US 12,340,657 B2
Casino games
Richard Rowe, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Alphard sprl, Brussels (BE)
Filed by Alphard sprl, Brussels (BE)
Filed on Jan. 25, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/422,272.
Application 18/422,272 is a continuation of application No. 17/745,000, filed on May 16, 2022, granted, now 11,887,432.
Application 17/745,000 is a continuation of application No. 17/068,050, filed on Oct. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,335,160, issued on May 17, 2022.
Application 17/068,050 is a continuation of application No. 16/229,174, filed on Dec. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,803,704, issued on Oct. 13, 2020.
Application 16/229,174 is a continuation of application No. 15/810,365, filed on Nov. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,163,299, issued on Dec. 25, 2018.
Application 15/810,365 is a continuation of application No. 15/267,511, filed on Sep. 16, 2016, granted, now 9,818,259, issued on Nov. 14, 2017.
Application 15/267,511 is a continuation of application No. 14/796,999, filed on Jul. 10, 2015, granted, now 9,454,873, issued on Sep. 27, 2016.
Application 14/796,999 is a continuation of application No. 13/348,494, filed on Jan. 11, 2012, granted, now 9,111,412, issued on Aug. 18, 2015.
Application 13/348,494 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/612,976, filed on Nov. 5, 2009, granted, now 8,167,695, issued on May 1, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/436,341, filed on Jan. 26, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0282164 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); A63F 9/24 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01)
CPC G07F 17/3227 (2013.01) [A63F 9/24 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/3225 (2013.01); G07F 17/3237 (2013.01); G07F 17/3272 (2013.01); G07F 17/3293 (2013.01); A63F 2009/2457 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic gaming device comprising:
a housing;
a video display, coupled to the housing;
a game controller, disposed within the housing, including a processor and a memory, the game controller communicatively coupled to the video display and configured to:
a) receive an indication of a wager from the live player;
b) determine behavioral information associated with the virtual player;
c) generate game information including a visual representation of a virtual character visually displaying a first expression corresponding to the behavioral information;
d) cause the video display to display the game information including the visual representation of the virtual character with said first expression;
e) cause the video display to change the visual representation of the virtual character from having the first expression to having a second, different expression;
f) receive input from the player wherein the behavioral information when correctly interpreted by the live player increases a probability of the live player's input resulting in the live player winning the game; and
g) determine a winner of the wager-based game from among the virtual player and the live player.