System for processing gaming activity
View Patent ↗Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a gaming device configured to record gaming activity, a method of processing the recorded gaming activity to analyze player behavior, and a system including the gaming device. The gaming device may include a gaming display to display gaming events played on the gaming device by a player during a gaming session, a player interface panel including a plurality of gaming buttons and a game initiating button configured to initiate the gaming events, and a game processor configured to record each activity between the player and the gaming device, wherein each recorded activity is associated with a time stamp.
1. A gaming system comprising:
a plurality of gaming devices, each gaming device including a game processor configured to record each interaction between a respective player and the gaming device, wherein each recorded interaction is associated with a time stamp and stored in an activity record as part of a session report;
a game server connected to the plurality of gaming devices, the game server including:
a fetcher configured to retrieve a session report from a selected one of the plurality of gaming devices,
a splicer configured to stitch together activity records from the fetched session report, and
a compiler configured to generate a representative gaming session from the stitched activity records;
an analyzer configured to examine multiple session reports compiled from sessions generated by different players and to detect patterns in previously unobserved interactions between the players and the gaming devices;
a terminal connected to the server, the terminal configured to display a playback of the representative gaming session, wherein the terminal includes a control interface to allow manipulation of the playback of the representative gaming session by a terminal operator and a data input device configured to receive inputs from the terminal operator to associate data with the session report; and
a controller configured to alter game parameters on at least one of the plurality of gaming devices based upon instructions received from the terminal operator on the terminal.
2. The gaming system of claim 1 , further comprising a database to store fetched session reports and representative gaming sessions.
3. The gaming system of claim 1 , wherein the analyzer is further configured to examine predetermined types of game interactions within the session reports in detecting the patterns.
4. The gaming system of claim 3 , wherein the predetermined types of game interactions includes award wins over a predetermined value.
5. The gaming system of claim 3 , wherein the server further includes a controller configured to alter game parameters on at least one of the plurality of gaming devices based upon the detected patterns.
6. The gaming system of claim 5 , wherein the controller is configured to alter game parameters for a gaming device being played by an identified player based on the analyzed behavior of the identified player.
7. The gaming system of claim 1 wherein the interactions include an input from a player to a gaming device.
8. The gaming system of claim 7 wherein the interactions include an output from the gaming device to the player.
9. The gaming system of claim 8 wherein the input includes one of activating a switch and pressing a button.
10. The gaming system of claim 9 wherein the input results in one of choosing a game, selecting game parameters, adjusting a wager, and initiating a game.
11. The gaming system of claim 10 wherein the output includes one of a reel stop and a credit meter change.
12. The gaming system of claim 3 , wherein the predetermined types of game interactions include at least one of cash-out interactions and player insertion of additional credits into the gaming device.