User interface with slider and popup window feature
AssigneeNovomatic AG
InventorOliver Bartosik
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Abstract
A wagering interface is disclosed for a gaming apparatus, for applying a wager when playing a game. The wagering interface comprises a display screen for displaying at least a portion of the game being played and a slider which is repositionable along a slider path orientated to extend from a lower portion of the display to an upper portion of the display. The wager applied when playing the game is dependent on the position of the slider along the path which thus provides a gamer with a visual indication of the wager applied, and thus enables the gamer to better coordinate the application of the wager.
Claims30
A wagering interface for applying a wager when playing a game, the wagering interface comprising a display screen for displaying at least a portion of the game being played and a slider which is repositionable along a slider path which is orientated to extend from a lower portion of the display to an upper portion of the display,
- wherein the slider path comprises a plurality of graduated markings distributed therealong, the slider being attracted to a location of a marking disposed proximate thereto, such that the slider is required to overcome a threshold attraction to the location of the proximate marking in order to move along the path to a location of an adjacent marking,
- wherein the wager applied when playing the game is dependent on the position of the slider along the path, and
- wherein the wagering interface is operable to display a pop up window upon a movement of the slider along the slider path being detected.
A computer implemented method of applying a wager when playing a game viewed on a display screen, the method comprising:
- repositioning a slider along a slider path comprising a plurality of graduated markings distributed therealong and which extends from a lower portion of the display screen to an upper portion of a display screen;
- overcoming a threshold attraction between the slider and a location of a graduated marking located proximate thereto in order to move the slider to a location of an adjacent marking, wherein the wager applied when playing the game is dependent on the position of the slider along the path;
- and
- displaying a pop up window responsive to the repositioning of the slider along the slider path.
A system for facilitating a game, the system comprising:
- a housing supporting a display;
- a controller;
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- a memory storing a program for instructing the controller to perform a method, the method comprising:
- repositioning a slider along a slider path comprising a plurality of graduated markings distributed therealong and which extends from a lower portion of the display screen to an upper portion of a display screen;
- overcoming a threshold attraction between the slider and a location of a graduated marking located proximate thereto in order to move the slider to a location of an adjacent marking, wherein the wager applied when playing the game is dependent on the position of the slider along the path;
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- displaying in the display a pop up window responsive to the repositioning of the slider along the slider path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.