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Gaming machine user interfaces

US8684847B2 · kind B2 · utility

6Cited by

3References

20Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Cole Grundstedt · Las Vegas, US
Robert Linley Muir · Rosebery, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 16, 2011
Grant date	Apr 1, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 9, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07F17/3216
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device such as a gaming console comprises a display screen and a game controller arranged to allow a player to play a game and awarding a prize or feature if a winning combination results. A mechanical display filter is configured to visually distinguish at least two portions of the display screen from one another. The mechanical display screen may have buttons, including buttons which actuate a touch screen. The display screen can be used to illuminate portions of the mechanical display screen to produce visual effects, including using complex lighting patterns. The display screen may be used to illuminate buttons forming part of a user interface, or a separate screen may be used to illuminate the buttons from behind the buttons.

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