Lighting configuration arrangements and methods for gaming machines and gaming machine installations
AssigneeEveri Games, Inc.
InventorLawrence J. Knipp
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Abstract
An accent light system for a gaming machine includes an accent light arrangement having a number of LED panels assembled in one of a number of possible configurations. An electronic controller is coupled through a data communication interface to the accent light arrangement. The electronic controller is configured to transmit a signal to LED drivers of the number of LED panels, receive a loop-back signal transmitted from a final one of the LED panels, and, based on timing of the received loop-back signal, identify the configuration of the number of LED panels from the number of possible configurations.
Claims20
A method including:
- (a) transmitting a command to an accent light arrangement associated with a gaming machine so that the command is communicated serially through each of a number of LED panels included in the accent light arrangement;
- (b) receiving a loop-back signal from the accent light arrangement;
- (c) at an electronic controller operatively connected to the accent light arrangement, identifying a configuration of the number of LED panels included in the accent light arrangement from a number of possible configurations based on a timing of the received loop-back signal relative to the command transmitted to the accent light arrangement;
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- (d) transmitting subsequent commands for operating the accent light arrangement based on the identified configuration.
A gaming machine including:
- (a) a cabinet;
- (b) a display device mounted on the cabinet;
- (c) an accent light arrangement including a number of LED panels connected serially for control signal communication;
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- (d) an electronic controller coupled through a data communication interface to the accent light arrangement, the electronic controller being configured for,
- (i) transmitting a command to the accent light arrangement through the data communication interface so that the command is communicated serially through each of the number of LED panels included in the accent light arrangement;
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- (ii) identifying a configuration of the number of LED panels included in the accent light arrangement from a number of possible configurations based on a timing of a received loop-back signal from the accent light arrangement relative to the command transmitted to the accent light arrangement.
A light system for a gaming machine, the light system including:
- (a) an accent light arrangement including a number of LED panels connected serially for control signal communication;
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- (b) an electronic controller coupled through a data communication interface to the accent light arrangement, the electronic controller being configured for,
- (i)transmitting a command to the accent light arrangement through the data communication interface so that the command is communicated serially through each of the number of LED panels included in the accent light arrangement;
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- (ii) identifying a configuration of the number of LED panels included in the accent light arrangement from a number of possible configurations based on a time of receipt of a loop-back signal relative to the command transmitted to the accent light arrangement, the loop-back signal being generated in the accent light arrangement in response to the command and communicated back to the electronic controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.