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Action button apparatus

US9336962B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 27, 2008
Grant dateMay 10, 2016
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 8, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H13/52
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The claimed embodiments contemplate methods, systems and apparatuses directed to an active display button. In various embodiments, an active display button may generally be a button containing one or more elements that move when the button is engaged. By example, and not limitation, these elements may include one or more reels, be they mechanical or video, or perhaps a rotating indicator. The active display button may also include lights, vibratory motors and other experience-enhancing implements. The active display button may be installed on a gaming machine and operated in conjunction with the gaming device, separate from the gaming machine on which it is installed or perhaps as part of the operation of the gaming machine.

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