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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2007
Charles R Bleich, Cary, IL (US);
Stephen a Canterbury, Antioch, IL (US);
Eric M Pryzby, Skokie, IL (US);
James M Rasmussen, Chicago, IL (US);
Norman R Wurz, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Charles R Bleich, Cary, IL (US);
Stephen A Canterbury, Antioch, IL (US);
Eric M Pryzby, Skokie, IL (US);
James M Rasmussen, Chicago, IL (US);
Norman R Wurz, Des Plaines, IL (US);
WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present invention, a gaming system is disclosed including at least one community display and a plurality of personal media terminals. The at least one community display is adapted to display a community event thereon. The plurality of personal media terminals has a player positioning device and a plurality of speakers. At least two of the plurality of speakers are positioned to provide frontal audio to the player positioning device and at least two of the plurality of speakers are positioned to provide rear audio to the player positioning device. The plurality of speakers is positioned so as to provide a 360-degree sound field relative to the player positioning device. The 360-degree sound field for each of the plurality of personal media terminals differs based on the location of the personal media terminal in relation to the community display.