Electronic gaming machine and methods for displaying supplemental information
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Austalia Pty. Ltd.
InventorBruce W. Essex
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Abstract
Embodiments provide systems, apparatus, and methods for rendering supplemental information on an electronic gaming device, where the supplemental information does not relate to game play on the machine. The supplemental information can include safety warnings, maintenance information, or other information. The electronic gaming device can detect user interactions with the electronic gaming device, such as using sensors or a player interface that includes a touchscreen. The user interactions can be compared with a condition associated with the supplemental information. Feedback, such as visual, audio, or haptic feedback, or a combination thereof, can be provided to indicate to the user whether the condition is satisfied. Numerous additional aspects are disclosed.
Claims20
An electronic gaming machine comprising:
- at least one processor;
- a player interface comprising a touch screen display;
- and
- at least one computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor and comprising computer-executable instructions executable by the at least one processor to:
- determine that a triggering event has occurred, the triggering event in response to external interaction with the electronic gaming machine and indicating that supplemental information should be rendered for display on the electronic gaming machine;
- determine at least one first condition associated with the triggering event;
- determine the supplemental information associated with the at least one first condition;
- render the supplemental information for display, the supplemental information being unrelated to game play by a particular player of the electronic gaming machine, at least a portion of the supplemental information being rendered on the player interface, the at least the portion of the supplemental information rendered on the player interface comprises a handling guide indicating at least one action to be taken by a user with respect to the player interface and a location of the touch screen display where the at least one action should not be performed;
- detect user contact with the player interface;
- compare the user contact with a second condition associated with the handling guide;
- and
- determine whether the user contact satisfies the second condition.
A computer program product, comprising at least one non-transitory storage medium that stores:
- first instructions, executable by at least one processor of an electronic gaming device, the electronic gaming device including a player interface comprising a touch screen display, to determine that a triggering event has occurred, the triggering event in response to external interaction with the electronic gaming device and indicating that supplemental information should be rendered for display on the electronic gaming device;
- second instructions, executable by the at least one processor to determine at least one first condition associated with the triggering event;
- third instructions, executable by the at least one processor to determine the supplemental information associated with the at least one first condition;
- fourth instructions, executable by the at least one processor to render the supplemental information for display, the supplemental information being unrelated to game play by a particular player of the electronic gaming device, at least a portion of the supplemental information being rendered on the player interface, the at least the portion of the supplemental information rendered on the player interface comprises a handling guide indicating at least one action to be taken by a user with respect to the player interface at a location of the touch screen display;
- fifth instructions, executable by the at least one processor to detect user contact with the player interface;
- sixth instructions, executable by the at least one processor to compare the user contact with a second condition associated with the handling guide;
- and
- seventh instructions, executable by the at least one processor to determine whether the user contact satisfies the second condition.
A method, performed by an electronic gaming device comprising at least one processor, a player interface comprising a touch screen display, and at least one computer-readable medium coupled to the at least one processor and comprising computer-executable instructions for performing the method, the method comprising:
- determining that a triggering event has occurred, the triggering event in response to external interaction with the electronic gaming device and indicating that supplemental information should be rendered for display on the electronic gaming device;
- determining at least one first condition associated with the triggering event;
- determining the supplemental information associated with the at least one first condition;
- rendering the supplemental information for display, the supplemental information being unrelated to game play by a particular player of the electronic gaming device, at least a portion of the supplemental information being rendered on the player interface, the at least the portion of the supplemental information rendered on the player interface comprises a handling guide indicating at least one action to be taken by a user with respect to the player interface at a location of the touch screen display;
- detecting user contact with the player interface;
- comparing the user contact with a second condition associated with the handling guide;
- and
- determining whether the user contact satisfies the second condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.