Configurable celebration system

Abstract

Configurable celebration systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, the configurable celebration system comprises a first storage means defining one or more celebration activities and a second storage means defining more triggering events. A library of celebration bindings associates a particular triggering event with a particular celebration activity, such that upon the occurrence of a particular triggering event, the associated celebration activity is activated. A configuration component provides a casino operator interface for configuring at least one of the celebration activities, triggering events, binding parameters, or a combination thereof.

1 . A configurable celebration system for use with a casino gaming system having more than one gaming machine connected via a network connection, wherein each gaming machine provides one or more games for play, the configurable celebration system comprising: 
 a first storage means accessible to the casino gaming system, the first storage means defining one or more celebration activities, wherein each celebration activity includes one or more celebration features;    a second storage means accessible to the casino gaming system, the second storage means defining one or more triggering events, wherein one or more of the triggering events activates a celebration activity;    a library of celebration bindings, wherein each celebration binding associates a particular triggering event with a particular celebration activity, such that upon the occurrence of a particular triggering event, the associated celebration activity is activated; and    a configuration component providing a casino operator interface for configuring at least one of the celebration activities, triggering events, binding parameters, or a combination thereof.    
   
   
       2 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the defined celebration activities comprise one or more visual presentations, audio presentations, multimedia presentations, lighting effects, sensory effects, olfactory effects, device controlled effects, network transmissions, or any combination thereof.  
   
   
       3 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more celebration activities have varying degrees of complexity that correspond to the values of winning combinations resulting from game play.  
   
   
       4 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the games provided for play have one or more winning combinations of symbols, and the winning combinations have varying values, and wherein the occurrence of a particular winning combination triggers the activation of a particular celebration activity depending upon the value of the winning combination.  
   
   
       5 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 4 , wherein the celebrations activities are organized according to a hierarchical arrangement.  
   
   
       6 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the celebration activities includes a user-interactive graphic.  
   
   
       7 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more of the provided games includes a theme, and wherein one or more of the celebration activities are configured to correspond to the theme of the game.  
   
   
       8 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more gaming machines comprise a player tracking feature for receiving information from a player identification card, and wherein information received from a player identification card is configured to be incorporated into one or more presented celebration activities.  
   
   
       9 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more gaming machines comprise a camera, and wherein images from the camera are incorporated into one or more of the presented celebration activities.  
   
   
       10 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein the celebration activity varies based upon at least one of the winning combination value, player information, date, and time.  
   
   
       11 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein the triggering event is a winning outcome on a gaming machine.  
   
   
       12 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein the duration of one or more celebration activities is configured by a casino operator.  
   
   
       13 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more celebration activities comprises motion effects on a player chair.  
   
   
       14 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein a casino operator configures one or more celebration activities to include lighting effects.  
   
   
       15 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein upon the occurrence of a particular triggering event, a celebration activity is randomly selected and then activated.  
   
   
       16 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more celebration activities are pre-defined by a manufacturer, and are reconfigurable by a casino operator.  
   
   
       17 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , further comprising a security component operatively connected to the casino gaming system.  
   
   
       18 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 17 , wherein the celebration activity comprises presenting one or more celebration features having corresponding data content, and wherein the security component authenticates the data content of the one or more celebration features.  
   
   
       19 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 17 , wherein the celebration activity comprises presenting one or more celebration features having corresponding data content, and wherein the security component validates the data content of the one or more celebration features.  
   
   
       20 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , further comprising a network celebration host operatively connected to the one or more gaming machines, wherein the network celebration host coordinates celebration activity across multiple gaming machines.  
   
   
       21 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein the configuration component comprises a handheld device.  
   
   
       22 . The configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein the configuration component comprises simulation capability for previewing one or more configured celebration activities.  
   
   
       23 . A casino gaming system comprising: 
 one or more gaming machines connected to a back end server system via a network connection, wherein each gaming machine provides one or more games for play;    a first storage means operatively connected to one or more gaming machines and storing one or more celebration activities, wherein the celebration activities are configurable by a casino operator;    a second storage means operatively connected to one or more gaming machines and storing one or more triggering events, wherein one or more of the triggering events are configurable by a casino operator;    a binding means in communication with the first storage means and the second storage means, the binding means associating a particular triggering event with a particular celebration activity, such that when the particular triggering event occurs the associated particular celebration activity is presented on one or more gaming machines; and    a configuration component operatively connected the back end server, the configuration component allowing a casino operator to configure at least one of the celebration activities, triggering events and binding activities.    
   
   
       24 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , wherein the celebration activity comprises one or more visual presentations, audio presentations, multimedia presentations, lighting effects, sensory effects, olfactory effects, device controlled effects, network transmissions, or any combination thereof.  
   
   
       25 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , wherein one or more celebration activities have varying degrees of complexity that correspond to the values of winning combinations resulting from game play.  
   
   
       26 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , wherein each of the games provided for play have one or more winning combinations of symbols, and the winning combinations have varying values, and wherein the occurrence of a particular winning combination triggers the activation of a particular celebration activity depending upon the value of the winning combination.  
   
   
       27 . The casino gaming system of  claim 26 , wherein the celebrations activities are organized according to a hierarchical arrangement.  
   
   
       28 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , wherein one or more of the provided games includes a theme, and wherein one or more of the celebration activities are configured to correspond to the theme of the game.  
   
   
       29 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , wherein one or more gaming machines comprise a player tracking feature for receiving information from a player identification card, and wherein information received from a player identification card is configured to be incorporated into one or more presented celebration activities.  
   
   
       30 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , wherein one or more gaming machines comprise a camera, and wherein images from the camera are incorporated into one or more of the presented celebration activities.  
   
   
       31 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , wherein the celebration activity varies based upon at least one of the winning combination value, player information, date, and time.  
   
   
       32 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , wherein the duration of one or more celebration activities is configured by a casino operator.  
   
   
       33 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , the configurable celebration system of  claim 1 , wherein upon the occurrence of a particular triggering event, a celebration activity is randomly selected and then activated.  
   
   
       34 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , wherein one or more celebration activities are pre-defined by a manufacturer, and are reconfigurable by a casino operator.  
   
   
       35 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , further comprising a security component operatively connected to the casino gaming system.  
   
   
       36 . The casino gaming system of  claim 35 , wherein the celebration activity comprises presenting one or more celebration features having corresponding data content, and wherein the security component authenticates the data content of the one or more celebration features.  
   
   
       37 . The casino gaming system of  claim 35 , wherein the celebration activity comprises presenting one or more celebration features having corresponding data content, and wherein the security component validates the data content of the one or more celebration features.  
   
   
       38 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , further comprising a network celebration host operatively connected to the one or more gaming machines, wherein the network celebration host coordinates celebration activity across multiple gaming machines.  
   
   
       39 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , wherein the configuration component comprises a handheld device.  
   
   
       40 . The casino gaming system of  claim 23 , wherein the configuration component comprises simulation capability for previewing one or more configured celebration activities.