User Interface System and Method
First Claim
1. An embedded user interface system associated with a gaming machine, the gaming machine including a gaming presentation and gaming processor, the embedded user interface system comprising:
- a web content capable display screen, wherein the display screen presents information to a user via the display screen;
an embedded processor that employs an internal operating system; and
a dictionary extension, wherein the dictionary extension receives an incoming text string, parses the text string to identify a navigation command and pull a uniform resource locator from the text string, loads the uniform resource locator pulled from the text string into a variable, and indirectly navigates the web content capable display screen to the uniform resource locator in the variable.
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Abstract
An embedded user interface system 10 includes a web page display screen 20 and an embedded processor 30, and is incorporated into a gaming machine 40 that in turn includes a gaming presentation 50 and a gaming processor 60. The embedded processor 30 employs an internal operating system and communicates with the gaming processor 60. The display screen 20 presents information to a user via the display screen. The dictionary extension 100 receives an incoming text string, parses the text string to identify a navigation command and pull a uniform resource locator from the text string, loads the uniform resource locator pulled from the text string into a variable, and indirectly navigates the web content capable display screen to the uniform resource locator in the variable. This provides a dramatic improvement over traditional system components 70 (input/output peripherals) that have been used in the past to access service and system information, such as a 2-line, 20-character VF display and a 12-digit keypad.
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49 Claims
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1. An embedded user interface system associated with a gaming machine, the gaming machine including a gaming presentation and gaming processor, the embedded user interface system comprising:
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a web content capable display screen, wherein the display screen presents information to a user via the display screen;
an embedded processor that employs an internal operating system; and
a dictionary extension, wherein the dictionary extension receives an incoming text string, parses the text string to identify a navigation command and pull a uniform resource locator from the text string, loads the uniform resource locator pulled from the text string into a variable, and indirectly navigates the web content capable display screen to the uniform resource locator in the variable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An embedded user interface system for use in a gaming machine, the gaming machine including a gaming presentation and gaming processor, the embedded user interface system comprising:
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a web content capable display screen, wherein the display screen presents information to a user via the display screen;
an embedded processor that employs an internal operating system; and
a dictionary extension, wherein the dictionary extension receives an incoming text string, parses the text string, initiates a navigation command in response to information in the parsed text string, and navigates the display screen to a uniform resource locator selected by the dictionary extension. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An embedded user interface system for use in a gaming machine, the gaming machine including a gaming presentation and gaming processor, the embedded user interface system comprising:
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a web page display screen, wherein the display screen presents information to a user via the display screen, and wherein the web page display screen is divided into a plurality of frames that are each capable of displaying a different uniform resource locator;
an embedded processor that employs an internal operating system; and
a dictionary extension, wherein the dictionary extension receives an incoming text string, parses the text string, initiates a navigation command in response to information in the parsed text string, and navigates a frame of the display screen to a uniform resource locator selected by the dictionary extension. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A gaming machine having a gaming presentation, the gaming machine comprising:
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a gaming processor;
a user interface separate from the gaming presentation, the user interface comprising;
a web page display screen, wherein the display screen presents information to a user via the display screen; and
an embedded processor that employs an internal operating system; and
a dictionary extension, wherein the dictionary extension receives an incoming text string, parses the text string to identify a navigation command and pull a uniform resource locator from the text string, loads the uniform resource locator pulled from the text string into a variable, and indirectly navigates the web content capable display screen to the uniform resource locator in the variable.
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47. A method for increasing user excitement relating to a gaming machine by providing a richer gaming experience via an additional user interface system that is incorporated into the gaming machine, wherein the additional user interface system includes an additional processor, a web page display screen, and a dictionary extension, the method comprising:
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receiving an incoming text string, parsing the text string to identify a navigation command and pull a uniform resource locator from the text string, loading the uniform resource locator pulled from the text string into a variable, and indirectly navigating the web page display screen to the uniform resource locator in the variable.
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48. A user interface system for use in a gaming machine, the gaming machine including a gaming presentation and gaming processor, the user interface system comprising:
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a web content capable display screen, wherein the display screen presents information to a user via the display screen;
an embedded processor that employs an internal operating system; and
a dictionary extension, wherein the dictionary extension receives an incoming text string, parses the text string, and in response to information in the parsed text string, initiates a command that launches a pop-up dialog box over a uniform resource locator presented on the display screen without altering the uniform resource locator presented on the display screen.
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49. A gaming machine having a gaming presentation, the gaming machine comprising:
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a user interface separate from the gaming presentation, the user interface including a web page display screen, wherein the display screen presents information to a user via the display screen; and
a processor for controlling game play; and
a dictionary extension, wherein the dictionary extension receives an incoming text string, parses the text string, initiates a navigation command in response to information in the parsed text string, and navigates the display screen to a uniform resource locator selected by the dictionary extension.
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