Patent ID: 9235956
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: A63F,G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating a wagering game system, the method comprising: electronically initiating, via an electronic processing unit of the wagering game system, play of a wagering game presented via an electronic display device of the wagering game system, wherein the wagering game is associated with a player wagering account, wherein the wagering game system includes a value input device attached to a housing of the wagering game system, wherein the value input device is configured to receive a first monetary value for placement of wagers, wherein the wagering game system includes a value output device attached to the housing of the wagering game system, wherein the value output device is configured to provide, in response to user input, a second monetary value related to play of the wagering game, and wherein the play of the wagering game is associated with placement of at least one of the wagers; automatically accessing, via a network communication interface of the wagering game system, the player wagering account via a network; automatically selecting, based on analysis by the electronic processing unit of social network contact accounts stored in the player wagering account as social contacts, at least one social contact identifier of one of the social network contact accounts for presentation in place of a game play element of the wagering game in response to electronically determining that the one of the social network contact accounts has a higher percentage of completion of group tasks than others of the social network contact accounts; electronically providing the at least one social contact identifier for presentation via the electronic display device in place of the game play element of the wagering game; automatically determining, via the electronic processing unit, that the one of the social network contact accounts is eligible to be a member of a task-performance group according to the automatically selecting the at least one social contact identifier for presentation in place of the game play element of the wagering game; automatically assigning, via the electronic processing unit, the one of the social network contact accounts and the player wagering account as members of the task-performance group in response to the automatically determining that the one of the social network contact accounts is eligible to be the member of the task-performance group; automatically determining, via the electronic processing unit, one or more tasks to be performed by any one of the members of the task-performance group; and electronically providing an indication of the one or more tasks for presentation via the electronic display device.