Patent ID: 9520014
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: A63F,G07F

Claim Text:
1. A method of operating an electronic controller, said method comprising: detecting, by the electronic controller, a trigger associated with a first wagering game machine, wherein the trigger initiates play of wagering game content via the first wagering game machine, wherein the wagering game content uses a soundtrack, wherein a second wagering game machine has not initiated play of the wagering game content, wherein the first wagering game machine includes a value input device configured to electronically detect a tangible form of money causing a credit balance of the first wagering game machine to increase in value, wherein the first wagering game machine includes a player input device configured to detect player input for placement of a wager on a possible game outcome of the wagering game content, wherein the first wagering game machine deducts monetary value from the credit balance in response to the player input, and wherein the first wagering game machine includes a payout mechanism for payment of at least a portion of the credit balance; initiating, by the electronic controller, simultaneous play, at a common starting point, of a first instance of the soundtrack via the first wagering game machine and a second instance of the soundtrack via the second wagering game machine in response to detecting the trigger, wherein the first instance of the soundtrack plays at an audible volume level while play of the wagering game content is presented at the first wagering game machine, and wherein the second instance of the soundtrack plays at an inaudible volume level via the second wagering game machine while the second wagering game machine does not present the play of the wagering game content; detecting, by the electronic controller, an additional trigger after initiation of the simultaneous play, at the common starting point, of the first instance of the soundtrack and the second instance of the soundtrack, wherein the additional trigger is associated with initiation of play of the wagering game content at the second wagering game machine; and modifying, by the electronic controller, the inaudible volume level of the second instance of the soundtrack to be an additional audible volume level in response to detecting the additional trigger.