Touchscreen audio feedback in a wagering game system

• US 20060073893A1
• Filed: 09/27/2005
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Sg Gaming, Inc. (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
• Inventors: Dahl, John M.
• Application Number:
  US11/235,904
• Publication Number:
  US 20060073893A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/35
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/32 for games, toys, sports, or amusements
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3209 Input means, e.g. buttons, touch screen

Abstract

A computerized wagering game system includes a gaming module comprising gaming code which is operable when executed on to conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a touchscreen incorporating audio feedback. In one embodiment, the display comprises a printed bistable liquid crystal display assembly, including a plurality of bistable liquid crystal display elements formed by printing at least a portion of each element onto a substrate. In another embodiment, the display comprises an emissive carbon nanotube display assembly, including a plurality of carbon nanotube elements operable to selectively emit electrons such that they strike a phosphor and cause it to emit light.

Claims

1. A computerized wagering game system, comprising:

a gaming module comprising a processor and gaming code which is operable when executed on the processor to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered;

a touchscreen video display; and

an audio module operable to detect that input is received from the touchscreen video display, and to provide audio feedback indicating that the touchscreen input is received.

2. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the audio feedback comprises a clicking sound.

3. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the audio feedback comprises a keyboard sound.

4. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the keyboard sound comprises a bending spring keyboard.

5. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the audio feedback comprises a beep.

6. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the audio feedback comprises a typewriter sound.

7. The computerized wagering game system of claim 1, wherein the audio feedback sound is user-configurable.

8. A method of operating a computerized wagering game system, comprising:

conducting a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered;

receiving input via a touchscreen video display;

detecting in an audio module that input is received from the touchscreen video display; and

providing audio feedback indicating that the touchscreen input is received.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the audio feedback comprises a clicking sound.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the audio feedback comprises a keyboard sound.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the keyboard sound comprises a bending spring keyboard.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the audio feedback comprises a beep.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the audio feedback comprises a typewriter sound.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the audio feedback sound is user-configurable.

15. A machine-readable medium with instructions stored thereon, the instructions when executed operable to cause a computerized wagering game system to:

conduct a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered;

receive input via a touchscreen video display;

detect in an audio module that input is received from the touchscreen video display; and

provide audio feedback indicating that the touchscreen input is received.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the audio feedback comprises a clicking sound.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the audio feedback comprises a keyboard sound.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the keyboard sound comprises a bending spring keyboard.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the audio feedback comprises a beep.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the audio feedback comprises a typewriter sound.