Patent ID: 7874919
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a gaming system comprising a plurality of gaming apparatuses in a gaming casino including one or more restaurants or theaters, said method comprising: receiving position data relating to a position of a player, said data including coordinates within a frame of reference at any given time and over time wherein said frame of reference contains said gaming apparatuses and gaming casino, said position data not being generated by physical contact between the player and one of said gaming apparatuses; retrieving stored player data that relates to the player; displaying a first video image relating to a video game and determining a payout based on an outcome of the video game, the first video image and the payout not being based on the player data; providing according to the position data a position record of the player's movement over time in the gaming casino and analyzing the position record to generate entertainment data for the player data for determining gaming and entertainment preferences of the player; and providing according to the position record a personalized operation based on the player data on a gaming apparatus in the gaming casino being operated by the player or on one or more unattended gaming apparatuses in the gaming casino within a predetermined range of the player's position in the gaming casino to attract the player to play on one such unattended gaming apparatus, the personalized operation selected from the group of personalized operations consisting of displaying a second video image relating to a video game, displaying a third video image unrelated to a video game, and providing a payout independent of the outcome of a video game.