Mobile device for providing filtered casino information based on real time data

Abstract

A technique is disclosed for displaying filtered casino-related information on a mobile device. In one implementation aspects of the inventions may be embodied in a mobile device which includes at least one interface operable to provide a wireless communication link to other network device in a casino data network. According to various embodiments, casino information relating to various casino activities may be acquired by the mobile device and/or other devices in the casino network. Geolocation information relating to a current location of the mobile device may also be acquired. A first set of filter parameters may be identified and/or generated for use in generating filtered casino information. Filtered casino information may be generated by applying the first set of filter parameters and geolocation information to the acquired casino information. At least a portion of the filtered information may be displayed to a user via a display at the mobile device.

1 . A system for displaying filtered casino-related information on a mobile device, the system comprising: 
 at least one processor;    a first display;    at least one interface configured or designed to provide a wireless communication link to at least one other network device in a casino data network; and    memory;    the system being adapted to:    acquire casino information relating to casino activities;    acquire geolocation information relating to a current location of the mobile device;    determine a first set of filter parameters to be used for generating filtered information;    generate filtered information by applying the first set of filter parameters and geolocation information to the acquired casino information; and    display at least a portion of the filtered information to a user via the first display.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1  wherein at least a portion of the filtered information is generated based upon a current location of the mobile device.  
   
   
       3 . The system of claim wherein the displayed filtered information includes a first graphical user interface (GUI) adapted to display a graphical representation of a portion of an actual gaming environment.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the acquired casino information includes real-time data relating to casino gaming activities.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 1:   wherein the displayed filtered information includes a first graphical user interface (GUI) adapted to display representations of objects which are within a predetermined distance from the mobile device; and    the first graphical user interface (GUI) being further adapted to not display representations of objects which are not within a predetermined distance from the mobile device.    
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the first set of filter parameters includes a first filter parameter relating to casino gaming machine data, the system being further adapted to: 
 generate, using the first filter parameter and the geolocation information, a first portion of filtered information, the first portion of filtered information including information relating to a first portion of casino gaming machine data which has been selected based on the geolocation information; and    display the first portion of filtered information on the first display.    
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 6  wherein the first portion of casino gaming machine data includes gaming machine drop box status information.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the first set of filter parameters includes a first filter parameter relating to casino player tracking data, the system being further adapted to: 
 generate, using the first filter parameter and the geolocation information, a first portion of filtered information, the first portion of filtered information including information relating to a first portion of casino player tracking data which has been selected based on the geolocation information; and    display the first portion of filtered information on the first display.    
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 6  wherein the first portion of casino player tracking data includes player status information.  
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the first set of filter parameters includes a first filter parameter relating to casino employee data, the system being further adapted to: 
 generate, using the first filter parameter and the geolocation information, a first portion of filtered information, the first portion of filtered information including information relating to a first portion of casino employee data which has been selected based on the geolocation information; and    display the first portion of filtered information on the first display.    
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the first set of filter parameters includes a first filter parameter relating to casino gaming system alerts, the system being further adapted to: 
 generate, using the first filter parameter and the geolocation information, a first portion of filtered information, the first portion of filtered information including information relating to a first portion of casino gaming system alerts which has been selected based on the geolocation information; and    display the first portion of filtered information on the first display.    
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the first set of filter parameters includes a first filter parameter relating to casino gaming events, the system being further adapted to: 
 determine a user identity of a user who is currently operating the mobile device;    generate, using the first filter parameter and the user identity information, a first portion of filtered information, the first portion of filtered information including information relating to a first portion of casino gaming events which have been selected based on the user identity information; and    display the first portion of filtered information on the first display.    
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 1  wherein the mobile device is adapted to generate at least a portion of the filtered information.  
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a first server;    the first server being adapted to generate at least a portion of the filtered information; and    the first server being adapted to transmit, via a wireless interface, filtered information to the mobile device for display to the user.    
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 1  being further adapted to: 
 identify a gaming system, the gaming system including a plurality of physical components which actually exist in three-dimensional space, the plurality of components each having a relative position in the gaming system with respect to each other;    generate a graphical representation of a first portion of the gaming system, said graphical representation including graphical objects representing one or more of the physical components of said gaming system; and    display, in a first window of the graphical user interface, a first portion of the graphical representation;    wherein the first portion of the graphical representation includes one or more displayed objects representing one or more of the physical components which are located in the first portion of the gaming system;    wherein the first portion of the graphical representation includes one or more displayed objects representing one or more portions of an actual physical environment of the first portion of the gaming system, the physical environment including at least one of: gaming machine; game table; player; and casino employee.    
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 1  being further adapted to: 
 identify a gaming system, the gaming system including a plurality of physical components which actually exist in three-dimensional space, the plurality of components each having a relative position in the gaming system with respect to each other;    generate a graphical representation of a first portion of the gaming system, said graphical representation including graphical objects representing one or more of the physical components of said gaming system; and    display, in a first window of the graphical user interface, a first portion of the graphical representation;    wherein the first portion of the graphical representation includes one or more displayed objects representing one or more of the physical components which are located in the first portion of the gaming system.    
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 16  wherein the first portion of the graphical representation includes one or more displayed objects representing one or more portions of an actual physical environment of the first portion of the gaming system, the physical environment including at least one of: walls, hallways, fixtures, lights, signage, doors, flooring, type of flooring, floor coverings, floor covering designs, and wall coverings.  
   
