US 2017/0287264 A1Published application

Wide screen gaming apparatus

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InventorsWilliam Wells, Chan Griswold

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Abstract

A gaming apparatus includes a display unit and has a display support structure that extends substantially vertically from a horizontal support base. The display unit includes a flat-panel display screen having a width (W) and a height (H) wherein W/H is at least 16/10 The display unit is rotatable about a horizontal axis located in a plane substantially parallel to the display screen wherein, a player's angle of viewing the display unit may be adjusted by vertical translation of the display unit on the display support structure, over a vertical range of motion, and by rotation of the display unit about the horizontal axis. A front face of the display structure presents, in a region proximate to the vertical range of motion, a concave side of a curved surface.

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Dependent claims

A gaming device comprising:

a display support structure comprising a front side and a back side, the front side comprising an inwardly curved section having a top end, a bottom end, and a constant radius of curvature between the top end and the bottom end;
a display screen attached to the front side of the display support structure such that a portion of the display screen is vertically positioned between the top end and the bottom end of the inwardly-curved section of the display support structure;
a control panel supported by the display support structure and positioned below a midpoint of the display screen, the control panel comprising a game-initiation button;
a value input device supported by the display support structure and configured to receive value;
and
a controller configured, responsive to an actuation of the game-initiation button, initiate a play of a wagering game and cause the display screen to display an outcome of the play of the wagering game.

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Application: 15/623,737Filed 15 Jun 2017
Priority: 28 Sep 2001
Published: 5 Oct 2017
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification10 codes

G07F 17/3213
Display means: details of moving display elements, e.g. spinning reels, tumbling members
G07F 17/3209
Player-machine interfaces: input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen
G07F 17/3211
Player-machine interfaces: display means
G07F 17/3216
Hardware aspects of a gaming system, e.g. components, construction, architecture thereof: construction aspects of a gaming system, e.g. housing,…

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