Modifying gaming devices based on physical attributes of determined groups
A gaming device may be modified in a way that is aimed at the similar interests in a focus group rather than on an individual. Groups are formed where the patrons in the groups have related elements. The related elements are compared to modifiable elements of the gaming device and modifications are made to the modifiable elements to attract the members of the focus group.
1. A method of attracting patrons to a gaming system, the method comprising:
sensing, via a physical sensor, at least one physical attribute associated with patrons who are in a predetermined proximity to one or more gaming machines;
selecting, at the computer system, one or more of the sensed physical attributes common to two or more of the patrons;
matching, at the computer system, the selected one or more sensed physical attributes common to the patrons to modifiable elements of the one or more gaming machines in the predetermined proximity to the patrons;
selecting, at the computer system, a modification for the one or more gaming machines from the modifiable elements that match the selected one or more sensed physical attributes common to the patrons in the predetermined proximity to the one or more gaming machines;
changing, via the computer system, operation of the one or more gaming machines in the predetermined proximity to the patrons according to the selected modification.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein sensing at least one physical attribute associated with patrons who are in the predetermined proximity to the one or more gaming machines comprises sensing at least one physical attribute associated with patrons who are within audio or visual range of the one or more gaming machines.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
presenting, via the computer system, the selected modification to an approval authority, wherein changing operation of the one or more gaming machines in the predetermined proximity to the patrons is responsive to approval by the approval authority.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein matching the selected one or more sensed physical attributes comprises assigning a value based on a similarity of each modification to the one or more sensed physical attributes common to the patrons; and
selecting the modification having a greatest similarity to the sensed physical attributes common to the patrons as the modification.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical attributes associated with each of the patrons comprises at least one physical attribute selected from a group of characteristics consisting of patron sex, patron age, patron height, patron weight, and patron hair color.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more physical attributes associated with each of the patrons comprises patron clothing style.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the physical sensor is a camera.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the modification for the one or more gaming machines comprises selecting at least one modification from a group of modifications consisting of game selection, denomination, bonus structure, speed of play, and sound volume.
9. A wagering game system architecture comprising:
one or more gaming machines;
a physical sensor that senses a physical attribute of patrons who are in a predetermined proximity to the one or more gaming machines; and
a computer system coupled to the physical sensor and to the one or more gaming machines, the computer system including computer executable instructions that cause the computer system to: select one or more of the sensed physical attributes common to two or more of the patrons in the predetermined proximity to the one or more gaming machines;
match the selected one or more sensed physical attributes common to the patrons to modifiable attributes of the one or more gaming machines in proximity to the patrons;
select a modification for the one or more gaming machines from the modifiable attributes that match the selected one or more sensed physical attributes common to the patrons in predetermined proximity to the one or more gaming machines; and
change operation of the one or more gaming machines in the predetermined proximity to the patrons according to the selected modification.
10. The wagering game system architecture of claim 9 , wherein the predetermined proximity to the one or more gaming machines is within an audio or visual range of the one or more gaming machines.
11. The wagering game system architecture of claim 9 , wherein the computer system has further instructions that cause the computer system to present the selected modification to an approval authority, wherein changing operation of the one or more gaming machines in the predetermined proximity to the patrons is responsive to approval by the approval authority.
12. The wagering game system architecture of claim 9 , wherein the instructions that cause the computer system to match the selected one or more sensed physical attributes include instructions that cause the computer system to assign a value based on a similarity of each modification to the one or more sensed physical attributes common to the patrons and to select the modification having a greatest similarity to the characteristics common to the patrons as the modification.
13. The wagering game system architecture of claim 9 , wherein the instructions that cause the computer system to select one or more sensed physical attributes common to two or more of the patrons includes instructions that cause the computer system to select at least one physical attribute selected from a group of physical attributes consisting of patron sex, patron age, patron height, patron weight, and patron hair color.
14. The wagering game system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more physical attributes comprises patron clothing style.
15. The wagering game system of claim 9 wherein the physical sensor is a camera.
16. The wagering game system architecture of claim 9 , wherein the computer instructions that cause the computer system to select the modification for the one or more gaming machines includes code that causes the computer system to select at least one modification from a group of modifications consisting of game selection, denomination, bonus structure, speed of play, and sound volume.
17. A method of attracting patrons to a gaming system, the method comprising:
tracking, via a physical sensor, patrons who are in one of audio range or visual range of one or more gaming machines;
determining, at a computer system coupled to the player identification apparatus, tracked physical attributes associated with each of the tracked patrons;
selecting, at the computer system, one or more of the tracked physical attributes common to the tracked patrons;
matching, at the computer system, the selected one or more tracked physical attributes common to the tracked patrons to modifiable elements of the one or more gaming machines in proximity to the tracked patrons;
selecting, at the computer system, a modification for the one or more gaming machines from the modifiable elements that match the selected one or more tracked physical attributes common to the tracked patrons in said proximity to the one or more gaming machines;
changing, via the computer system, operation of the one or more gaming machines in said proximity to the tracked patrons according to the selected modification.
18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:
presenting, via the computer system, the selected modification to an approval authority, wherein changing operation of the one or more gaming machines in the predetermined proximity to the tracked patrons is responsive to approval by the approval authority.
19. The method of claim 16 , wherein determining physical attributes associated with each of the tracked patrons comprises selecting physical attributes including patron clothing style.
20. The method of claim 16 , wherein determining physical attributes associated with each of the tracked patrons comprises sensing patron sex, patron age, patron height, patron weight, and patron hair color.