Gaming machine
US6287194A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F17/3267
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gaming machine is provided with a principal variable display for displaying principal graphical information corresponding to at least one of a plurality of principal graphical elements, each such principal graphical element having a predetermined significance in a principal game of the gaming machine. A secondary display displays secondary graphical information that constitutes any combination of secondary information predictive of the results that will be obtained in the play of the principal game, a secondary game, and/or timing information. A principal controller produces first control signals that control the principal variable display to display the principal graphical information as a sequential principal progression of the principal graphical elements, and second control signals that control the secondary display to display the secondary graphical information. The secondary graphical information has a predetermined relationship to the sequential progression of the principal graphical elements. The principal graphical elements may be in the form of symbols arranges about a rotating mechanical element, such as a reel of a slot machine. The secondary graphical information is …
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