Patent · US Expired

3-D text in a gaming machine

US7367885B2 · kind B2 · utility

51Cited by
59References
90Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateSep 30, 2003
Grant dateMay 6, 2008
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 24, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63F2300/66
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and apparatus on a gaming machine for presenting a plurality of game outcome presentations derived from one or more virtual 3-D gaming environments stored on the gaming machine are described. While a game of chance is being played on the gaming machine, two-dimensional images derived from a 3-D object in the 3-D gaming environment may be rendered to a display screen on the gaming machine in real-time as part of a game outcome presentation. The 3-D objects in the 3-D gaming environment may include 3-D texts objects that are used to display text to the display screen of the gaming machine as part of the game outcome presentation. Apparatus and methods are described for generating and displaying information in a textual format that is compatible with a 3-D graphical rendering system. In particular, font generation and typesetting methods that are applicable in a 3-D gaming environment are described.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.