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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jorge L. Shimabukuro, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Anthony Prohl, Romeoville, IL (US);
Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jorge L. Shimabukuro, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Anthony Prohl, Romeoville, IL (US);
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
A gaming machine having a multipoint sensing device capable of sensing a multipoint gesture, which includes at least two simultaneously touched points. One or both of the points can serve as an initial starting point for a gesture, which represents a continuous movement across the multipoint sensing device. The multipoint sensing device produces data representing a multipoint gesture, which data is analyzed to determine a wagering-game function to be executed. For example, the wagering-game function may be selecting a payline by touching two distinct points in a slot-type wagering game. Another function may be increasing a bonus award by dragging two fingers in opposite directions. Yet another function may be selecting a bonus award amount by holding one finger while dragging another finger to aim at a target representing multiple bonus award amounts, one of those amounts being revealed to the player upon release of the other finger.