming Inc

Inventors

• Baerlocher Anthony J
• Aoki Dion K
• Pacey Larry J
• Smith Jesse M
• Vann Jamie W

Classifications

• G07F17/3244 Primary

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• G07F17/3225

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