Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Light emitting interface displays for a gaming machine
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Application No.: US10139801Application Date: 2002-05-03
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Publication No.: US07682249B2Publication Date: 2010-03-23
- Inventor: Ron Winans , Richard Ollins
- Applicant: Ron Winans , Richard Ollins
- Applicant Address: US NV Reno
- Assignee: IGT
- Current Assignee: IGT
- Current Assignee Address: US NV Reno
- Agency: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP
- Main IPC: A63F9/24
- IPC: A63F9/24 ; A63F13/00

Abstract:
A disclosed thin light-emitting interface displays may be mounted to a surface on the gaming machine. The light-emitting elements used in the interface displays may be provided from electro-luminescent elements, organic light emitting diode (OLED) elements and combinations thereof. The thin light-emitting interface displays may be used to input and output gaming information on the gaming machine. The gaming information that is input and output via the interface display may be used to provide: 1) a game of chance played on the gaming machine, 2) player tracking services, 3) game services available on the gaming machine and 4) attract features. In one embodiment, a game input interface display is provided with a plurality of input buttons where a number and a format of the input buttons are dynamically configurable for different types of games of chance played on the gaming machine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20020173354A1 Light emitting interface displays for a gaming machine Public/Granted day:2002-11-21
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