Abstract: In one example, a system for fitting golf equipment for an individual can be configured to be used with an electronic device comprising a fitting processor module and a camera. The system can comprise an image analysis module configured to receive image data of at least a portion of the individual and one or more physical indicia proximate to the individual, where the image data can be captured by the camera. The image analysis module can also be configured to recognize one or more reference features of the individual from the image data, and to calculate one or more fitting dimensions between the one or more reference features in the image data. Other examples, devices, and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: An adapter for use in a video game controller includes a housing having a shape adapted to be securely placed in a compartment or attached to the controller; a console port adapted to interface with a game console for transmitting game information and actions to the game console; a controller port adapted to interface with the controller to receive game functions from the controller; at least one game actuator; and a function control module operatively connected to the console port, the controller port and the at least one game actuator mechanism.

Abstract: Techniques for sectional terrain editing are described herein. In some examples, terrain associated with at least part of a virtual area of a video game may be sectioned into a plurality of terrain sections. Each of the terrain sections may have one or more associated data collections that store terrain data related to the sections with which they are associated. This may enable multiple different users to simultaneously edit different portions of terrain with the expectation and confidence that their edits will be successfully saved and will not conflict with edits made by other users. In some examples, each terrain section may have multiple different associated data collections, for example associated with different types of terrain editing operations. This may provide further efficiency by allowing multiple different users to check out and acquire locks on different terrain data for the same terrain section at the same time.

Abstract: Intelligent gaming tables and methods of providing game play through the gaming tables are described herein. The gaming table includes a table having a table surface, a plurality of player stations, and a common display configured to display gaming content to a plurality of players. The gaming table further includes an interface configured to communicate with a plurality of user input devices. The gaming table includes a gaming controller. The gaming controller is configured to communicate with the plurality of user input devices through the interface, receive location information relating to touches or contacts detected on the table surface, analyze the information relating to the touches or contacts, identify a user performing each of the touches or contacts with the table surface, and implement player input instructions contained within the information relating to the touches or contacts.

Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: displaying a plurality of games for player selection, each of the games having a corresponding set of prize modifiers for applying to a prize awarded during the respective game when a trigger condition is met during the selected game; receiving a selection indicative of a selected game selected from the games; selecting from the set of prize modifiers corresponding to the selected game a subset of the prize modifiers comprising one, some or all of the prize modifiers; conducting play of the selected game; determining an outcome of play of the selected game; and selecting one of the prize modifiers from the subset of prize modifiers and modifying any prize awarded according to the outcome of the selected game according to the selected prize modifier.

Abstract: A gaming machine providing a player with a game includes: a display unit configured to display the game; and a controller configured to determine contents of the game to be displayed on the display unit. The controller executes a predetermined number of special games when a first condition is satisfied during execution of a normal game, and applies a special event when a second condition is satisfied during execution of the normal game or execution of the special games. The controller applies the special event at least once in the predetermined number of the special games regardless of the second condition.

Abstract: A gaming machine of the present invention operates such that when a plurality of positions are inputted, positional information is generated based on the plurality of positions and sign information, indicative of a sign passing across the plurality of positions, is generated based on the positional information upon which comparison is made between sign information, indicative of the signs passing across the plurality of positions, and preliminarily stored sign data to discriminate a correlation between the sign information and the sign data.

Abstract: A system and method for determining paylines in a slot game based on player characters are disclosed. A given player character may correspond to distinctive paylines along which symbols in a pull outcome may be assessed for rewards, for gameplays to be implemented in a game space, and/or any for other types of results provided by a slot game. In some examples, the number of the paylines corresponding to the given player character may correlate with various aspects regarding the given player character such as, without limitation, a class, a level, a race, a number of experience points, one or more skills, virtual items, and/or any other aspects regarding the given player character. In some examples, the combinations of symbols appearing on active paylines in a pull outcome may trigger one or more gameplays for implementation in a game space associated with the slot game.

Abstract: Mobile transfers of mobile payments are bound by an electronic gaming machine (EGM) in a gaming system. The EGM receives, from the mobile device, a unique mobile device identifier and a cash out request to receive winnings resulting from one or more game wins of an event, wherein the event is a gaming event resulting from the placement of the one or more wagers at the EGM. The EGM verifies the unique mobile device identifier, received from the mobile device, is stored at a host device in order to approve and transfer the winnings resulting from one or more game wins of the event to the mobile device. The EGM transfers, to the mobile device, a mobile payment of the winnings resulting from one or more game wins of the event after verifying the unique mobile device identifier is stored at the host device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for initiating direct-connection multiplayer game sessions and for resuming a previously-adjourned multiplayer game session using a stored game object representing a state of the game session. In one exemplary method, a multiplayer gaming application may be executed on a first terminal, which may be associated with a first user. The first terminal may access a game object stored on a content management server that contains data representing a state of a previously adjourned session of the multiplayer gaming application. Further, the first terminal may determine, from the game object, a second terminal associated with a second user. The first terminal may host a session between the first terminal and the second terminal. Finally, an updated game object reflecting an updated state of the session may be stored on the content management system.

