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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
Wms Gaming Inc., Waukegan, IL (US);
David E. Detlefsen, Northfield, IL (US);
Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, IL (US);
Paul M. Lesley, Blue Island, IL (US);
Timothy C. Loose, Chicago, IL (US);
Scott A. Massing, Lincolnwood, IL (US);
Larry J. Pacey, Chicago, IL (US);
Craig J. Sylla, Round Lake, IL (US);
Matthew J. Ward, Northbrook, IL (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
A gaming system includes a handheld device coupled to a fixed structure. The handheld device includes a sensor configured to detect inputs. The handheld device is positionable in a base predefined zone and a first predefined zone. The base predefined zone is defined as a base volumetric space and the first predefined zone is defined as a first volumetric space. A memory device stores instructions that, when executed, by at least one of one or more processors of the gaming system, cause the gaming system to (i) detect a first input from the handheld device, (ii) perform a first function in response to the first input being detected in the base predefined zone, and (iii) perform a second function in response to the first input being detected in the first predefined zone, the second function being different from the first function.