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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2017
Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Binh T. Nguyen, Reno, NV (US);
Richard E. Rowe, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Mark C. Nicely, Daly City, CA (US);
Bryan D. Wolf, Reno, NV (US);
Brian Underdahl, Reno, NV (US);
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
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.