Video display assembly with rotatable mechanical bezel

US10679459B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SG Gaming, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Bran Ferren · Beverly Hills, US
• Don Lariviere · Glendale, US
• Ivo Janssen · Los Angeles, US
• James Hirahara · Alhambra, US
• Jeffrey Mulvey · Burbank, US
• Michael Ma · Santa Ana, US
• Vernon Bernard · Las Vegas, US
• Karl Wudtke · Henderson, US
• Benjamin Isaac · Las Vegas, US
• Max Cassidy Whitehead · Las Vegas, US
• Eric Lo · Oakland, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 26, 2018
• Grant date: Jun 9, 2020
• Expiry date: Sep 26, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/329
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Disclosed are embodiments of a video display input assembly including a mechanical rotatable bezel surrounding the video display. The video display input assembly is suitable for use in a gaming terminal, a gaming cabinet or a gaming machine, including as a retrofit to an pre-existing gaming machine. Direction and speed of a manual rotation of the bezel is detected and interpreted. The result may be used to control various aspects of operation of the gaming terminal, gaming cabinet or gaming machine, including providing input for game play. The video display may be updated in real-time to reflect the rotation of the bezel. A motor may be coupled to the rotatable bezel to provide resistance, assistance or operator feedback.