Gaming browser manager client system and method
AssigneeBally Gaming, Inc.
InventorsPravinkumar Patel, Robert W. Crowder, Bryan M. Kelly, John E. Link, Anthony E. Green, Mettu R. Reddy
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Abstract
A browser manager server is able to initialize and configure one or more browser windows on a gaming device display screen. The browser manager has the ability to configure specific URLs for each browser window, configure and Z-order depth for each window, set window size and position, and call functions on the browser pages. A browser client side application on a gaming device is capable of creating multiple windows on an electronic gaming device and responding to said server configuration or browser message commands.
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A method of using a browser manager to present and control two or more browsers on one or more gaming machines from a server via a network, wherein each gaming machine includes a primary display and a secondary display, the method comprising:
- creating two or more browser windows on a display of a gaming machine from the server;
- positioning two or more browser windows next to each other on a display of a gaming machine from the server in an X-Y plane of a coordinate system;
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- positioning an order of two or more browser windows on top of each other on a display of a gaming machine from the server along a Z axis of the coordinate system, wherein one of the two or more browser windows is a parent browser window and remaining browser windows are child browser windows, and wherein browser layout management incorporates prioritization of the parent browser window.
A method of using a browser manager to present and control two or more browsers on one or more gaming machines from a server via a network, wherein each gaming machine includes a primary display and a secondary display, the method comprising:
- creating two or more browser windows on a display of a gaming machine from the server;
- positioning two or more browser windows next to each other on a display of a gaming machine from the server in an X-Y plane of a coordinate system;
- and
- positioning an order of two or more browser windows on top of each other on a display of a gaming machine from the server along a Z axis of the coordinate system, wherein one of the two or more browser windows is a parent browser window and remaining browser windows are child browser windows, and wherein parent browser window status can be changed to child browser window status by the server via the network, and wherein child browser window status can be changed to parent browser window status by the server via the network.
A method of using a browser manager to present and control two or more browsers on one or more gaming machines from a server via a network, wherein each gaming machine includes a primary display and a secondary display, the method comprising:
- creating two or more browser windows on a display of a gaming machine from the server;
- positioning two or more browser windows next to each other on a display of a gaming machine from the server in an X-Y plane of a coordinate system;
- and
- positioning an order of two or more browser windows on top of each other on a display of a gaming machine from the server along a Z axis of the coordinate system, wherein one of the two or more browser windows is a parent browser window and remaining browser windows are child browser windows, and wherein a child browser window is emphasized on the display screen to alert a player of priority information relating to the child browser window to encourage a player to re-designate the child browser window as the parent browser window.
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