Coordinated gaming machine attract via gaming machine cameras

摘要

Systems and methods for initiating attract sequences on gaming machines based on a determined presence of a player through a camera are described. The gaming machine includes a cabinet. The gaming machine further includes a display coupled to the cabinet. The gaming machine includes a user input coupled to the cabinet. The gaming machine includes a video camera coupled to the cabinet, the video camera configured to output video data, wherein the video camera is positioned to capture video data of players walking by the gaming machine. The gaming machine includes a master gaming controller. The master gaming controller is configured to receive the video data from the video camera, determine the presence of a player in the vicinity of the gaming machine, and initiate an attract feature based on the determined presence of the player.

主权项

1. A gaming machine comprising:
a cabinet; a display device coupled to the cabinet; a user input coupled to the cabinet; a video camera coupled to the cabinet, the video camera configured to capture video data of a vicinity of the gaming machine; and a master gaming controller configured to:
receive the captured video data from the video camera,determine whether a game is being actively played,if no games are determined to be actively played and a bystander is determined, based on the captured video data, to be in the vicinity of the gaming machine, initiate an attract feature, andif the game is determined to be actively played and the bystander is determined, based on the captured video data, to be in the vicinity of the gaming machine, not initiate the attract feature.