Gaming devices with graphene ink-enabled features
AssigneeBally Gaming, Inc.
InventorsDavid Jacques, Real Berube
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Abstract
A gaming table includes graphene ink-enabled electronic features such as conductors, light or sound emitters, light detectors, touch or object detectors or displays. Conductive graphene ink may be printed on a gaming table fabric or felt which forms a playing surface of the gaming table. The graphene ink-enabled electronic features may be coupled to or controlled by one or more controllers and be integrated into associated gaming systems. The graphene ink-enabled features may replace large, expensive individual electronic components which must be assembled to implement functionality at a gaming table or other gaming device.
Claims19
A method of creating a gaming table comprising the steps of:
- providing a table having a support surface;
- providing a support surface covering;
- printing conductive graphene ink onto one or more areas of the support surface covering to create one or more electronic features, comprising:
- defining wagering areas on the support surface indicating areas for receiving wagers from one or more users of the gaming table with the conductive graphene ink;
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- creating at least one lighting effect at a game display area on the support surface with the conductive graphene ink;
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- applying the support surface covering to the support surface of the table.
A gaming table comprising:
- a support structure;
- a table surface supported by the support structure;
- a support surface covering located on at least a portion of the table surface;
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- conductive graphene ink defining at least one electronic feature applied to at least a portion of the support surface covering, the at least one electronic feature comprising at least one of wagering areas on the support surface covering indicating areas for receiving wagers from one or more users of the gaming table or at least one game display area on the support surface covering for displaying at least one lighting effect with the conductive graphene ink.
A method of providing a gaming surface for a wagering game, the method comprising:
- defining at least one of wagering areas on the gaming surface for indicating areas for receiving wagers from one or more users of the gaming surface with conductive graphene ink on the gaming surface or at least one game display area on the gaming surface for displaying at least one lighting effect with the conductive graphene ink on the gaming surface;
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- electronically powering the at least one of the wagering areas or the at least one game display area on the gaming surface via the conductive graphene ink.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.