   
       18 . A method for displaying filtered casino-related information on a mobile device, the method comprising: 
 acquiring casino information relating to casino activities;    acquiring geolocation information relating to a current location of the mobile device;    determining a first set of filter parameters to be used for generating filtered information;    generating filtered information by applying the first set of filter parameters and geolocation information to the acquired casino information; and    displaying at least a portion of the filtered information via a first display at the mobile device.    
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising: 
 generating at least a portion of the filtered information based upon a current location of the mobile device.    
   
   
       20 . The method of claim wherein the displayed filtered information includes a first graphical user interface (GUI) adapted to display a graphical representation of a portion of an actual gaming environment.  
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the acquired casino information includes real-time data relating to casino gaming activities.  
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 18:   wherein the displayed filtered information includes a first graphical user interface (GUI) adapted to display representations of objects which are within a predetermined distance from the mobile device; and    the first graphical user interface (GUI) being further adapted to not display representations of objects which are not within a predetermined distance from the mobile device.    
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the first set of filter parameters includes a first filter parameter relating to casino gaming machine data, the method further comprising: 
 generating, using the first filter parameter and the geolocation information, a first portion of filtered information, the first portion of filtered information including information relating to a first portion of casino gaming machine data which has been selected based on the geolocation information; and    displaying the first portion of filtered information on the first display.    
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 23  wherein the first portion of casino gaming machine data includes gaming machine drop box status information.  
   
   
       25 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the first set of filter parameters includes a first filter parameter relating to casino player tracking data, the method further comprising: 
 generating, using the first filter parameter and the geolocation information, a first portion of filtered information, the first portion of filtered information including information relating to a first portion of casino player tracking data which has been selected based on the geolocation information; and    displaying the first portion of filtered information on the first display.    
   
   
       26 . The method of  claim 23  wherein the first portion of casino player tracking data includes player status information.  
   
   
       27 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the first set of filter parameters includes a first filter parameter relating to casino employee data, the method further comprising: 
 generating, using the first filter parameter and the geolocation information, a first portion of filtered information, the first portion of filtered information including information relating to a first portion of casino employee data which has been selected based on the geolocation information; and    displaying the first portion of filtered information on the first display.    
   
   
       28 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the first set of filter parameters includes a first filter parameter relating to casino gaming system alerts, the method further comprising: 
 generating, using the first filter parameter and the geolocation information, a first portion of filtered information, the first portion of filtered information including information relating to a first portion of casino gaming system alerts which has been selected based on the geolocation information; and    displaying the first portion of filtered information on the first display.    
   
