Granted Patent B2

US 9,214,062 · App. 13/948,997 · Granted Dec 15, 2015

Abstract

Claims (74)

1. A method comprising:

providing a custom sound design interface;

receiving user input via the custom sound design interface to define custom sounds for a wagering game including a first custom sound for events of a first type and a second custom sound for events of a second type;

determining that custom sounds settings for the first custom sound and for the second custom sound are allowable;

storing, in an electronic storage device, the first custom sound and the second custom sound;

receiving, from a wagering game machine, an indication that an event of the first type has occurred;

transmitting, to the wagering game machine, the first custom sound;

presenting, at the wagering game machine in response to the transmitting the first custom sound, the first custom sound;

receiving, from the wagering game machine, an indication that an event of the second type has occurred;

transmitting, to the wagering game machine, the second custom sound; and

presenting, at the wagering game machine in response to the transmitting the second custom sound, the second custom sound.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the custom sounds for a wagering game include presentation instructions for one of replacing a default sound with the custom sounds for a wagering game and supplementing a default sound with the custom sounds for a wagering game.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

dynamically modifying one or more of the first custom sound and the second custom sound to prevent sound conflicts with other wagering game sounds.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the events of the first type include winning an award greater than a threshold in the wagering game and the events of the second type include winning an award less than the threshold in the wagering game.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user input is received from a player.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user input is received from a casino employee.

7. A method comprising:

presenting a custom sound design interface;

receiving user input via the custom sound design interface to define custom sounds for a wagering game including a first custom sound for events of a first type and a second custom sound for events of a second type;

dynamically modifying the first custom sound and the second custom sound to prevent a conflict with default sounds for the wagering game;

storing, in an electronic storage device, the first custom sound and the second custom sound;

determining an occurrence of an event of the first type at a wagering game machine;

determining that the first custom sound is associated with the event of the first type;

presenting, at the wagering game machine in response to the event of the first type, the first custom sound;

determining an occurrence of an event of the second type at the wagering game machine;

determining that the second custom sound is associated with the event of the second type; and

presenting, at the wagering game machine in response to the event of the second type, the second custom sound.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein play of a wagering game on the wagering game machine causes one or more of the occurrence of the event of the first type and the occurrence of the event of the second.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the event of the first type is a period of inactivity on the wagering game machine.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein one or more of the first custom sound and the second custom sound is a default sound with modified presentation instructions.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving, via the custom sound design interface from the user, recorded audio, wherein the first custom sound comprises the recorded audio.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the recorded audio is loaded onto the wagering game machine.

13. A method comprising:

presenting, on a wagering game machine, a custom sound menu;

receiving, via the custom sound menu, player selection, wherein the player selection indicates one or more desired sound effects from a list of available sound effects and a sound triggering event for the desired sound effect;

determining that the desired sound effect and the sound triggering event will not conflict with default sounds of the wagering game machine;

storing, in an electronic storage device, the player selection;

determining an occurrence of the sound triggering event; and

presenting, in response to the sound triggering event, the desired sound effect.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the presenting the desired sound effect comprises one of replacing a default sound with the desired sound effect and supplementing a default sound with the desired sound effect.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the custom sound menu includes a first sound set and a second sound set, wherein the player selection includes one or more first sound effects of the first sound set and one or more of the plurality of the second sound effects of the second sound set, and wherein the one or more desired sound effects comprise the one or more first sound effects and the one or more second sound effects.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the sound triggering event is one of a win during a wagering game and a loss during a wagering game.

17. One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media, having instructions stored therein, which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations that comprise:

providing a custom sound design interface;

receiving user input via the custom sound design interface to define custom sounds for a wagering game including a first custom sound for events of a first type and a second custom sound for events of a second type;

modifying one or more of the first custom sound and the second custom sound to prevent a conflict with default sounds of the wagering game;

storing, in an electronic storage device, the first custom sound and the second custom sound;

receiving, from a wagering game machine, an indication that an event of the first type has occurred;

transmitting, to the wagering game machine, the first custom sound;

presenting, by the wagering game machine in response to the transmitting the first custom sound, the first custom sound;

receiving, from the wagering game machine, an indication that an event of the second type has occurred;

transmitting, to the wagering game machine, the second custom sound; and

presenting, by the wagering game machine in response to the transmitting the second custom sound, the second custom sound.

18. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the custom sounds for a wagering game include presentation instructions for one of replacing a default sound with the custom sounds for a wagering game and supplementing a default sound with the custom sounds for a wagering game.

19. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the user input is received from a player.

20. The one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media of claim 17 , wherein the user input is received from a casino employee.

21. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor and:

a computer readable storage medium having computer usable code executable on the at least on processor, the computer usable program code including:

code to:

present a custom sound design interface;

receive user input via the custom sound design interface, wherein the user input is to build a custom sound and select a custom sound trigger for the custom sound;

determine that custom sounds settings for the first custom sound and for the second custom sound are allowable;

store, in an electronic storage device, the custom sound and the custom sound trigger;

determine an occurrence of the custom sound trigger at a wagering game machine;

determine that the custom sound is associated with the custom sound trigger; and

present, at the wagering game machine in response to the occurrence of the custom sound trigger, the custom sound.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein play of a wagering game on the wagering game machine causes occurrence of the custom sound trigger.

23. The apparatus of claim 21 , wherein the custom sound trigger is a win greater than a threshold.

24. The apparatus of claim 21 , further comprising code to:

receive, via the custom sound design interface from the user, recorded audio, wherein the custom sound comprises the recorded audio.

25. The apparatus of claim 24 , wherein the recorded audio is loaded onto the wagering game machine.

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