Patent ID: 8517833
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. A system for providing centralized control of the audio output for one or more gaming machines in a casino gaming network, the system comprising: one or more microphone interfaces positioned in a casino gaming floor environment to obtain noise level data; an ambient interface connected to the microphone interface, wherein the ambient interface monitors, analyzes, and averages the ambient casino noise level; a system server connected to the microphone interface and the ambient interface, wherein the system server receives the obtained noise level data and determines the appropriate audio output for one or more gaming machines, wherein the appropriate audio output for the one or more gaming machines is determined with respect to the monitored casino noise level, and wherein the system server sends sequential sound files to a group of adjacent gaming machines and enables the group of adjacent gaming machines to produce a Doppler sound effect; and an audio hub positioned within each gaming machine and connected to the system server, wherein each audio hub receives audio instructions from the system server and adjusts the audio output for one or more gaming machines.