Attract based on mobile device

摘要

A gaming system compatible with patron-controlled portable electronic devices, such as smart phones or tablet computers, is described. The gaming system is configured to detect the presence of portable electronic devices and determine their locations in a casino environment and determine whether to initiate an attract feature. Based on the determined location of the portable electronic device, nearby gaming devices, such as electronic gaming machines can be selected for use in generating an attract feature for a patron. The generated attract feature can include outputting content to one or more EGMs and/or a patron's portable electronic device. The gaming devices selected for use in an attract feature and/or the content associated with the attract feature can be affected by patron specified preferences. In one embodiment, the patron specified preferences can be entered and stored using an application executed on their portable electronic device.

主权项

1. A method of operating a gaming system server including a processor, a memory, and a network interface, said method comprising:
receiving via the network interface detection information indicating a location of a portable electronic device in a gaming environment; determining, via the processor and for each of a plurality of the plurality of electronic gaming machines in the gaming environment, a relative distance between the location of the portable electronic device and a location of said electronic gaming machine; identifying a direction of travel of the portable electronic device in the gaming environment; determining via the processor and based on the relative distance and the direction of travel a line of sight of the patron associated with the portable electronic device; selecting via the processor one or more electronic gaming machines from among the plurality of electronic gaming machines on which to initiate an attract feature based on: (a) a determination that said one or more gaming machines are within the line of sight of the patron, and (b) gaming preference information of the patron; and sending via the network interface a command to the one or more selected electronic gaming machines to initiate the attract feature on the one or more electronic gaming machines.