Illuminated rotatable reels for entertainment machines
AssigneeGamesman Limited
InventorAl-Haitham Bilbeisi
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Abstract
A rotatable reel 100 for an entertainment machine comprises a circumferential lateral surface 101 and an internal frame structure 102. The reel 100 is provided with illumination means 110. The illumination means 110 are provided in a circumferentially mounted row, the row aligned with the direction of rotation about the central axis X. The illumination means 110 are activated by an illumination control unit at frequencies related to the rotation frequency of the rotatable reel 100 about central axis X.
Claims30
A rotatable reel for an entertainment machine, characterized in that the reel is provided with at least one row of circumferentially mounted illumination means, the row aligned with the direction of rotation, wherein the illumination means are operable to be activated at intervals related to the reel rotation frequency;
- wherein, the activation of the illumination means is controlled by an illumination control unit and wherein, the illumination control unit varies an activation duration of the illumination means in response to the reel rotation frequency or the rate of change of the reel rotation frequency.
An entertainment machine comprising one or more rotatable reels characterized in that the reel is provided with at least one row of circumferentially mounted illumination means, the row aligned with a direction of rotation, wherein the illumination means are operable to be activated at intervals related to the reel rotation frequency;
- wherein, the activation of the illumination means is controlled by an illumination control unit and wherein, the illumination control unit varies an activation duration of the illumination means in response to the reel rotation frequency or the rate of change of the reel rotation frequency.
A method of operating a rotatable reel provided with at least one row of circumferentially mounted illumination means, the row aligned with a direction of rotation, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a rotation frequency of the rotatable reel;
- and activating the illumination means at intervals related to the rotation frequency of the rotatable reel;
- wherein, the activation of the illumination means is controlled by an illumination control unit and wherein, the illumination control unit varies an activation duration of the illumination means in response to the reel rotation frequency or the rate of change of the reel rotation frequency.
A method of operating a rotatable reel comprising one or more rotatable reels characterized in that the reel is provided with at least one row of circumferentially mounted illumination means, the row aligned with a direction of rotation, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a rotation frequency of the rotatable reels;
- and activating the illumination means at intervals related to the rotation frequency of the rotatable reels;
- wherein, the activation of the illumination means is controlled by an illumination control unit and wherein, the illumination control unit varies an activation duration of the illumination means in response to the reel rotation frequency or the rate of change of the reel rotation frequency.
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