Abstract: Lighting modules with lenticular screens. The lenticular screens are supported so as to be offset from light sources within the lighting module, thereby acting as a directional diffuser that, depending on the orientation of the lenticules of the lenticular screen, may act to spread the light out in patterns having a clear directionality. The light sources may be controlled to turn on and off, or change color, in various ways to generate the appearance of movement.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes at least one image sensor for capturing an image including a player area associated with the gaming machine and logic circuitry in communication with the image sensor. The logic circuitry establishes a facial image mask defining an area of interest within the player area, receives the captured image from the image sensor, applies the facial image mask to the captured image to extract player image data from the captured image data, detects any faces within the player image data, compares, in response to detecting a face of a player within the player image data, the detected face with a player database to identify a player account associated with the player, and links, in response to identifying a matching player account based on the comparison, the matching player account to activities of the player at the gaming machine.

Abstract: A system and method for auditing chip transactions at a gaming table are disclosed. An image of chips held in a chip tray is captured via an image sensor. An electronic processor analyzes the image to determine a first monetary value of the chips based on denomination identifiers and a physical dimension of the chips. The system also determines the outcome of a wagering game taking place at the table and calculates an expected second monetary value of the chips based on the game outcome. The actual first monetary value is compared to the expected second monetary value. If a discrepancy between the values is identified, a warning is generated. This provides for real-time verification of payouts and collections by the dealer.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes at least one image sensor for capturing an image including a player area associated with the gaming machine and logic circuitry in communication with the image sensor. The logic circuitry establishes a facial image mask defining an area of interest within the player area, receives the captured image from the image sensor, applies the facial image mask to the captured image to extract player image data from the captured image data, detects any faces within the player image data, compares, in response to detecting a face of a player within the player image data, the detected face with a player database to identify a player account associated with the player, and links, in response to identifying a matching player account based on the comparison, the matching player account to activities of the player at the gaming machine.

Abstract: A system for power consumption management for an electronic gaming environment includes at least one memory device with instructions stored thereon. The at least one memory device further storing a plurality of energy profiles, each of the energy profiles defining a set of control operations for at least one electronic gaming device. The system further includes at least one processor in communication with the at least one memory device. The instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to receive a power adjustment command, select, based on the power adjustment command, a first energy profile of the plurality of energy profiles, and control the at least one electronic gaming device to adjust power consumption based on the first energy profile.

Abstract: Electronic gaming machines (EGMs) and centralized power management systems (CPMSs) for EGMs are disclosed that allow for the power-usage states of EGMs to be centrally managed. Additionally, EGMs that feature user-selectable power-usage states coupled with mechanisms for recognizing environmentally responsible power-usage selections by users of the EGMs are disclosed.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a gaming system with a chip tray positioned above a light-diffusion box. The chip tray has a transparent portion on its underside. A tracking controller illuminates the light-diffusion box with diffused light that shines through a transparent portion on an underside of the chip tray and illuminates the edge of one or more chips in a chip stack. An image sensor captures an image of the one or more chips in response to illumination of the light-diffusion box. The tracking controller analyzes a visible indicator on the edge of the one or more chips. The tracking controller associates the visible indicator with a denomination value for the chip stack. Further, the tracking controller computes a value of the chip stack based on the denomination value and a dimension of at least one of the one or more chips.

Abstract: In an example, a system is configured to transmit a video stream of system-based content to a gaming device. The gaming device is configured to scale a size of the system-based content relative to the game content for a mixed, concurrent presentation via a display of the gaming device. The system can further detect, in response to a request to change presentation of the system-based content from a first type to a second type, that a first scale value associated with the first type is inadequate to satisfy an image quality requirement for presentation of the second type. In response to detecting the request, the system can either modify an appearance of the video stream for the second type to satisfy the image quality requirement when scaled using the first scale value or transmit a scale command with a second scale value that satisfies the image quality requirement.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a gaming system with a chip tray positioned above a light-diffusion box. The chip tray has a transparent portion on its underside. A tracking controller illuminates the light-diffusion box with diffused light that shines through a transparent portion on an underside of the chip tray and illuminates the edge of one or more chips in a chip stack. An image sensor captures an image of the one or more chips in response to illumination of the light-diffusion box. The tracking controller analyzes a visible indicator on the edge of the one or more chips. The tracking controller associates the visible indicator with a denomination value for the chip stack. Further, the tracking controller computes a value of the chip stack based on the denomination value and a dimension of at least one of the one or more chips.

