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US 2020/0090454 A1Published application
Electronic gaming machine with dynamic display
AssigneeAristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
InventorsEric F. Taylor, Eric P. Winston, Timothy William Seckel, Steven M. Santisi
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Abstract
Gaming systems, methods, and machines provided herein may include dynamic displays in which one or more first display panels are arranged around an opening to provide a display frame, and a plurality of second display panels, each part of a different movable display unit, are arranged within the opening. A plurality of linear drive mechanisms may be configured to cause the movable display units to translate inward and outward relative to the display frame.
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An electronic gaming system comprising:
- a housing;
- a display frame including one or more first display panels encircling an opening;
- a plurality of movable display units arranged in an array within the opening, each movable display unit including a second display panel;
- a plurality of linear drive mechanisms, each linear drive mechanism connected with one of the movable display units and configured to translate the movable display unit connected therewith relative to the housing and along a first axis responsive to receipt of a control signal;
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- a game controller that includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices, wherein:
- the one or more first display panels define a nominal display plane,
- the one or more first display panels are fixed in space relative to the housing,
- the first axes are perpendicular to the nominal display plane,
- the second display panels are parallel to the nominal display plane,
- the one or more processors, the one or more memory devices, the one or more first display panels, the second display panels, and the linear drive mechanisms are operably connected, and
- the one or more memory devices store computer-executable instructions for controlling the one or more processors to:
- present a reel-based wagering game using the one or more first display panels and the second display panels,
- cause one or more of the movable display units to each display a reel stop for the reel-based wagering game during play of the wagering game,
- cause the linear drive mechanisms to be selectively actuated to cause the movable display units connected therewith to translate during presentation of the wagering game in association with an occurrence of one or more events during presentation of the wagering game, and
- cause the linear drive mechanisms for the movable display units in a first subset of the movable display units to translate the movable display units in the first subset of the movable display units to a displaced position relative to the nominal display plane when the reel stops displayed by the movable display units in a second subset of the movable display units depict a winning outcome.
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A method comprising:
- a) providing an electronic gaming system including:
- a housing;
- a display frame including one or more first display panels encircling an opening;
- a plurality of movable display units arranged in an array within the opening, each movable display unit including a second display panel;
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- a plurality of linear drive mechanisms, each linear drive mechanism connected with one of the movable display units and configured to translate the movable display unit connected therewith relative to the housing and along a first axis responsive to receipt of a control signal, wherein:
- the one or more first display panels define a nominal display plane,
- the one or more first display panels are fixed in space relative to the housing,
- the first axes are perpendicular to the nominal display plane, and
- the second display panels are parallel to the nominal display plane;
- b) presenting a reel-based wagering game using the one or more first display panels and the second display panels;
- c) causing the linear drive mechanisms to be selectively actuated to cause the movable display units connected therewith to translate relative to the display frame during presentation of the wagering game in association with an occurrence of one or more events during presentation of the wagering game;
- d) causing one or more of the movable display units to each display a reel stop for the reel-based wagering game during play of the wagering game;
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- e) causing the linear drive mechanisms for the movable display units in a first subset of the movable display units to translate the movable display units in the first subset of the movable display units to a displaced position relative to the nominal display plane when the reel stops displayed by the movable display units in a second subset of the movable display units depict a winning outcome.
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A non-transitory, computer-readable storage device storing computer-executable instructions for controlling one or more processors of a gaming machine to:
- a) present a reel-based wagering game using one or more first display panels of the gaming machine that are part of a stationary display frame of the gaming machine and using a plurality of second display panels of the gaming machine, wherein the gaming machine includes a plurality of movable display units arranged in an array within an opening of the display panel, the one or more first display panels define a nominal display plane, and each movable display unit includes at least one of the second display panels,
- b) cause linear drive mechanisms of the gaming machine that are each connected with one of the movable display units to be selectively actuated to cause the movable display units connected therewith to translate in a direction perpendicular to a nominal display plane defined by the one or more first display panels during presentation of the wagering game in association with an occurrence of one or more events during presentation of the wagering game,
- c) cause one or more of the movable display units to each display a reel stop for the reel-based wagering game during play of the wagering game, and
- d) cause the linear drive mechanisms for the movable display units in a first subset of the movable display units to translate the movable display units in the first subset of the movable display units to a displaced position relative to the nominal display plane when the reel stops displayed by the movable display units in a second subset of the movable display units depict reel stops that form a winning pattern for the wagering game.
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