Eric Todd Erickson

US Patent:

20110115413, May 19, 2011

Filed:

Nov 12, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/945443

Inventors:

Eric V. Erickson - Mt Prospect IL, US
John L. Griffin - Chicago IL, US
Timothy T. Gronkowski - Chicago IL, US
Sean P. Kelly - Skokie IL, US
David M. Pryor - Elmhurst IL, US
Alfred Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming, Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

H05B 37/00

US Classification:

315312

Abstract:

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include configuring a casino light show on a light show design map using lighting device objects that correlate to lighting hardware devices in a casino. The lighting hardware devices can present light effects using different lighting control formats. The operations can further include configuring the light effects for the lighting device objects, and generating lighting control instructions in a common data format. The operations can further include converting the lighting control instructions to individual sets of lighting control instructions that comply with the different lighting control formats. The operations can further use the sets of lighting control instructions to present the light effects on the lighting hardware devices according to the different lighting control formats required by the lighting hardware devices.

US Patent:

20130005442, Jan 3, 2013

Filed:

Nov 12, 2010

Appl. No.:

13/509617

Inventors:

Eric V. Erickson - Mt Prospect IL, US
Timothy T. Gronkowski - Chicago IL, US
Joel R. Jaffe - Glenview IL, US
Paul M. Lesley - Blue Island IL, US
Scott A. Massing - Lincolnwood IL, US
Alfred Thomas - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

WMS GAMING, INC. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 13/02

US Classification:

463 25

Abstract:

Wagering game systems including gaming chairs are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, in a wagering game machine, access information identifying a wagering game player, and determining the wagering game players motion profile associated with a gaming chair connected to the wagering game machine, wherein the motion profile indicates movements of the gaming chair that are acceptable to the wagering game player. The method also includes determining prescribed motions for the gaming chair, wherein the prescribed motions are associated with wagering game events, and determining that one of the wagering game events occurred on the wagering game machine. The method also includes moving the gaining chair in accordance with the prescribed motions for the gaming chair and the wagering game players motion profile.