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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 23, 2009
Applicants:

Brian J. Barclay, Atlanta, GA (US);

Daniel P. Louie, Chicago, IL (US);

Scott H. Schulhof, Chicago, IL (US);

Richard T. Schwartz, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Brian J. Barclay, Atlanta, GA (US);

Daniel P. Louie, Chicago, IL (US);

Scott H. Schulhof, Chicago, IL (US);

Richard T. Schwartz, Chicago, IL (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In embodiments, the operations can include receiving login information to log in to an online gaming venue and determining a player account associated with the login information. The operations can also include presenting the online gaming venue on a personal computing device associated with the player account. The online gaming venue can include casino related data that indicates ambience of a gambling environment (e.g., a casino, a poker room, etc.), interactive objects to interact with the player account, and communication functions to share recorded activity and other personal information, between the player account and other player accounts within the online gaming venue. In some embodiments, the operations can also include determining indications of player emotions and presenting multi-media files in conjunction with player avatars to represent the indicated emotions within the online gaming venue.


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