   
       29 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the first set of filter parameters includes a first filter parameter relating to casino gaming events, the method further comprising: 
 determining a user identity of a user who is currently operating the mobile device;    generating, using the first filter parameter and the user identity information, a first portion of filtered information, the first portion of filtered information including information relating to a first portion of casino gaming events which have been selected based on the user identity information; and    displaying the first portion of filtered information on the first display.    
   
   
       30 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the mobile device is adapted to generate at least a portion of the filtered information.  
   
   
       31 . The method of  claim 18  wherein the 
 generating, at a first server, at least a portion of the filtered information; and    transmitting, via a wireless interface, filtered information from the first server to the mobile device for display to the user.    
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising: 
 identifying a gaming system, the gaming system including a plurality of physical components which actually exist in three-dimensional space, the plurality of components each having a relative position in the gaming system with respect to each other;    generating a graphical representation of a first portion of the gaming system, said graphical representation including graphical objects representing one or more of the physical components of said gaming system; and    displaying, in a first window of the graphical user interface, a first portion of the graphical representation;    wherein the first portion of the graphical representation includes one or more displayed objects representing one or more of the physical components which are located in the first portion of the gaming system;    wherein the first portion of the graphical representation includes one or more displayed objects representing one or more portions of an actual physical environment of the first portion of the gaming system, the physical environment including at least one of: gaming machine; game table; player; and casino employee.    
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 18  further comprising: 
 identifying a gaming system, the gaming system including a plurality of physical components which actually exist in three-dimensional space, the plurality of components each having a relative position in the gaming system with respect to each other;    generating a graphical representation of a first portion of the gaming system, said graphical representation including graphical objects representing one or more of the physical components of said gaming system; and    displaying, in a first window of the graphical user interface, a first portion of the graphical representation;    wherein the first portion of the graphical representation includes one or more displayed objects representing one or more of the physical components which are located in the first portion of the gaming system.    
   
   
       34 . The method of  claim 33  wherein the first portion of the graphical representation includes one or more displayed objects representing one or more portions of an actual physical environment of the first portion of the gaming system, the physical environment including at least one of: walls, hallways, fixtures, lights, signage, doors, flooring, type of flooring, floor coverings, floor covering designs, and wall coverings.  
   
   
       35 . A mobile device for use in a casino environment for displaying filtered casino-related information, the mobile device comprising: 
 at least one processor;    a first display;    at least one interface configured or designed to provide a wireless communication link to at least one other network device in the data network; and    memory;    the mobile device being adapted to:    acquire casino information relating to casino activities;    acquire geolocation information relating to a current location of the mobile device;    determine a first set of filter parameters to be used for generating filtered information;    generate filtered information by applying the first set of filter parameters and geolocation information to the acquired casino information; and    display at least a portion of the filtered information to a user via the first display.    
   
   
       36 . The mobile device of  claim 35  wherein at least a portion of the filtered information is generated based upon a current location of the mobile device.  
   
   
       37 . The mobile device of claim wherein the displayed filtered information includes a first graphical user interface (GUI) adapted to display a graphical representation of a portion of an actual gaming environment.  
   
   
       38 . The mobile device of  claim 35  wherein the acquired casino information includes real-time data relating to casino gaming activities.  
   
   
       39 . The mobile device of  claim 35:   wherein the displayed filtered information includes a first graphical user interface (GUI) adapted to display representations of objects which are within a predetermined distance from the mobile device; and    the first graphical user interface (GUI) being further adapted to not display representations of objects which are not within a predetermined distance from the mobile device.    
   
   
       40 . The mobile device of  claim 35  wherein the first set of filter parameters includes a first filter parameter relating to casino gaming machine data, the mobile device being further adapted to: 
 generate, using the first filter parameter and the geolocation information, a first portion of filtered information, the first portion of filtered information including information relating to a first portion of casino gaming machine data which has been selected based on the geolocation information; and    display the first portion of filtered information on the first display.