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Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012

Filed:

May. 07, 2008
Applicants:

Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);

Anthony Prohl, Romeoville, IL (US);

Gene Rigsby, Chicago, IL (US);

Patrick Schaefer, Chicago, IL (US);

Ian Simmons, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);

Anthony Prohl, Romeoville, IL (US);

Gene Rigsby, Chicago, IL (US);

Patrick Schaefer, Chicago, IL (US);

Ian Simmons, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

WMS Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of conducting a community-based wagering game event includes the acts of displaying images associated with a community-based wagering game on a surface, sensing a player's movement using a sensing device, the player's movement comprising a game input, and outputting to a controller a signal bearing data relating to the player's movement. The method also includes the acts of determining, using the controller, a relation between the player's movement and the displayed images on the surface and adapting the displayed images responsive to the player's movement.


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