Abstract: Systems and methods for transferring objects from a first player to a second player within a gaming system are described herein. The method includes receiving, via a first touchscreen of the first gaming machine, a selection of an object by the first player. The method further includes receiving, via the first touchscreen, gesture information relating to the object. The method includes analyzing, by a controller of the gaming system, the gesture information. The method further includes determining, by the controller, that the object is to be transferred from the first player to the second player based at least in part on the gesture information. The method includes transferring, by the controller, the object from the first gaming machine to the second gaming machine.

Abstract: An apparatus including a data acquisition device, a processing unit, a memory and an output device. The data acquisition device obtains at least one attribute of a shot of a basketball towards a basket. The at least one attribute is sensed by at least one sensor carried by the basketball or derived from signal output by the at least one sensor. The memory contains instructions to direct the processing unit to determine whether the shot is a made basket shot or a missed basketball shot by comparing the at least one attribute of the shot to one or more predetermined signature characteristics of a made basket. The output device presents output to a person based on the determination of whether the shot is a made basket shot or a missed basket shot.

Abstract: A gaming machine for providing a game to a player is described herein. The gaming machine includes a housing, a sound reproduction system coupled to the housing, a display device, and a gaming controller. The sound reproduction system is configured to generate sound features associated with the game and to emit 3D sound effects within a listening space associated with the gaming machine. The gaming controller randomly determines an outcome of the game and display the outcome on the display device, detects a triggering condition occurring in the outcome of the game, and determines a game feature in response to detecting the triggering condition and causes the sound reproduction system to generate a sound feature including a 3D sound effect traveling along a sound path orientated with respect to a listening reference point defined within the listening space to facilitate simulating a game element moving within the listening space.

Abstract: An application is executed in a hosted environment in one or more computing devices. A user may experience difficulty in the application at a particular point in the application. Input commands may be obtained from a stored past session of the application. The stored past session of the application may correspond include another user successfully completing the particular point in the application. The input commands may be provided to the application to help the user get past the difficulty.

Abstract: A method of conducting a wagering game includes: conducting a base game on an electronic gaming machine; detecting a first trigger condition in the base game; initiating a feature game in response to the first trigger condition; detecting a second trigger condition in the feature game; granting access to a plurality of bonus feature game levels in response to the second trigger condition; and determining an outcome of the feature game.

Abstract: An approach is provided for streaming of media streams (e.g., from a game console). In one implementation, a media stream that includes a secondary view of the game world may be generated at the game console. The secondary view may be of a lower-quality version of a primary view of the game world. The generation of the media stream may include: prefetching, to a cache of the game console, portions of the primary view and/or instructions for encoding the portions; and encoding, based on the prefetching, the portions to produce the secondary view. In another implementation, game play information may be executed to reproduce previous game play of a previous game session during a reproduction of the previous game session. Augmentation content may be added to the reproduced game session during the reproduction of the previous game session, creating an augmented game session having one or more views for streaming.

Abstract: An apparatus for executing a computer game are provided. The apparatus includes an output unit configured to transmit a first image generated based on a form of a first user participating in the computer game and a second image generated based on a form of a second user participating in the computer game to a display apparatus, and a control unit configured to predict a possibility of a collision between the first user and the second user, and to control transmitting warning information indicating the possibility of the collision to the display apparatus via the output unit, according to a result of the predicting.

Abstract: Methods and Systems for providing multiple audio streams, such as a Game Audio stream and Network Chat audio stream, to a headset of a user of a game console are described. The methods and systems include receiving, by a game console controller in communication with a game console and a portable audio mixing module, Network Chat from a game console; receiving, by a portable audio mixing module in communication with a game console controller, Network Chat; receiving, by a base station in communication with the game console and the portable audio mixing module, the Game Audio; receiving, by the portable audio mixing module, the Game Audio; mixing, by the portable audio mixing module, the Network Chat and Game Audio to produce a blended audio output stream; and transmitting, by the portable audio mixing module, the blended audio output stream to a headset in communication with the portable audio mixing module.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine comprises a display for displaying game symbols for playing a first game of chance, and an electronic game controller for controlling the display of the game symbols on the display. In response to a trigger event in the first game, a second game of chance is displayed, where the appearance of one or more special symbols causes the award of one or more tokens associated with one or more token values. At the end of the second game, an accumulated token value is determined and if it is equal to a predetermined number, a plurality of third games of chance is displayed and is selectable by the player. The third games displayed depend on the accumulated token value. A gaming method is also provided.

Abstract: An electronic ticket (30) is disclosed which includes a date of purchase (31), a ticket identifier (32), wager attributes (33), a draw identifier (35), a draw date (36), draw numbers (37), an authority authorized retail identifier (38), and an authority authorized retail terminal identifier (39). The electronic ticket (30) may be a displayed version of an image file, or other electronic file type, which is stored and displayed upon a mobile computer device (50). The image file creates a matrix of pixels which together form a picture including text which form the electronic ticket. The image pixels are manipulated by steganographic techniques, to encode various attributes, including the manipulation of the least significant digits of the numeric value of the pixel color.