Granted Patent B2

US 8,753,199 · App. 12/864,309 · Granted Jun 17, 2014

Abstract

Claims (53)

1. One or more non-transitory machine-readable media having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform operations generating a player profile, the operations comprising:

presenting, on a display device for selection by a player, a first image and a second image, wherein the first image depicts a picture of a first thematic type, wherein the second image depicts a picture of a second thematic type, and wherein the presenting the first and second images is independent of any wagering game;

detecting player input indicating selection of the first image over the second image;

determining, based on the player input, that the player has a preference for the first thematic type over the second thematic type;

generating a wagering game player profile including an indication that the player has a preference for the first thematic type;

determining a wagering game with a game theme consistent with the first thematic type; and

presenting, based on the player profile, a suggestion to play the wagering game.

2. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the player input includes information indicating a strength of preference for the first image over the second image.

3. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 1 , wherein the game theme includes one or more of themed graphics and themed audio.

4. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 3 , wherein the theme comprises one or more of a television show theme, a science fiction theme, a western theme, and a movie theme.

5. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable media of claim 1 , said operations further comprising:

detecting, after presenting the suggestion, a request to play the wagering game;

presenting the wagering game;

presenting, after conclusion of the wagering game, a plurality of images for selection by the player;

detecting additional player input indicating selection of one of the plurality of images; and

determining, based the additional player input, that the player likes the game theme.

6. A computer-implemented method comprising:

presenting, on a display device, at least two images, wherein each of the two images depicts a differing thematic picture and wherein presentation of the two images is not part of any wagering game;

detecting selection of an image, wherein the image is one of the at least two images;

determining metadata associated with the image, wherein the metadata describes a theme of the image;

determining a wagering game theme preference based on the metadata;

associating the wagering game theme preference with a player account;

detecting access to the player account;

detecting selection of a wagering game for play;

configuring a theme for the wagering game that is consistent with the wagering game theme preference indicated in the player account.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising:

determining additional images based on the image; and

presenting the additional images on the device, wherein the presenting additional images in not part of any wagering game.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising:

presenting a plurality of sub-images related to the image; and

detecting a player response to the sub-images indicating ratings for the sub-images.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the wagering game preference indicates a theme for graphics and audio used in the wagering game.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , further comprising:

making, based on the metadata, one or more wagering games available for play.

11. A system comprising:

a wagering game machine comprising,

an item comparison controller configured to present a plurality of pictures and a plurality of sub-pictures on a display, wherein each of the plurality of pictures depicts differing pictorial themes, wherein the plurality of sub-pictures depict sub-topics related to each of the differing pictorial themes, wherein presentation of the plurality of pictures and sub-pictures is not part of any wagering game; and

a player input module configured to

receive player input selecting one of the plurality of pictures, wherein receipt of the player input in not part of any wagering game;

detect arrangement of the sub-pictures in a player-preferred order on the display; and

determine a ranking of the sub-topics based on the player-preferred order.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the ranking indicates a relative liking of the differing pictorial themes.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of pictures has associated descriptive metadata that describes its individual pictorial theme.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the item comparison controller is further configured to

present sub-picture images belonging to the set of sub-pictures as movable objects that a wagering game player can drag around the display and drop into desired positions on the display, and wherein the player input module is further configured to automatically generate rating scores based on the arrangement order of the movable objects in the desired positions on the display.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the item comparison controller is configured to determine the set of sub-pictures based on a player indication of an aesthetic preference for the one pictorial theme.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the item comparison controller is configured to present the plurality of pictures upon conclusion of the wagering game to determine feedback for the wagering game.

17. The system of claim 11 , further comprising:

a wagering game server configured to

determine one or more wagering game themes using the ranking of the sub-topics.

18. The system of claim 11 further comprising:

an account server comprising,

an instant profiler processor configured to generate a wagering game player profile configured to indicate player preferences for wagering games including from the pictorial themes, wherein the player preferences are based on the ranking.

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