Gaming terminal with an inclined input interface
First Claim
1. A gaming terminal, comprising:
- a game display screen operative to display a wagering game; and
an input interface screen operative to display images of input buttons, the input interface screen including a touchscreen operative to receive inputs at the input buttons to play the wagering game, the input interface screen including opposing proximal and distal edges, the proximal edge being closer than the distal edge to a player position in front of the gaming terminal, the distal edge horizontally and physically spaced from a lower edge of the game display screen by a horizontal offset distance, the input interface screen being inclined upwardly relative to horizontal, from the proximal edge to the distal edge, such that a plane defined by and extending from a top surface of the input interface screen intersects the game display screen above its lower edge.
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Abstract
A gaming terminal includes a first display screen operative to display a wagering game that includes a lower section. A second display screen is operative to display images of input buttons and includes a touchscreen operative to receive inputs at the input buttons to play the wagering game. The second display screen is smaller than the first display screen. The second display screen is positioned forwardly relative to the lower section of the first display screen such that the second display screen is closer than the first display screen to a player position in front of the gaming terminal. The second display screen is inclined relative to horizontal such that an imaginary plane containing the second display screen intersects the lower section of the first display screen thereby creating an infinity pool effect when viewing the first display screen relative to the second display screen.
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40 Claims
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1. A gaming terminal, comprising:
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a game display screen operative to display a wagering game; and an input interface screen operative to display images of input buttons, the input interface screen including a touchscreen operative to receive inputs at the input buttons to play the wagering game, the input interface screen including opposing proximal and distal edges, the proximal edge being closer than the distal edge to a player position in front of the gaming terminal, the distal edge horizontally and physically spaced from a lower edge of the game display screen by a horizontal offset distance, the input interface screen being inclined upwardly relative to horizontal, from the proximal edge to the distal edge, such that a plane defined by and extending from a top surface of the input interface screen intersects the game display screen above its lower edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for operating a gaming terminal, the method comprising:
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displaying a wagering game on a game display screen; and displaying images of input buttons on an input interface screen, the input interface screen including a touchscreen operative to receive inputs at the input buttons to play the wagering game, the input interface screen including opposing proximal and distal edges, the proximal edge being closer than the distal edge to a player position in front of the gaming terminal, the distal edge horizontally and physically spaced from a lower edge of the game display screen by a horizontal offset distance, the input interface screen being inclined upwardly relative to horizontal, from the proximal edge to the distal edge, such that a plane defined by and extending from a top surface of the input interface screen intersects the game display screen above its lower edge. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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