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US 6,471,387 B1Granted
Illuminated display for a gaming device
AssigneeAtlantic City Coin & Slot Service Company, Inc.
InventorsLawrence M. Henshaw, Jerald C. Seelig
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Abstract
An illuminated display for use with a gaming machine. The display has a case mounted to the gaming machine. A panel is mounted in the case. Animated objects are located on the panel. Several optical fibers have an end mounted in and around the animated objects. The other ends of the optical fibers are mounted adjacent several light sources. The light sources transmit visible light along the optical fibers. A controller is in communication with the light source. The controller causes the light sources to emit light in a predetermined sequence such that the animated objects on the panel are viewed by a game player as moving.
Claims31
A display for use with a gaming machine, the gaming machine allowing game play by a game player, the display comprising:
- (a) a case mounted to the gaming machine, the case defining a cavity therein;
- (b) a panel mounted in the case;
- (c) a plurality of optical fibers, the optical fibers each having a first end and a second end, the first end of the optical fibers attached to and extending through the panel;
- (d) at least one light source disposed adjacent the second end of the optical fibers, the light source adapted to transmit visible light along the optical fibers;
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- (e) a controller in communication with the light source, the controller being configured to cause the light source to emit light in a predetermined sequence such that recognizable images on the panel are viewable by the game player.
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A display for producing a movable image, the display mounted to a gaming machine, the display comprising:
- (a) a case mounted to the gaming machine, the case defining a cavity therein;
- (b) a panel mounted in the case;
- (c) a first set of optical fibers, the first set of optical fibers having a first end and a second end, the first end of the optical fibers attached to and extending through the panel;
- (d) a second set of optical fibers, the second set of optical fibers having a first end and a second end, the first end of the optical fibers attached to and extending through the panel;
- (e) a first light source disposed adjacent the second end of the first set of optical fibers, the first light source adapted to emit light into the first set of optical fibers;
- (f) a second light source disposed adjacent the second end of the second set of optical fibers, the second light source adapted to emit light into the second set of optical fibers;
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- (g) a first controller mounted in the cavity, the first controller in communication with the first and second light sources, the first controller being configured to cause the light sources to emit light in a predetermined sequence such that a movable recognizable image is formed on the panel and is viewable by the game player.
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An apparatus for playing a game by a game player, the apparatus comprising:
- (a) a gaming machine, the gaming machine adapted to generate a game event;
- (b) a display mounted to the gaming machine, the display having a case, the case defining a cavity therein;
- (c) a panel mounted in the case;
- (d) at least one animated object located on the panel at a first position and a second position;
- (e) a first set of optical fibers, the first set of optical fibers having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first set of optical fibers arranged in and around the animated object in the first position;
- (f) a second set of optical fibers, the second set of optical fibers having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second set of optical fibers arranged in and around the animated object in the second position;
- (g) a first light source disposed adjacent the second end of the first set of optical fibers, the first light source adapted to emit light into the first set of optical fibers;
- (h) a second light source disposed adjacent the second end of the second set of optical fibers, the second light source adapted to emit light into the second set of optical fibers;
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- (i) a first controller in communication with the first and second light sources, the first controller being configured to cause the first fight source to emit light at a first time and the second light source to emit light at a second time such that the animated object appears to move between the first and second position.
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A method of providing a display for a gaming machine comprising:
- (a) providing a panel mounted in the gaming machine, the panel having at least one animated object located on the panel at a first position and a second position;
- (b) providing a first set and second set of optical fibers, the first set of optical fibers having a first end and a second end, the first end of the first set of optical fibers arranged in and around the animated object in the first position, the second set of optical fibers having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second set of optical fibers arranged in and around the animated object in the second position;
- (c) providing a first light source disposed adjacent the second end of the first set of optical fibers, the first light source adapted to emit light into the first set of optical fibers, a second light source disposed adjacent the second end of the second set of optical fibers, the second light source adapted to emit light into the second set of optical fibers;
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- (d) controlling the first and second light sources to cause the first light source to emit light at a first time and the second light source to emit light at a second time such that the animated object appears to move between the first and second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.