Peripheral management device for virtual game interaction

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9235952-B2
Application number	US-94588910-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2010
Priority date	Nov 14, 2010
Publication date	Jan 12, 2016
Grant date	Jan 12, 2016

Abstract

In one embodiment, a peripheral management device may have a controller configured to communicate with a gaming machine and a portable electronic device. The controller may be configured to: (i) receive a peripheral data packet from a gaming machine processor, the peripheral data packet including at least one command; (ii) determine whether to process the peripheral data packet on at least one peripheral device of the gaming machine or at least one virtual peripheral device of the portable electronic device; (iii) generate an instructional data packet for the at least one virtual peripheral device if the peripheral data packet is determined to be processed on the at least one virtual peripheral device; and (iv) transmit the instructional data packet to the portable electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A peripheral management device, comprising:
a controller configured to communicate with a gaming machine and a portable electronic device, the controller configured to:
receive a peripheral data packet from a gaming machine processor, the peripheral data packet including at least one command;
parse the at least one command;
determine, based on the parsed command, whether to process the peripheral data packet on at least one virtual peripheral device of the portable electronic device or at least one of a plurality of peripheral devices of the gaming machine;
determine at least one of a plurality of peripheral devices of the gaming machine to execute the at least one command after it is determined that the peripheral data packet is to be processed on the gaming machine;
facilitate execution of the at least one command on the at least one of the plurality of peripheral devices of the gaming machine;
generate an instructional data packet for the at least one virtual peripheral device after the peripheral data packet is determined to be processed on the at least one virtual peripheral device of the portable electronic device; and
transmit the instructional data packet to the portable electronic device,
wherein the at least one virtual peripheral device includes at least one of a virtual monetary acceptor or a virtual printer.

2. The peripheral management device of claim 1 , wherein the instructional data packet is transmitted to the portable electronic device via a wireless communication module.

3. The peripheral management device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
receive at least one request to access at least one of the at least one peripheral device of the gaming machine, the at least one peripheral device corresponding to one of the at least one virtual peripheral device of the portable electronic device; and
process the at least one request, the at least one request including instructions to access at least one of the at least one peripheral device on the gaming machine, wherein the at least one of the at least one peripheral device of the gaming machine is controlled by the portable electronic device based on the instructions.

4. The peripheral management device of claim 1 , wherein the portable electronic device comprises:
a display configured to display at least one virtual peripheral device indicator, each of the at least one virtual peripheral device indicators associated with one of the at least one virtual peripheral device of the portable.

5. The peripheral management device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to route the peripheral data packet to the gaming machine processor if it is determined that the peripheral data packet is not processed on at least one virtual peripheral device of the portable electronic device.

6. A system for communicating information between a gaming machine and a portable electronic device, comprising:
a gaming machine including at least one gaming machine processor, the at least one gaming machine processor configured to communicate with at least one of a plurality of peripheral devices on the gaming machine;
a portable electronic device including at least one controller, the at least one controller configured to control at least one virtual peripheral device of the portable electronic device, wherein the at least one virtual peripheral device includes at least one of a virtual monetary acceptor or a virtual printer; and
a peripheral controller configured to communicate with the gaming machine and the portable electronic device, the peripheral controller configured to:
receive a peripheral data packet from the gaming machine processor, the peripheral data packet including at least one command;
parse the at least one command;
determine, based on the parsed command, whether to process the peripheral data packet on at least one virtual peripheral device of the portable electronic device or at least one of a plurality of peripheral devices of the gaming machine;
determine at least one of a plurality of peripheral devices of the gaming machine to execute the at least one command after it is determined that the peripheral data packet is to be processed on the gaming machine;
facilitate execution of the at least one command on the at least one of a plurality of peripheral devices;
generate an instructional data packet for the at least one virtual peripheral device after the peripheral data packet is determined to be processed on the at least one virtual peripheral device; and
transmit the instructional data packet to the portable electronic device.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein each of the at least one virtual peripheral device of the portable electronic device corresponds to one of the at least one plurality of peripheral devices of the gaming machine.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the peripheral controller is configured to transmit the instructional data packet to the portable electronic device via a wireless communication module.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the instructional data packet is encrypted by the peripheral controller prior to being transmitted to the portable electronic device.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the portable electronic device comprises:
a display configured to display at least one virtual peripheral device indicator, each of the at least one virtual peripheral device indicators associated with one of the at least one virtual peripheral device of the portable.

11. The system of claim 6 , wherein the peripheral controller is configured to:
receive at least one request to access at least one of the at least one peripheral device of the gaming machine, the at least one of the at least one peripheral device corresponding to one of the at least one virtual peripheral device of the portable electronic device; and
process the at least one request, the at least one request including instructions to access at least one of the at least one peripheral device on the gaming machine, wherein the at least one peripheral device is controlled by the portable electronic device based on the instructions.

12. The system of claim 6 , wherein the peripheral controller is further configured to:
receive a first location data of the gaming machine from a location server;
obtain a second location data of the portable electronic device; and
authenticate the portable electronic device if the first location data is substantially proximate to the second location data.

13. The system of claim 6 , wherein the peripheral controller is configured to route the peripheral data packet to the gaming machine processor if it is determined that the peripheral data packet is not processed on at least one virtual peripheral device of the portable electronic device.

14. A method for communicating information between a gaming machine having at least one peripheral device and a portable electronic device having at least one virtual peripheral device, comprising:
receiving, at a peripheral management device, a peripheral data packet from a gaming machine processor, the peripheral data packet including at least one command;
parsing the at least one command;
determining, based on the parsed command, whether to process the peripheral data packet on the at least one virtual peripheral device or on at least one of a plurality of peripheral devices of the gaming machine, wherein the at least one virtual peripheral device includes at least one of a virtual monetary acceptor or a virtual printer;
determining at least one of a plurality of peripheral devices of the gaming machine to execute the at least one com

Assignees

• Nguyen Binh T
• Nguyen Gaming Llc

Inventors

• Nguyen Binh T

Classifications

• G07F17/3211

  Display means · CPC title

• G07F17/3225

  Data transfer within a gaming system, e.g. data sent between gaming machines and users · CPC title

• G06F3/167

  Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback · CPC title

• G07F17/3246 Primary

  involving coins and/or banknotes · CPC title

• G07F17/3223

  Architectural aspects of a gaming system, e.g. internal configuration, leader-follower, wireless communication · CPC title