System for providing visual device status via a peripheral device

A system for visually providing electronic gaming machine feedback, comprising:

• a mobile interface device, comprising:
• a housing including a button configured to project from an external surface of an electronic gaming machine, said button separate from a bill validator and separate from an electronic gaming machine candle atop the electronic gaming machine, and the button positioned on a front portion of the electronic gaming machine proximate to an electronic gaming machine display;
• one or more illumination elements within said housing configured to illuminate the button in multiple selective colors;
• and
• a near-field communications component including an antenna positioned within the button;
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• wherein a peripheral controller is configured to illuminate the button in (i) one static color from the multiple selective colors or (ii) a blinking pattern of one or more colors from the multiple selective colors based on pre-established conditions associated with the electronic gaming machine;
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• a user interface for entering illumination schemes for the peripheral controller to follow relative to the illumination of the button wherein the illumination schemes involve alerting personnel to peripheral status provided to the peripheral controller via a secondary port of a peripheral.

A system for visually providing feedback associated with an electronic gaming machine, a player thereof or a casino, comprising:

• a mobile interface device, comprising:
• a housing including a button configured to project from an external surface of the electronic gaming machine, said button separate from a bill validator and separate from a gaming machine candle atop the electronic gaming machine, and the button positioned on a front portion of the electronic gaming machine proximate to an electronic gaming machine display;
• one or more illumination elements within said housing configured to illuminate the button in multiple unique colors;
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• a near-field communications component including an antenna positioned within the button;
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• wherein a peripheral controller is configured to illuminate the button in:
• (i) one static color from the multiple unique colors or (ii) a blinking pattern in one or more colors from the multiple unique colors, the color and/or pattern being indicative of one or more of (i) a status of the electronic gaming machine or an associated peripheral;
• (ii) a player tracking status;
• (iii) a security concern and (iv) a mobile wallet status;
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• a user interface for entering illumination schemes for the peripheral controller to follow relative to the illumination of the button wherein the illumination schemes involve alerting personnel to peripheral status provided to the peripheral controller via a secondary port of a peripheral.

A system comprising:

• multiple electronic gaming machines connected via a network;
• each electronic gaming machine of the multiple electronic gaming machines comprising:
• a mobile interface device, comprising:
• a housing including a button configured to project from an external surface of the electronic gaming machine, the button separate from a bill validator and separate from an electronic gaming machine candle atop the electronic gaming machine, and the button positioned on a front portion of the electronic gaming machine proximate to a gaming machine display;
• one or more illumination elements within said housing configured to illuminate the button in multiple unique colors;
• a near-field communications component including an antenna positioned within the button;
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• a peripheral controller configured to perform an illumination scheme comprising illuminating the button in:
• (i) one static color from the multiple unique colors or (ii) a blinking pattern of one or more colors from the multiple colors based on one or more pre-established conditions associated with the electronic gaming machine or use thereof;
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• a user interface associated with the network, the user interface configured to facilitate input of the one or more pre-established conditions and illumination schemes for use by the peripheral controller of each electronic gaming machine relative to the illumination of the button wherein the illumination schemes involve alerting personnel to peripheral status provided to the peripheral controller via a secondary port of a peripheral.