Abstract: A method and system to integrate system-based content and game content. A system includes an electronic display manager configured to generate, in response to receiving user input, a video stream of system-based content. The system also includes an electronic game controller communicatively coupled to the electronic display manager via an external-system interface. The electronic game controller is configured to execute instructions that cause the system to perform operations to receive the video stream via the external-system interface, generate a video signal of game content for a wagering game, scale the video stream according to one or more scale values that relate a size of the system-based content to a size of the game content, and mix the video stream and the video signal into a composite image for presentation via a display device communicatively coupled to the electronic game controller.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a chip tracking system. A chip tray is positioned above a light-diffusion box. The chip tray has a transparent portion for a column of the chip tray One or more image sensors are positioned with a viewing perspective of chips through a transparent portion of an underside of the chip tray A tracking controller is configured to illuminate the light-diffusion box with diffused light that shines through the transparent portion of the chip tray and illuminates the edge of one or more chips in a chip stack visible via the transparent portion. The one or more image sensors capture an image of one or more chips in the column in response to illumination of the light-diffusion box. The tracking controller analyzes, via a neural network model, a color pattern on the edge of the one or more chips. The tracking controller associates the color pattern on the edge of the one or more chips with a denomination value for the chip stack.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes at least one image sensor for capturing an image including a player area associated with the gaming machine and logic circuitry in communication with the image sensor. The logic circuitry establishes a facial image mask defining an area of interest within the player area, receives the captured image from the image sensor, applies the facial image mask to the captured image to extract player image data from the captured image data, detects any faces within the player image data, compares, in response to detecting a face of a player within the player image data, the detected face with a player database to identify a player account associated with the player, and links, in response to identifying a matching player account based on the comparison, the matching player account to activities of the player at the gaming machine.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a chip tracking system. A chip tray is positioned above a light-diffusion box. The chip tray has a transparent portion for a column of the chip tray. One or more image sensors are positioned with a viewing perspective of chips through a transparent portion of an underside of the chip tray. A tracking controller is configured to illuminate the light-diffusion box with diffused light that shines through the transparent portion of the chip tray and illuminates the edge of one or more chips in a chip stack visible via the transparent portion. The one or more image sensors capture an image of one or more chips in the column in response to illumination of the light-diffusion box. The tracking controller analyzes, via a neural network model, a color pattern on the edge of the one or more chips. The tracking controller associates the color pattern on the edge of the one or more chips with a denomination value for the chip stack.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes at least one image sensor for capturing an image including a player area associated with the gaming machine and logic circuitry in communication with the image sensor. The logic circuitry establishes a facial image mask defining an area of interest within the player area, receives the captured image from the image sensor, applies the facial image mask to the captured image to extract player image data from the captured image data, detects any faces within the player image data, compares, in response to detecting a face of a player within the player image data, the detected face with a player database to identify a player account associated with the player, and links, in response to identifying a matching player account based on the comparison, the matching player account to activities of the player at the gaming machine.

Abstract: A method and system to integrate system-based content and game content. A system includes an electronic display manager configured to generate, in response to receiving user input, a video stream of system-based content. The system also includes an electronic game controller communicatively coupled to the electronic display manager via an external-system interface. The electronic game controller is configured to execute instructions that cause the system to perform operations to receive the video stream via the external-system interface, generate a video signal of game content for a wagering game, scale the video stream according to one or more scale values that relate a size of the system-based content to a size of the game content, and mix the video stream and the video signal into a composite image for presentation via a display device communicatively coupled to the electronic game controller.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes at least one image sensor for capturing an image including a player area associated with the gaming machine and logic circuitry in communication with the image sensor. The logic circuitry establishes a facial image mask defining an area of interest within the player area, receives the captured image from the image sensor, applies the facial image mask to the captured image to extract player image data from the captured image data, detects any faces within the player image data, compares, in response to detecting a face of a player within the player image data, the detected face with a player database to identify a player account associated with the player, and links, in response to identifying a matching player account based on the comparison, the matching player account to activities of the player at the gaming machine.

Abstract: A gaming system includes an input interface, an output interface and processing circuitry. A data stream defining a VR environment is transmitted by the processing circuitry to a VR headset. The VR headset displays visual imagery depicting the VR environment seen from a first viewpoint. The processing circuitry receives an input indicative of a selection of a second viewpoint and directs the VR headset to display visual imagery depicting the VR environment seen from the second viewpoint.

Abstract: A gaming system includes an input interface, an output interface and processing circuitry. A data stream defining a VR environment is transmitted by the processing circuitry to a VR headset. The VR headset displays visual imagery depicting the VR environment seen from a first viewpoint. The processing circuitry receives an input indicative of a selection of a second viewpoint and directs the VR headset to display visual imagery depicting the VR environment seen from the second viewpoint.

Abstract: A gaming system includes an input interface, an output interface and processing circuitry. A data stream defining a VR environment is transmitted by the processing circuitry to a VR headset. The VR headset displays visual imagery depicting the VR environment seen from a first viewpoint. The processing circuitry receives an input indicative of a selection of a second viewpoint and directs the VR headset to display visual imagery depicting the VR environment seen from the second viewpoint.

Abstract: A gaming system and method for integrating tactile feedback into a virtual reality environment as viewed by a virtual reality viewer is disclosed. A physical object, which may be a physical button panel, such as a button panel printed on paper, dice, playing cards, coins or chips, a floor or any other tangible object, has a view thereof incorporated into the virtual reality environment. When the user touches the physical object, the touch gesture is captured and processed by the system to interpret the touch gesture as an input. The physical object may include a printed, projected or touch screen panel, a hand-held object, a portion of a gaming machine cabinet, a table tops, a floor and the like.