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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 2002306874', 'Application No. 2006208418', 'Application No. 200780028095', 'Application No. 200780028095', 'Application No. 2006208418', 'Application No. 200780028095', 'Application No. 200780028095', 'Application No. 200780028095']

Patent US8025569 - Simulating real gaming environments with interactive host and players - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Web History | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsTechniques for simulating real (or live) gaming environments are disclosed. A virtual gaming environment effectively connects a number of people together by connecting a number of computing devices (e.g., personal computers, gaming machines). The virtual gaming environment provides a view of a virtual...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US8025569?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8025569 - Simulating real gaming environments with interactive host and playersPublication numberUS8025569 B2Publication typeGrantApplication number11/447,721Publication date27 Sep 2011Filing date5 Jun 2006Priority date29 Mar 2002Also published asCA2654452A1, CN101681539A, EP2030178A2, US20060258446, WO2007143575A2, WO2007143575A3Publication number11447721, 447721, US 8025569 B2, US 8025569B2, US-B2-8025569, US8025569 B2, US8025569B2InventorsLee E. Cannon, Binh T. Nguyen, Craig A. PaulsenOriginal AssigneeIgtPatent Citations (64), Non-Patent Citations (30), Classifications (7) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSimulating real gaming environments with interactive host and playersUS 8025569 B2Abstract Techniques for simulating real (or live) gaming environments are disclosed. A virtual gaming environment effectively connects a number of people together by connecting a number of computing devices (e.g., personal computers, gaming machines). The virtual gaming environment provides a view of a virtual gaming area (e.g., a virtual gaming table) where a number of individuals (or players) and a person acting as the host are effectively represented. In this virtual gaming area, the players and host can interact with each other via audio and/or video input/output devices. As a result, a live gaming environment where players can see, hear, and converse with each other, as well as a live host (e.g., a dealer) is effectively simulated.
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